The Law of the Sea Progress and Prospects [Hardcover]

This collection of essays, by leading academics and practitioners, provides a critical review of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) and its relationship to and interface with the wide range of developments which have occurred since 1982.


Editors Introduction
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
Table of International Instruments
1. Some reflections on developments in the law of the sea,Dolliver Nelson
2. Further development of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention: Mechanisms for change,Alan Boyle
3. The role of the United Nations in international oceans governance,Louise de La Fayette
4. Administering the mineral resources of the deep seabed,Satya Nandan
5. Towards an international law for the conservation of offshore hydrocarbon resources within the continental shelf?,David Ong
6. The protection of underwater cultural heritage. Article 303 and the UNESCO Convention,Tullio Scovazzi
7. Maritime boundary delimitation: Where do we go from here?,Malcolm Evans
8. Submissions to the CLCS in cases of unresolved land and maritime disputes,Alex Oude Elferink and Constance Johnson
9. From permission to prohibition: the 1982 LOSC and protection of the marine environment,Catherine Redgwell
10. Port State Jurisdiction: Towards mandatory and comprehensive use,Erik Jaap Molenaar
11. The protection of biodiversity and fisheries management: Issues raised by the relationship between CITES and LOSC,Erik Franckx
12. The future of fisheries regulation,Richard Barnes
13. Mammals: exploiting the ambiguities of Article 65 LOSC and related provisions: Practice under the international convention for regulation of whaling,Pat Birnie
14. A fraying fabric? High seas fisheries management under the LOSC,Kristina Gjerde
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