English Dictionary

sector principle

名詞

不可算名詞

A principle in international law where international boundaries are extended over sea areas in the Arctic towards the North Pole following meridians (lines of longitude). The same principle is used over land in the Antarctic to the South Pole.

日本語の意味

国際法上の原則で、北極海域の場合は子午線に沿って海の国境を延長するという考え方。この原則は南極の陸域にも同様に適用される。

Several Arctic states invoke the sector principle to claim maritime areas extending toward the North Pole along lines of longitude.

北極のいくつかの国は、子午線に沿って北極点まで海域を延長して領有権を主張するセクター原則を採用している。

意味（1）

A principle in international law where international boundaries are extended over sea areas in the Arctic towards the North Pole following meridians (lines of longitude). The same principle is used over land in the Antarctic to the South Pole.

The Canadian authorities have also relied upon the sector principle for the purposes of the Inuvialuet Land Claim and the Nunavut boundary.