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

International Boundaries Research Unit

Established	1989
Affiliation	Durham University
Location	Durham , United Kingdom
Website	IBRU

History

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

Conferences

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IBRU has organised international conferences to explore intellectual and practical questions relating to international boundaries and territorial dispute resolution.^[1] These international gatherings have included:

The State of Sovereignty (Durham, 2009)
Land and River Boundary Demarcation and Maintenance in Support of Borderland Development (Bangkok, 2006)
Border Management in an Insecure World (Durham, 2006)
Borders, Orders and Identities in the Muslim World (Durham, 2000)
Permeable Boundaries and Borders in a Globalising World (Vancouver, 1999)
Borderlands Under Stress (Durham, 1998)
Boundaries and Energy: Problems and Prospects (Durham, 1996)
International Boundaries and Environmental Security (Singapore, 1995)
The Peaceful Management of Transboundary Resources (Durham, 1994)
Boundary and Territorial Issues in the Mediterranean Basin (Malta, 1992)
International Boundaries: Fresh Perspectives (Durham, 1991)
International Boundaries and Boundary Conflict Resolution (Durham, 1989)

Selected works

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IBRU's published works encompass 51 works in 86 works in 114 publications in 2 languages and 1,325 library holdings.^[2]

The Middle East and North Africa (1994)
Territorial proposals for the settlement of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina (1994) by Mladen Klemenčić
The encyclopedia of international boundaries (1995)
The territorial dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over Pulau Sipadan and Pulau Ligitan in the Celebes Sea: a study in international law (1995) by R Haller-Trost
Positioning and mapping international land boundaries (1995) by Ron K Adler
How to prove title to territory : a brief, practical introduction to the law and evidence (1998) by John McHugo
The international boundaries of East Timor (2001) by Neil Deeley

Notes

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^ IBRU, Conferences Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine

^ WorldCat Identities Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine: International Boundaries Research Unit

External links

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IBRU web site
Dzurek, Daniel J. "The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute," October 18, 1996.

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