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The Law Of The Sea Conference: Dispute Settlement In Perspective, John K. Gamble, Jr.
The Law Of The Sea Conference: Dispute Settlement In Perspective, John K. Gamble, Jr.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
On March 15, 1976, the Third United Nations Law of the Sea Conference reconvened in New York City. The task of this Conference, drafting a new and comprehensive law of the sea treaty, is enormous. At the very least the new treaty will modify many of the traditional patterns for use and control of hydrospace. There is no doubt that coastal states will achieve the right to exercise control over all resources within 200 nautical miles of their coasts. If this contingency is not implemented by treaty, then it will be reached by unilateral claims to these zones. Agreeing on …