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International Boundaries Research Unit

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International Boundaries Research Unit
Established1989
AffiliationDurham University
Location,
WebsiteIBRU

The International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) is a research centre at Durham University in the United Kingdom. It provides practical expertise in boundary-making, border management and territorial dispute resolution.

History

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IBRU was established in 1989. Its function involves the study of boundaries and their impact on international relations and borderland development.

Conferences

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IBRU has organised international conferences to explore intellectual and practical questions relating to international boundaries and territorial dispute resolution.[1] These international gatherings have included:

  • The State of Sovereignty (Durham, 2009)
  • Land and River Boundary Demarcation and Maintenance in Support of Borderland Development (Bangkok, 2006)
  • Border Management in an Insecure World (Durham, 2006)
  • Borders, Orders and Identities in the Muslim World (Durham, 2000)
  • Permeable Boundaries and Borders in a Globalising World (Vancouver, 1999)
  • Borderlands Under Stress (Durham, 1998)
  • Boundaries and Energy: Problems and Prospects (Durham, 1996)
  • International Boundaries and Environmental Security (Singapore, 1995)
  • The Peaceful Management of Transboundary Resources (Durham, 1994)
  • Boundary and Territorial Issues in the Mediterranean Basin (Malta, 1992)
  • International Boundaries: Fresh Perspectives (Durham, 1991)
  • International Boundaries and Boundary Conflict Resolution (Durham, 1989)

Selected works

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IBRU's published works encompass 51 works in 86 works in 114 publications in 2 languages and 1,325 library holdings.[2]

  • The Middle East and North Africa (1994)
  • Territorial proposals for the settlement of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina (1994) by Mladen Klemenčić
  • The encyclopedia of international boundaries (1995)
  • The territorial dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over Pulau Sipadan and Pulau Ligitan in the Celebes Sea: a study in international law (1995) by R Haller-Trost
  • Positioning and mapping international land boundaries (1995) by Ron K Adler
  • How to prove title to territory : a brief, practical introduction to the law and evidence (1998) by John McHugo
  • The international boundaries of East Timor (2001) by Neil Deeley

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