Abstract:

The problem of the political and legal status of the Caspian Sea has roots in the history of agreements between Persia (Iran) and Russia (USSR). The article focuses on legal regulation after the collapse of the USSR and the appearance of 5 states claiming to use the Caspian Sea. The author concludes that the Caspian Sea is legally protected (Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea 2018, Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea 2003, Agreement on Security Cooperation in the Caspian Sea 2010, Agreement on the Conservation and Rational Use of Aquatic Biological Resources of the Caspian Sea 2014). Nevertheless, there are nuances that require attention from an international legal point of view, the ways of solving which are seen in the intensification of bilateral relations between the Caspian countries.

Keywords: Caspian, delimitation, sectoral division, territorial waters, security, resources, law of the sea