International Boundaries Research Unit


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

History

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

Conferences

IBRU has organised international conferences to explore intellectual and practical questions relating to international boundaries and territorial dispute resolution. These international gatherings have included:
  • Borders, Orders and Identities in the Muslim World
  • Permeable Boundaries and Borders in a Globalising World
  • Borderlands Under Stress
  • Boundaries and Energy: Problems and Prospects
  • International Boundaries and Environmental Security
  • The Peaceful Management of Transboundary Resources
  • Boundary and Territorial Issues in the Mediterranean Basin
  • International Boundaries: Fresh Perspectives
  • International Boundaries and Boundary Conflict Resolution

Selected works

IBRU's published works encompass 51 works in 86 works in 114 publications in 2 languages and 1,325 library holdings.The Middle East and North Africa Territorial proposals for the settlement of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Mladen KlemenčićThe encyclopedia of international boundaries The territorial dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over Pulau Sipadan and Pulau Ligitan in the Celebes Sea: a study in international law by R Haller-TrostPositioning and mapping international land boundaries by Ron K AdlerHow to prove title to territory : a brief, practical introduction to the law and evidence by John McHugoThe international boundaries of East Timor by Neil Deeley