Screen LibraryThe law of the sea /
"This book provides an 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 historic...
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Manchester University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Manchester : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Melland Schill studies in international law
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| Summary: |
"This book provides an 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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | lxix, 897 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780719079689 0719079683 9781526164803 1526164809 |
| Index Number: | KZA1145 |
| CLC: | D993.5 |
| Call Number: | D993.5/C563/4th ed. |
| Contents: | Baselines -- Internal waters -- The territorial sea -- Straits -- The legal regime of archipelagic waters -- The contiguous zone -- The continental shelf -- The exclusive economic zone -- The delimitation of maritime boundaries -- The high seas -- The international seabed areas -- Safety of navigation -- The international regime governing marine fisheries -- Protection of the marine environmental : an introduction -- Protection of the main environment: controlling marine pollution -- Protection of the marine environment: conserving marine biodiversity -- The international legal regime for marine scientific research -- The transfer of marine technology -- Landlocked states and the law of the sea -- Settlement of disputes. |