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Competencies Of The International Seabed Authority And The International Maritime Organization In The Context Of Activities In The Area, International Seabed Authority, International Maritime Organization, Aldo Chircop
Competencies Of The International Seabed Authority And The International Maritime Organization In The Context Of Activities In The Area, International Seabed Authority, International Maritime Organization, Aldo Chircop
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This report studies the interface of competencies of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with respect to activities in the international seabed area (the Area). The study is undertaken within the context of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982 the Part XI Implementation Agreement, 1994 and the Seabed Disputes Chamber’s Advisory Opinion on Responsibilities and Obligations of States with respect to Activities in the Area, 2011. The report has been prepared against the backdrop of the agreement on cooperation concluded between ISA and IMO in 2016.
Equity On The Extended Continental Shelf? How An Obscure Provision In Unclos Provides New Challenges For Ocean Governance, Aldo Chircop
Equity On The Extended Continental Shelf? How An Obscure Provision In Unclos Provides New Challenges For Ocean Governance, Aldo Chircop
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One of the major novelties of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 is the legitimizing of coastal State claims to large areas of continental margins in all oceans by virtue of Article 76. In addition to exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of 200 nautical miles, coastal States whose continental margins extend beyond the EEZ limit are able to further claim the seabed and subsoil beyond the EEZ limit to 350 nautical miles from the base lines of the territorial sea or 100 nautical miles from the 2,500 metre isobath. The UN Convention established a procedure for …
Issues Associated With The Implementation Of Article 82 Of The United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Aldo Chircop, International Seabed Authority
Issues Associated With The Implementation Of Article 82 Of The United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Aldo Chircop, International Seabed Authority
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The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (the Convention) is the most important international regime governing the oceans. It covers a wide range of issues, including navigational rights, protection of the marine environment and, relevant for this paper, jurisdiction over living and non-living marine resources. The Convention entered into force in 1994 and, as of October 2009, 158 States and the European Community were parties to the Convention. Of the major powers, only the United States has yet to accede to the Convention, though there are indications it may soon join as well.