In consequence it has been argued that the
Indonesian coast to the east and west is “salient in relation to the general
direction of east Timor’s façade” and that as such the flanking Indonesian
coasts create an “unreasonable cut-off effect,” inequitably squeezing east
Timor’s maritime claims.
It is questionable, however, whether this relatively
moderate degree of narrowing truly constitutes such an “unreasonable cut-off ”
as to lead to an inequitable result, especially in view of the fact that the