title: The Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait in the light of exceptions under Article 298(1) UNCLOS regarding disputes concerning maritime delimitation and historical titles
abstract: During the USSR these waters were considered to be under its exclusive sovereignty.After its dissolution, Ukraine and the Russian Federation became coastal states in the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait 5 .The legal status as well as applicable legal regime of these waters are still considered unsettled.After the dissolution of the USSR, Ukraine and the Russian Federation cooperated with each other with respect to navigation, management of fisheries and other natural resources, protection of the ma