The Commission On The Limits Of The Continental Shelf

Author : Øystein Jensen
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004274170
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf written by Øystein Jensen and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world’s coastal states go about dividing up the ocean floor, the work of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf plays an increasingly important role. The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Law and Legitimacy examines the Commission from two different but interrelated perspectives: a legal analysis of the Commission’s decision-making; and a study of normative legitimacy related to the Commission and its procedures. Insights into the history of the development of the concept of the continental shelf in the law of the sea are offered, including an explanation of how the institutionalized method for ascertaining continental shelf limits in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea came into being. Through a deep-ranging analysis of the Commission and its work, the book introduces a framework for assessing best practices, and will serve as a useful reference for academics, scientists and policymakers alike.

Author : Joanna Mossop
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191078697
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles written by Joanna Mossop and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, States have sovereign rights over the resources of their continental shelf out to 200 nautical miles from the coast. Where the physical shelf extends beyond 200 nautical miles, States may exercise rights over those resources to the outer limits of the continental shelf. More than 80 States may be entitled to claim sovereign rights over their continental shelf where it extends beyond 200 nautical miles from their coast, and the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf is currently examining many of these claims. This book examines the nature of the rights and obligations of coastal States in this area, with a particular focus on the options for regulating activities on the extended continental shelf. Because the extended continental shelf lies below the high seas, the area poses unique legal challenges for coastal States that are different from those faced in respect of the shelf within 200 nautical miles. In addition, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea imposes some specific obligations that coastal States must comply with in respect of the extended continental shelf. The book discusses the development of the concept of the extended continental shelf. It explores a range of issues facing the coastal State in regulating matters such as environmental protection, fishing, bioprospecting, exploitation of non-living resources and marine scientific research on the extended continental shelf. The book proposes a framework for navigating the intersection between the high seas and the extended continental shelf and minimising the potential for conflict between flag and coastal States.

Author : Suzette V. Suarez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540798587
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf written by Suzette V. Suarez and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-06-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A. The Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (herein- ter the “Convention”) marks the beginning of a new era in the law of 1 the sea. The negotiations for this treaty at the Third United Nations Conference for the Law of the Sea (hereinafter “UNCLOS III”), lasted for nine years, from 1973 to 1982. The Convention regulates the principal aspects of international oceans affairs. It establishes and fixes the limits of maritime zones, provides for the rights and duties of states in these zones, establishes the law app- cable in the international seabed area on the basis of the principle of common heritage of mankind, imposes obligations on states to protect the marine environment, and provides for the means of dispute sett- ment. One of the most contentious and divisive issues at UNCLOS III were the outer limits of the continental shelf. Previously, in the 1958 Con- 2 vention on the Continental Shelf (hereinafter the “1958 Convention”), no limits were established for the continental shelf. States were allowed to claim areas of continental shelves based on their capacity to exploit the mineral resources of the shelf. The legal framework in the 1958 Convention would obviously conflict with the principle of the common heritage of mankind. Delegates realized that limits have to be est- lished, but up to where and on the basis of which principles, was a c- tentious question.

Author : Myron H. Nordquist
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047413539
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legal and Scientific Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits written by Myron H. Nordquist and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legal and scientific aspects of continental shelf limits are of growing importance to those concerned with the international law of the sea. It is rare that the current thinking of both leading lawyers and scientists are brought together in one volume. Among the topics raised in this volume are: geomorphology and geology; ridge issues; Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; shelf resources and current issues, such as the outer limit of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean, evaluating U.S. data holdings relevant to the definition of continental shelf limits, delimiting China’s continental shelves and future directions of the International Seabed Authority. Lastly, the Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs, United Nations, H.E. Hans Corell, provides a strategic overview on the challenges in implementing international ocean governance. Another unique feature of the volume is that a CD is placed in the back cover containing visual materials not included in the printed text.

Author : Tomas Heidar
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004437754
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Knowledge and Changing Circumstances in the Law of the Sea written by Tomas Heidar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Knowledge and Changing Circumstances in the Law of the Sea focuses on the challenges posed to the existing legal framework, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and the various ways in which States are addressing these challenges.

Author : American Society of International Law
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780792311874
Total Pages : 1260 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Maritime Boundaries written by American Society of International Law and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1993-01-27 with total page 1260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volumes I and II of the ultimate guide to international maritime boundaries.

Author : Myron H. Nordquist
Publisher : Center for Oceans Law and Poli
ISBN 13 : 9789004352537
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legal Order in the World's Oceans written by Myron H. Nordquist and published by Center for Oceans Law and Poli. This book was released on 2018 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal Order in the World's Oceans: UN Convention on the Law of the Seaassesses the impact of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and many aspects and challenges of modern law of the sea. The theme was selected in part to celebrate that this conference was the Center for Oceans Law and Policy's 40th Annual Conference and in part to emphasize the seminal contribution to the Rule of Law from UNCLOS in building legal order in the world's oceans. The comprehensive scope of this inquiry is presented in six parts. The topics are: Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea at the United Nations; the Area and the International Seabed Authority; the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Dispute Settlement; the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; Sustainable Fisheries, including the UN Fish Stocks Agreement; and Operational Implementation--Maritime Compliance and Enforcement.

Author : Bjarni Már Magnússon
Publisher : Hotei Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9004296840
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles written by Bjarni Már Magnússon and published by Hotei Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles, Bjarni Már Magnússon explores various aspects of the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles and maritime boundary delimitations. Special emphasis is laid on the interplay between these processes and the role of coastal States, the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and international courts and tribunals in this regard. Magnússon convincingly argues that despite the possibility for tension to arise the relationship between the relevant institutions and processes is clear and precise and they together form a coherent system where each separate institution plays its own part in a larger process.

Author : Catherine Banet
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004391568
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Law of the Seabed written by Catherine Banet and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law of the Seabed reviews the most pressing legal questions raised by the use and protection of natural resources on and underneath the world’s seabeds. While barely accessible, the seabed plays a major role in the Earth’s ecological balance. It is both a medium and a resource, and is central to the blue economy. New uses and new knowledge about seabed ecosystems, and the risks of disputes due to competing interests, urge reflection on which regulatory approaches to pursue. The regulation of ocean activities is essentially sector-based, and the book puts in parallel the international and national regimes for seabed mining, oil and gas, energy generation, bottom fisheries, marine genetic resources, carbon sequestration and maritime security operations, both within and beyond the national jurisdiction. The book contains seven parts respectively addressing the definition of the seabed from a multidisciplinary perspective, the principles of jurisdiction delimitation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the regimes for use of non-living, living and marine biodiversity resources, the role of state and non-state actors, the laying and removal of installations, the principles for sustainable and equitable use (common heritage of mankind, precaution, benefit sharing), and management tools to ensure coexistence between activities as well as the protection of the marine environment.

Author : Snjólaug Árnadóttir
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316517896
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Maritime Boundaries written by Snjólaug Árnadóttir and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of how climate change affects maritime boundaries, suggesting ways for the international law community to mitigate the effects.