Niue Maritime Boundary Treaties

Date modified: 23 February 2023

Niue shares three Maritime Boundary Treaties with its neighbouring States. The following describes each treaty and its progress.

                         Treaty between Niue and Cook Islands

Agreement between the Government of the Cook Islands and the Government of Niue concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Cook Islands and Niue of 29 August 2012 (entry into force: 6 May 2013; registration #: 1370; registration date: 26 July 2013

https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/DEPOSIT/cok_mzn96_2013.pdf

               Treaty between Niue and United States of America (American Samoa)

Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Niue on the delimitation of a maritime boundary, 13 May 1997 (entry into force: 23 September 2014, registration #: 52440; registration date: 6 January 2015

https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TREATIES/USA-NIUE1997MB.PDF

                    Provisional treaty between Niue and Tonga

The treaty between Niue and Tonga is still not settled. This layer is taken from the Global Marine Regions Database (marineregions.org).

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Issued 2021-12-01
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Publisher Name The Pacific Community (SPC)
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