![]() Therefore all this suggestion that the rock carries an 200 mile economic zone are meaningless. The United Kingdom acceded to the convention on 25 July 1997. States "Rocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own shall have no exclusive economic zone or continental shelf." The United Nations convention on the Law of the Sea, which was adopted at Montego Bay, on 10 December 1982. Red King 17:10, (UTC)ĭebate continues at Reverting dispute below ![]() The place is not de facto part of the UK because it is uninhabitable (unlike island off the coast of Scotland that have been abandoned, and no Act of the UK Parliament (to feed the British tabloids) is capable of overturning international law. No other nation has incorporated it because rocks have no status. The UK Parliament could make an Act claiming that Alpha Centauri is part of the UK, but that wouldn't make it so. Yes, the use of UK on the caption is in dispute. The designation of UK on the isle for the map is correct. Argentina claims the Falkland Islands but UK appears on the map. No other nation is in active possession or has taken any steps to lay claim either through legal means or by threat of occupation. Whether France or Ireland or the man on the moon choose to not recognise that the Isle of Wight is part is of the UK is irrelevant to its status and the same is true of Rockall. Just like Jersey and Guernsey on the same map, Rockall is part of the UK at the moment. Yes several nations claim the isle as thier own, but only one nation has it in law. Just like the Isle of Wight or Gibraltar the place is de facto and de jure administered from the United Kingdom. The island is actually part of the UK by Act of Parliament and no other country has officially incorporated the island into their nation. The text "the designation (U.K.) is in dispute." is not stating that the ownership of the island is dispute but that the use of UK on the "caption" is in dispute. Would you suggest that we should do the same for the Falklands Islands? Mintguy (T) 22:09, (UTC) Did not the Irish band the Wolfetones do a stunt some time in the early 90s to try to further Ireland's claims to Rockall? I think it is reasonable to say that only the UK has actively pursued its claim to sovereignty. ![]() If France decided to claim the Isle of Wight, but did nothing to take possesion, would you suggest that we removed any mention of UK from the map the Isle. That other states claim the islands is irrelevent. AFAIK No other state has officially incorporated the isle into thier nation. The realpolitik though is that the islands are in the possesion of the United Kingdom, by act of Paliament no-less. The possesion of Rockall is quite disputed. The United Kingdom is in active possesion. Why did you remove UK from the map of Rockall? Although it is claimed by some other nations.
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