Staff Profile

Professor Martin Pratt

Director of Research, IBRU in the Department of Geography

Telephone: +44 (0) 191 33 41964

Fax: +44 (0)191 33 41962

Room number: 503

Contact Professor Martin Pratt (email at m.a.pratt@durham.ac.uk)

Biography

Martin Pratt studied Geography at Durham University and International Relations at the University of Chicago before joining the International Boundaries Research Unit in 1994. He specialises in the analysis of sovereignty and jurisdictional disputes and has advised governments, law firms, oil companies and publishers on more than fifty international boundary disputes. He is currently IBRU's Director of Research and an adviser to the Task Force on International Boundaries of the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group.

IBRU website

Research Groups

Research Interests

International boundaries, especially boundary-making and dispute resolution

Publications

Articles: magazine

Pratt, M.A. Lines in the sea: technical challenges in maritime boundary delimitation. Hydro International. 2007.
Pratt, M.A. & Schofield, C.H. Claims to the Caspian. Jane's Intelligence Review. 1996;8.
Pratt, M.A. & Schofield, C.H. Eritrea and Yemen at odds in the Red Sea. Jane's Intelligence Review. 1996;8.

Journal papers: academic

Pratt, M.A. A terminal crisis? Examining the breakdown of the Eritrea-Ethiopia boundary dispute resolution process. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 2006;23:329-341.
Donaldson, J.W. & Pratt, M.A. Boundary and territorial trends in 2004. Geopolitics. 2005;10:398-427.
Donaldson, J.W. & Pratt, M.A. International boundary developments in 2003. Geopolitics. 2004;9:501-530.
Pratt, M.A. The maritime boundary dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua in the Caribbean Sea. Boundary and Security Bulletin. 2001;9.
Pratt, M.A. Boundaries and the Internet: a surfer's guide. Boundary and Security Bulletin. 1999;7.
Pratt, M.A. & Schofield, C.H. The Imia/Kardak Rocks dispute in the Aegean Sea. Boundary and Security Bulletin. 1996;4.

Books: edited

Pratt, M.A. Jane's Exclusive Economic Zones. Jane's Information Group; 2003.
Pratt, M.A. & Allison Brown, J. Borderlands Under Stress. Kluwer Law International; 2000.
Blake, G.H., Pratt, M.A., Schofield, C.H. & Allison Brown, J. Boundaries and Energy: Problems and Prospects. Kluwer Law International; 1997.

Books: sections

Pratt, M.A. & Schofield, C.H. International boundaries, resources and environmental security in the Caspian Sea. In: Blake, G.H., Chia Lin Sien, Grundy-Warr, C., Pratt, M.A. & Schofield, C.H. International Boundaries and Environmental Security: Frameworks for Regional Cooperation. Kluwer Law International; 1997.

Journal papers: online

Pratt, M.A. Case concerning territorial and maritime dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras in the Caribbean sea (Nicaragua v. Honduras). Hague Justice Journal. 2007;2:34-42.

Other publications: research

Pratt, M.A. & Smith, D.W. How to deal with maritime boundary uncertainty in oil and gas exploration and production areas. 2007.

Media Contacts

Available for media contact about:

Security, territory and boundaries: International boundaries (land and maritime) and territorial disputes. Keywords: boundary, boundaries, border, borders, territory, territorial
International Law: International boundaries (land and maritime) and territorial disputes. Keywords: boundary, boundaries, border, borders, territory, territorial