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.
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.[1] These international gatherings have included:
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