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Best Regulatory Practices For Deep Seabed Mining: Lessons Learned From The U.S. Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act, Mark S. Squillace

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Mining operations around the globe are responsible for significant environmental problems. These problems often stem from poor planning, inadequate regulatory standards, and a failure of regulatory oversight, particularly with respect to inspection and enforcement regimes. Mining regulators are often hamstrung, however, by inadequate information about potential impacts before operations commence. This problem is particularly daunting when considering mining on ocean floors where information about the environment is limited, and the impacts of mining are poorly understood.

As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) develops a comprehensive regulatory program for deep seabed mining, they should draw on the experience gained in regulating …

The Use Of Courts To Protect The Environmental Commons, Lakshman Guruswamy

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Dubai Ports World Under Exon-Florio: A Threat To National Security Or A Tempest In A Seaport?, Deborah M. Mostaghel

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This Article discusses foreign investment in the United States as background for understanding passage of Exon-Florio in 1988. Part III discusses how Exon-Florio works. Part IV discuses two transactions that prompted calls for revision of Exon-Florio, culminating in the passage of the Byrd Amendment (Byrd). Part V discusses the passing of Byrd in 1993. Byrd's changes remain in effect today. Part VI discusses economic and political concerns as they affect transactions subject to Exon-Florio review. Part VII examines the implications of the CNOOC and DP World transactions. Part VIII concludes that CFIUS review need not be changed. CFIUS must follow …

Liability And Responsibility Of The State Of Registration Or The Flag State In Respect Of Sea-Going Vessels, Aircraft And Spacecraft Registered By National Registration Authorities, Sompong Sucharitkul

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The topic selected for this report forms part of a broader picture: "the Liability of Registration authorities," which embraces a wider scope of enquiry, principally covering an infinite variety of international regulations within comparable national legal orders. Civil liability may require consideration of legal questions for which practical solution may only be found beyond the confines of internal law, in the choice of applicable law as part of private international law, or ultimately in the direct or indirect application of a rule of public international law, as recognized by States and incorporated in negotiated provisions of a Treaty.

La Statut Juridique Des Detroits De Malacca Et De Singapou, Sompong Sucharitkul

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Published in 8 Revue Espaces et Ressources Maritimes (1995), Nice, France.

The Entry Into Force Of The 1982 Un Convention On The Law Of The Sea On November 17, 1994: A Thai Perspective, Sompong Sucharitkul

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A paper submitted to the SEAPOL Tri-Regional Conference on Current Issues on Ocean Law, Policy and Management South-East Asia, North-West Pacific and South-West Pacific.

Some Reflections On Evolving Principles And Guidelines For Global And Regional Fishery Management, Sompong Sucharitkul

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It is the purpose of this brief paper to share some of the reflections on a number of evolving principles and guidelines which could serve the common interests of mankind in the context of global and regional fishery management.

Attention will focus on the need for meaningful and effective cooperation in fishery management rather than detailed articulation of rules and regulations that are appropriately contained in existing or future arrangements among the coastal States of a particular region or global arrangements intended to conserve certain endangered or protected species of marine life or international management of some highly migratory species.

A Synthesis Of Thailand's Positions In The Light Of The New Law Of The Sea, Sompong Sucharitkul

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Manuscript submitted to the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Evolution Continue D'Une Notion Nouvelle: Le Patrimoine Commun De L'Humanité, Sompong Sucharitkul

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From The law and the sea : essays in memory of Jean Carroz, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1987). Article begins on p. 281.

Environmental Management In A North Sea Coastal Zone: Law, Institutions And Policy, Lakshman Guruswamy

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No abstract provided.