The Passage Regimes of the Kerch Strait—To Each Their Own?

This study explores the passage regimes of Kerch Strait and its adjacent maritime areas in context current arbitration proceedings between Ukraine Russian Federation. It ascertains that conflicting sovereignty claims over Crimea might lead to strait states user alike retaining their different approaches regime Strait. Thus, transit authorization-based simultaneously be applied under domestic laws states, law sea, general international law, particularly obligation nonrecognition. The sea allows reconciliation such ensures legal certainty shipping lanes if coastal agree on respect a sui generis regime.