PENETAPAN BATAS LAUT TERITORIAL INDONESIA-TIMOR LESTE DI WILAYAH LAUT TUMPANG TINDIH

Abstract

Indonesia and Timor Leste in determining the overlapping territorial sea boundaries in the Ombai Strait, Wetar Strait and Timor Sea are increasingly complex and complicated because of the different baseline application rights between the two countries. The difference is that Indonesia as an archipelagic states has the right to apply normal baselines, straight baselines from point to point and straight baselines of islands, while Timor Leste as a coastal state has no right to apply archipelagic baselines but can only apply normal baselines and straight baselines. This paper aims to analyze and explain how to define the territorial sea boundaries etween Indonesia and Timor Leste in the Ombai Strait, Wetar Strait and Timor Sea This type of research is normative research with data sourced from secondary data Based on the data and analysis conducted, it can be concluded that the determination of territorial sea boundaries in the Ombai Strait, Wetar Strait and Timor Sea begins with the determination of the base point, drawing baselines and boundary lines by the Indonesia and Timor Leste However, the obstacle that will be faced by Indonesia and Timor Leste is the existence of islands in overlapping areas, which must first be determined whether or not it can be determined as the base point for drawing the baseline.