It had held that a State could not acquire sovereignty by appropriation over a low-tide elevation situated within the limits of its territorial sea where the same low-tide elevation was also situated within the limits of the territorial sea of another State.
它一贯坚持一国不能凭借占用位于其领海界限内同时也位于另一个国家领海界限内的低潮高地而获取主权。