历史性权利发源于海湾地区。重大利益、惯例与国家的承认是历史性权利的三大法理基础。历史性权利的产生最初是基于国家重大利益的推动,重大利益是历史性权利产生的原动力。作为历史性权利法理基础的重大利益包括国家的安全防卫利益以及重大的经济利益。惯例是历史性权利的法理基础之一。国家的承认是历史性权利的另一项法理基础,承认通常为默认。默认在一般情况下表现为国家的容忍。但是,对于在公海制度建立之前业已确立的远古权利,国家的承认不是必须的,承认作为历史性权利的法理基础只具有相对有限的适用范围。
Historic right originated from bays. Vital interests, usages and the recognition of other states are three jurisprudential foundations of historic right. Initially, the creation of historic right was motivated by the vital interests of states. Vital interests of a state are the primary motivation of the historic right. With regard to historic right, vital interests include vital interests of state security, defense and vital economic interests. Usage is another jurisprudential foundation of historic right. The recognition of other states is the third jurisprudential foundation, which generally takes the form of acquiescence, and only general tolerance of other states is required under normal circumstances. For the ancient rights that have been established be- fore the establishment of the regime of the high sea, other states' recognition is not necessary. Thus, the function of the recognition of other states as a jurisprudential foundation of historic right is relatively limited.