RT journal article T1 The Spanish submission for extension of the Canary Islands continental shelf: Spain and Morocco face each other in a new ring T2 La presentación española de ampliación de plataforma continental en las Islas Canarias: España y Marruecos se ven las caras en un nuevo ring A1 Jiménez García Carriazo, María de los Angeles A2 Derecho Internacional PúblicoPenal y Procesal K1 extension of the continental shelf K1 UNCLOS K1 CLCS K1 Canary Islands K1 Morocco K1 Western Sahara K1 ampliación de la plataforma continental K1 CNUDM K1 CLPC K1 Islas Canarias K1 Marruecos K1 Sáhara Occidental AB In 2014, Spain made a submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS or Commission) for the area to the west of the Canary Islands. The submissionanticipated potential overlaps with neighbouring territories, namely, Portugal and Western Sahara.Pending consideration by the CLCS, Madrid shifted its policy towards the dispute in Western Sahara in 2022. The historic stance change may strip away the rules of the game for the extension,subject always to check and balances beyond its technical nature. PB Editorial UCA SN 2341-0868 YR 2025 FD 2025 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37568 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37568 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 09-may-2026