Most importantly, from a sovereignty standpoint, where will TV extend its maritme exclusive eonomic zone (200 nm) claims, since they must emanate from high tide dry land features!? This is a most serious issue. Glad the US Republican administration does not believe in global warming.

ray

-----Original Message-----
From: anton@... [mailto:anton@...]On Behalf Of Anton Sherwood
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 1:24 PM
To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Tuvalu

Anton Z - not Zherwood - wrote: > Will Tuvalu keep its sovereignty over its territorial waters, even > when all the islands are gone? Will it have a status similar to the > Order of Malta: citizens w/ passports, embassies, but no land? Tuvalu's territorial sovereignty ought to remain, as it is not defined by proximity to land. But a nation in absentia is an interesting concept. If its legislature is elected by district, will the government draw new districts in the countrie(s) of exile? Will it naturalize new citizens? (For a price?) Will children of one Tuvalu parent be citizens? (Perhaps they'll have half a vote.) Tuvalu's navy will have to make token patrols to show that the claim is not abandoned. So Tuvalu-in-exile will need a navy, and hence a homeport. What happens if it loses its lease? Perhaps Tuvalu will build a pier in shallow water, where the navy can tie up. -- Anton not Seilinger -- http://www.ogre.nu/

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