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Book SynopsisLegal Order in the World’s Oceans: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea assesses 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.
Table of ContentsPreface Jan Eliasson Acknowledgements Introduction Part: Featured Studies The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: One of the Greatest Achievements in the International Rule of Law John Norton Moore Part 1: Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea at the un 1 Evolutionary Character of International and European Law: Linking Sustainability with Environmental Responsibility and Marine Ecosystem Restoration under the European Union’s Ocean Governance Agenda Ronán Long 2 The Common Heritage of Mankind in the Proposed Implementing Agreement Dire Tladi 3 Update on the bbnj Negotiations J. Ashley Roach 4 Climate Change and the Oceans: Navigating Legal Orders Karen N. Scott Part 2: The Area and the International Seabed Authority 5 Exploration and Exploitation of Ocean Mineral Resources: The Role of Sponsoring States Rena Lee 6 unclos Article 82: A Review and the Hurdles to Implementation Wylie Spicer, Q.C. and Elizabeth McIsaac 7 Fostering Technological Change for Sustainable Harvesting of Ocean Mineral Resources in a Volatile Global Environment Kris Van Nijen Part 3: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 8 itlos at Twenty: Reflections on Its Contribution to Dispute Settlement and the Rule of Law at Sea Jin-Hyun Paik 9 The Seabed Disputes Chamber: Moving Forward Frida M. Armas-Pfirter 10 Maritime Boundary Disputes and Compulsory Dispute Settlement: Recent Developments and Unresolved Issues Robert Beckman and Christine Sim Part 4: The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 11 Setting the Context: The Scientific Aspects of Article 76 Larry Mayer and David Mosher 12 Towards Establishing a Stable Regime for Seabed Jurisdiction: The Role of the Commission Harald Brekke 13 Revisiting the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: “A Technical Body in a Political World” Ted L. McDorman 14 Paragraph 5(a) of Annex i to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Solution to a Problem or Problem without a Solution? Alex Oude Elferink Part 5: Sustainable Fisheries, Including UN Fish Stocks Agreement 15 Sustainable Fisheries: The Legal Regime of the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and Its Contribution to Subsequent Developments Promoting Sustainable Fisheries André Tahindro 16 Ocean Governance for Sustainable Fisheries Stefaan Depypere 17 The Importance of Marine Science in Sustainable Fisheries: The Role of the 1995 un Fish Stocks Agreement Alf Håkon Hoel Part 6: Operational Implementation: Maritime Compliance and Enforcement 18 Achieving Global Maritime Compliance through Regional Cooperation Admiral Charles D. Michel and Commander Scott Herman 19 Turkey’s Maritime Compliance and Enforcement of International Law of the Sea, Particularly Irregular Migration in the Aegean Sea Region Hakan Karan 20 Operating Unmanned Surface Vessels at Sea: Is International Law Ready for the Future? Anthony Morrison and Stuart Kaye 21 China’s Maritime Law Enforcement Practice in the South China Sea: Challenges and Prospects Wu Shicun Index
