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The law of the sea

This is the third edition of this text, revised and updated to include the conclusion of many treaties, especially in the fields of fisheries and pollution, developments in the practice of individual states and the settlement of several maritime disputes by international tribunals.
Print Book, English, 1999
Manchester University Press ; Juris Publ., Manchester, Yonkers, NY, 1999
xlix, 494 pages ; 24 cm.
9780719043819, 9780719043826, 9781578230303, 9781578230297, 0719043816, 0719043824, 1578230306, 1578230292
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Table of casesTable of conventions1 Introduction2 Baselines3 Internal waters4 The territorial sea5 Straits6 Archipelagos7 The contiguous zone8 The continental shelf9 The exclusive economic zone10 Delimitation of maritime boundaries11 High seas12 The international sea bed area13 Navigation14 Fishing15 The prevention of maritime pollution and protection of the marine environment16 Marine scientific research and the transfer of technology17 Military uses of the sea18 Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged states19 Settlement of disputesAppendix 1: Claims to maritime zonesAppendix 2: Ratifications of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, its implementation agreements and the Geneva Conventions -- .
Previous edition: 1988