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X CONTENTS
Comparison with British Protectorates 80
T reaty-making capacity 84
War 114
Nationality 122
9 International responsibility 129
Responsibility for the international delinquencies of the Gulf States 129
Responsibility for protection of nationals of the Gulf States 140
10 Immunity of the rulers of the Gulf States from the jurisdiction
of foreign courts 145
The problem of jurisdictional immunities of protected states 145
Legal basis for immunity of protected states 149
11 Position within the framework of the U nited Nations 151
Applicability of Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter
to the Gulf States 151
Competence of the United Nations to settle disputes arising
between the Gulf States and the United Kingdom 156
Qualification for membership of the United Nations 161

PART THREE

Territorial claims
12 Iran’s claim to sovereignty over Bahrain 167
13 British-Saudi controversy over the sovereignty of Buraimi 1%
Introduction 1%
Facts relating to the territory in dispute 208
The facts in the light of relevant legal principles 220
Conclusion 237
14 Disputes over Inner Oman and Zubarah 239
The claim of the Imam of Oman to sovereignty over Inner Oman 239
The Zubarah dispute 247
15 Iraqi claim to sovereignty over Kuwait 250

PART FOUR
Boundary problems
16 Disputes over land boundaries 261
17 Disputes over the determination of submarine boundaries
in the Arabian Gulf 278
The unsettled boundary disputes 290
The settled boundary disputes 306

Monographs
Monograph One: The fact-finding mission of the
United Nations Secretary-General and the settlement
of the Bahrain-Iran dispute, May 1970 313
Monograph Two: Political developments in Kuwait 327