San Diego Law Review
Document Type
Comments
Abstract
This Comment examines the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case, in which the Court held that the Mississippi Sound was part of inland waters, and not the territorial sea. The author analyzes the historical development of the delimitation of bays and the development of the Submerged Lands Act. The author further discusses the application of the doctrine of historic bays to domestic disputes and argues that the Court's basis for its decision is questionable due to the imprecise nature of the doctrine.
Recommended Citation
James M. Zimmerman,
The Doctrine of Historic Bays: Applying an Anachronism in the Alabama and Mississippi Boundary Case,
23
San Diego L. Rev.
763
(1986).
Available at:
https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol23/iss3/12