Overview

This work draws attention to three new international institutions created by the 1982 Convention of the Law of the Sea. The International Seabed Authority, located in Jamaica, governs global activities to convert polymetallic resources into reserves of metal. The Legal Counsel for the Authority provides the first public review of the Authority's draft mining Code, containing the rules, regulations and procedures for deep seabed mining. The second institution dealt with is the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Professor Louis Sohn outlines several uses of advisory opinions available to the Tribunal, while the President of the Tribunal reports on a busy first year of work by this new institution located in Hamburg. Other items discusses are the jurisdiction of the Tribunal and its working methods, including its rules, proceedings and internal procedures. The third international institution established to implement the 1980 Convention is the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. An explanation is given of the geographical context for the development of the legal concept of the Continental Shelf. The principal problems that the Commission must resolve are summarized, in particular with respect to the definition in the Convention of the outer limit of the Continental Shelf. The fourth part of the work is focused on the global challenges posed by drug trafficking in the Caribbean region. The international legal framework governing intercepting illegal drug shipments at sea is analyzed. Recent counter-drug initiatives undertaken at the International Maritime Organization are then reviewed. There is also a discussion of the growing threat to ocean freedom posed by piracy and armed robbery at sea, as well as the increasing problems in reconciling the rules for salvage of shipwrecks and underwater archaeology. The publication is based on a conference held in Jamaica that was organized by the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law.

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Author:   John Norton Moore ,  Myron H. Nordquist
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Volume:   3
Weight:   0.717kg
ISBN:  

9789041111821

ISBN 10:   9041111824
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   01 April 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Prefatory Note. Note by the Editors. Welcoming Remarks; J.N. Moore. Keynote Addresses. Luncheon Address; The Honorable S. Nandan. Future Role of the United Nations in Oceans and Law of the Sea; The Honorable H. Corell. Panel I: The International Seabed Authority. Remarks of the Moderator; B. Moore. Administering the Resources of the Area: Converting Polymetallic Resources of the Area into Reserves; N.A. Odunton. The International Seabed Authority and The Development of the Mining Code; M. Lodge. Panel II: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Advisory Opinions by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea or Its Seabed Disputes Chamber; L.B. Sohn. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: The First Year; T.A. Mensah. The Jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: An Overview; H. Caminos. The Working Methods of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; G. Eiriksson. Panel III: Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Remarks of the Moderator; R. Smith. The Continental Shelf Commission; N. Newton St. Claver Francis. Comments on the Continental Shelf Commission; R. Haworth. Panel IV: Caribbean Drug Challenges. Remarks of the Moderator; P. Blayney. Bilateral Maritime Agreements Enhancing International Cooperation in the Suppression of Ilicit Maritime Narcotics Trafficking; M.J. Williams. Comments on Caribbean Drug Challenges; K. Rattray. Comments on Caribbean Drug Challenges; G. Roberts. IMO Guidelines for the Prevention and Suppression of Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursor Chemicals on Ships Engaged in International Maritime Traffic; P. `Pete' Pedrozo. Panel V: International Ocean Policy Challenges. Remarks of the Moderator; C.A. Allen. Applied Oceanography: A Key Ingredient of Ocean Policy; J.M. Bishop. The United States Navy: Into the Next Millenium; R.J. Grunawalt. Panel VI: Ocean Policy Opportunities. Comments on Ocean Policy Opportunities: Confronting Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea; C.A. Allen. Implementation of Caribbean Maritime Counter-Narcotics Cooperation Report; G.-J. Van Hegelsom. Shipwrecks: Reconciling Salvage and Underwater Archaeology; J.A. Roach. Concluding Remarks; J.N. Moore.

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