The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf write by Øystein Jensen. This book was released on 2014-07-10. The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf
The Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf write by Suzette V. Suarez. This book was released on 2008-06-26. The Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles
The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles write by Joanna Mossop. This book was released on 2016-12-15. The Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Legal and Scientific Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits
Legal and Scientific Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Legal and Scientific Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits write by Myron H. Nordquist. This book was released on 2004-02-01. Legal and Scientific Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Establishing Continental Shelf Limits Beyond 200 Nautical Miles by the Coastal State
Establishing Continental Shelf Limits Beyond 200 Nautical Miles by the Coastal State - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Establishing Continental Shelf Limits Beyond 200 Nautical Miles by the Coastal State write by Signe Veierud Busch. This book was released on 2016-10-05. Establishing Continental Shelf Limits Beyond 200 Nautical Miles by the Coastal State available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Establishing Continental Shelf Limits Beyond 200 Nautical Miles by the Coastal State: A Right of Involvement for Other States?, Signe Veierud Busch undertakes a study of all coastal State submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and asks under which circumstances and to what extent States other than the coastal State may intervene in the process of establishing final and binding continental shelf limits. After analysing relevant provisions in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Commission’s Rules of Procedure compared with the practice of States and the Commission, Busch raises the overall question if the possibility for other States to block the work of the Commission may in fact be undermining the mandate and functions of the Commission.
