books.google.com - Straits are peripheral formations in the study of geography, but have long been a source of controversy in international relations. They connect separate seas and divide the territory of states. This geographical fact invites legal disputes over international boundary drawing, request forpassage by foreign...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Regime_of_Straits_in_International_L.html?id=FkJtP1YVf_8C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Regime of Straits in International Law