在1958年的《大陆架公约》和1982年的《海洋法公约》以及大量的边界协定和仲裁裁决特别是国际法院的判决的重要的法理中,体现了一些大陆架划界的法律问题,但是在相邻和相向国家之间划定大陆架界限却远没有达到一个统一的制度。本文将在以下论述中,作一些深入探讨。在大陆架划界问题上,大致有三种划界的原则或方法被人们提了出来: In the important jurisprudence of the 1958 Convention on the Continental Shelf and the 1982 Law of the Sea as well as a large number of border and arbitration rulings, especially those of the International Court of Justice, there are some legal issues that demarcate the continental shelf, The delimitation of the continental shelf between neighboring and opposing countries is far from reaching a unified system. This article will be discussed in the following, make some in-depth discussion. On the question of demarcation of the continental shelf, roughly three principles or methods of demarcation have been proposed: