The law of the sea

Höfundar: Robin Churchill; Vaughan Lowe; Amy Sander (Útgáfa: 4)
The law of the sea

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For nearly forty years, The law of the sea has been regarded as an authoritative and standard work on the subject, combining detailed analysis and relevant, practical examples with a clear and engaging style. Completely revised and updated, this new edition will be a vital resource for anyone with an interest in maritime affairs. The book provides a rigorous analysis of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the many other legal instruments that regulate human activities at sea, as well as taking full account of the numerous decisions of international courts and tribunals in recent years.

It also traces the historical background to the law and its broader political, economic and environmental context. The new edition includes substantially expanded coverage of contemporary threats faced by the marine environment from human activities, such as the loss of marine biodiversity, the effects of climate change on the oceans and the vast amounts of plastic polluting the sea. This volume is written by three highly qualified authors, drawing on their extensive experience of teaching and researching the law of the sea, as well as their practical experience in advising governments and acting as counsel and arbitrators in international litigation.

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Útgefandi
Manchester University Press
ISBN
9781526116291
Print ISBN
9780719079689
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
4
Höfundar
Robin Churchill; Vaughan Lowe; Amy Sander
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2022-05-10
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Information
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • Series editor’s foreword
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Table of cases
  • Table of treaties
  • 1 Introduction
  • Scope of the book
  • Early development of the subject
  • Sources of the modern law of the sea
  • Attempts at codification
  • The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
  • International organisations
  • The present legal regime
  • Materials on the law of the sea
  • 2 Baselines
  • Introduction
  • The low-water line
  • Artificially constructed baselines
  • Islands and baselines
  • Publicising baselines
  • Baselines and sea level rise
  • Concluding observations
  • 3 Internal waters
  • Definition
  • Legal status
  • The right of access to ports and other internal waters
  • Jurisdiction in internal waters
  • 4 The territorial sea
  • Development of the concept
  • Legal status of the bed, subsoil and superjacent airspace of the territorial sea
  • The breadth of the territorial sea
  • The right of innocent passage
  • The right to deny and suspend passage
  • Rights and duties of the coastal State
  • 5 Straits
  • Definition
  • The regime under customary law and the Territorial Sea Convention
  • The regime under UNCLOS
  • The UNCLOS regime and customary law
  • Special regimes
  • 6 The legal regime of archipelagic waters
  • Introduction
  • Development of a special regime for archipelagos
  • The legal status of archipelagic waters
  • Navigational rights of other States in archipelagic waters
  • Obligations of an archipelagic State in its archipelagic waters
  • Conclusion
  • 7 The contiguous zone
  • Introduction
  • Development of the concept
  • Breadth of the contiguous zone
  • Claims to a contiguous zone
  • Legal status of the contiguous zone
  • 8 The continental shelf
  • Introduction
  • The legal status of the continental shelf
  • The outer limit of the continental shelf
  • The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
  • The continental shelf of Antarctica
  • The rights and duties of the coastal State
  • Non-independent territories
  • 9 The exclusive economic zone
  • Introduction
  • Evolution of the EEZ
  • Extent and delineation of the EEZ
  • The legal nature of the EEZ
  • Claims to an EEZ
  • Concluding observations
  • 10 The delimitation of maritime boundaries
  • Introduction
  • The process of maritime boundary delimitation
  • Delimitation of territorial sea boundaries
  • Delimitation of maritime boundaries beyond the territorial sea but within 200 miles of the baseline
  • Delimitation of continental shelf boundaries beyond 200 miles
  • Grey areas
  • Obligations of States with overlapping maritime zones pending delimitation of a maritime boundary
  • Areas of joint management and exploitation and other co-operative arrangements
  • The effect of sea level rise on maritime boundary agreements
  • Concluding observations
  • 11 The high seas
  • Introduction
  • Definition
  • The legal status of the high seas
  • Freedom of the high seas
  • Jurisdiction on the high seas
  • 12 The International Seabed Area
  • Introduction
  • The background to the provisions of UNCLOS
  • Principles of the UNCLOS regime: an overview
  • The International Seabed Authority
  • The system of exploitation
  • The common heritage of mankind
  • 13 Safety of navigation
  • Introduction
  • The international legal framework for the adoption, implementation and enforcement of safety measures
  • Construction, design and equipment standards
  • The qualifications and working conditions of ships’ crews
  • Measures relating to the movement of ships
  • Other safety measures
  • Concluding observations
  • 14 The international regime governing marine fisheries
  • Introduction
  • Some background issues
  • The evolution of international fisheries law
  • The regime for fisheries within national jurisdiction
  • The regime for fisheries on the high seas
  • Instruments applying both within and beyond national jurisdiction
  • Concluding observations
  • 15 Protection of the marine environment: an introduction
  • Introduction
  • The framework of international law for protecting the marine environment
  • Principles for marine environmental policy-making and legislation
  • Control of marine pollution: an introduction
  • Conservation of marine biodiversity: an introduction
  • 16 Protection of the marine environment: controlling marine pollution
  • Introduction
  • Pollution from ships
  • Pollution by dumping
  • Pollution from seabed activities subject to national jurisdiction
  • Pollution from activities in the Area
  • Pollution from land-based sources
  • Pollution from or through the atmosphere
  • Concluding observations
  • 17 Protection of the marine environment: conserving marine biodiversity
  • Introduction
  • Holistic instruments
  • Protection of marine habitats
  • Conservation of species
  • Concluding observations
  • 18 The international legal regime for marine scientific research
  • Introduction
  • Development of the international legal regime for marine scientific research
  • The meaning of ‘marine scientific research’
  • The scope of the competence to conduct marine scientific research under UNCLOS
  • General principles governing marine scientific research
  • The legal status of research installations and equipment
  • International co-operation in marine scientific research
  • Marine scientific research under regimes other than UNCLOS
  • Concluding observations
  • 19 The transfer of marine technology
  • Introduction
  • The transfer of marine technology under UNCLOS
  • Capacity-building
  • 20 Landlocked States and the law of the sea
  • Introduction
  • The navigational rights of landlocked States
  • The access of landlocked States to marine resources
  • The access of landlocked States to the sea
  • Conclusions
  • 21 Settlement of disputes
  • Settlement of disputes under general international law
  • Settlement of disputes under UNCLOS
  • General issues concerning dispute settlement
  • Index