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The Fishery Conservation And Management Act Of 1976: State Regulation Of Fishing Beyond The Territorial Sea, Maine Law Review Apr 2025

The Fishery Conservation And Management Act Of 1976: State Regulation Of Fishing Beyond The Territorial Sea, Maine Law Review

Maine Law Review

Historically, international law has recognized the sovereignty of coastal nations within the three-mile contiguous territorial sea. Although modem international practice has expanded the breadth of the territorial sea to twelve miles or more, the traditional three-mile zone retains a special significance within the scheme of domestic United States marine law. Under the federal scheme of marine resource jurisdiction, authority within the three-mile zone has been allocated to the coastal states while the federal government has exercised near-exclusive jurisdiction over marine zones seaward of the territorial sea boundary. However, this bifurcated jurisdiction scheme has failed to provide effective conservation and management …


An Incident In The South China Sea, Rob Mclaughlin Nov 2020

An Incident In The South China Sea, Rob Mclaughlin

International Law Studies

This article assesses characterization issues under the law of the sea, through the medium of an International Law Studies “maritime situation.” The article begins with a hypothetical scenario concerning an incident between a NATO warship and PRC vessels near Subi Reef and Thitu Island in the South China Sea. The analysis then turns to how we might assess characterization issues under the law of the sea as they apply to this incident. The lenses of analysis employed are: (1) Where, in law of the sea terms, did the incident happen? (2) Who, employing a law of the sea characterization scheme, …


The Regime Of Innocent Passage In Disputed Waters, Hitoshi Nasu Nov 2018

The Regime Of Innocent Passage In Disputed Waters, Hitoshi Nasu

International Law Studies

The regime of innocent passage is a well-established body of customary international law. However, when there is a dispute over sovereign entitlement to a territorial sea or its outer limit, the applicability and legal effect of the regime are brought into question. This article considers the applicability of the regime of innocent passage and its legal effect in disputed waters by critically examining the relevant jurisprudence of international courts and tribunals that have dealt with territorial and maritime disputes. The efficacy of the findings from this analysis will then be evaluated from a legal policy perspective in the interest of …


International Straits: The Right Of Access, R. P. Cundick Jul 2016

International Straits: The Right Of Access, R. P. Cundick

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Mariculture: A New Ocean Use, J. Owens Smith, David L. Marshall Jun 2016

Mariculture: A New Ocean Use, J. Owens Smith, David L. Marshall

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


International Fisheries Regulation, John P. Rivers Jun 2016

International Fisheries Regulation, John P. Rivers

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, John W. Kindt Mar 2015

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, John W. Kindt

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Public International Law And Its Territorial Imperative, Dino Kritsiotis Jan 2009

Public International Law And Its Territorial Imperative, Dino Kritsiotis

Michigan Journal of International Law

Territory, or the concept of territory, thus asserts itself throughout the discipline of public international law, and its influences can be felt either through direct means or discrete.


The Legal Efficacy Of Freedom Of Navigation Assertions, Dale Stephens May 2006

The Legal Efficacy Of Freedom Of Navigation Assertions, Dale Stephens

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Excessive Maritime Claims, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

Identification Of Excessive Maritime Claims, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Territorial Sea, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

Territorial Sea, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Maintaining Freedom Of The Seas, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

Maintaining Freedom Of The Seas, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


International Straits, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

International Straits, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Overflight Restrictions, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

Overflight Restrictions, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Future Of U.S. Ocean Policy, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

The Future Of U.S. Ocean Policy, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Baselines, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

Baselines, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Contiguous Zone, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

Contiguous Zone, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


In The Territorial Sea, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

In The Territorial Sea, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Foreward, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

Foreward, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


International Straits, Lewis M. Alexander Jan 1991

International Straits, Lewis M. Alexander

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Index Jan 1991

Index

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Appendix: Commander's Handbook On The Law Of Naval Operations Jan 1991

Appendix: Commander's Handbook On The Law Of Naval Operations

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Comparison Of The U.S.S.R. And United States On The Territorial Sea, Exclusive Economic Zone, And Strait Issues, Erik Franckx Jan 1983

Comparison Of The U.S.S.R. And United States On The Territorial Sea, Exclusive Economic Zone, And Strait Issues, Erik Franckx

LLM Theses and Essays

This thesis compares the positions of the United States and the Soviet Union on the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, and straits.


International Law Of The Sea A Review Of States' Offshore Claims And Competences, Louis F.E. Goldie Jan 1980

International Law Of The Sea A Review Of States' Offshore Claims And Competences, Louis F.E. Goldie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Jurisdiction, Myres S. Mcdougal Jan 1980

Jurisdiction, Myres S. Mcdougal

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Law Of The Sea Conference: Issues In Current Negotiations, Lewis M. Alexander Jan 1980

The Law Of The Sea Conference: Issues In Current Negotiations, Lewis M. Alexander

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Archipelago Concept Of Limits Of Territorial Seas, John R. Brock Jan 1980

Archipelago Concept Of Limits Of Territorial Seas, John R. Brock

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Electronic Reconnaissance From The High Seas And International Law, Oliver J. Lissitzyn Jan 1980

Electronic Reconnaissance From The High Seas And International Law, Oliver J. Lissitzyn

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Law Of The High Seas In Time Of Peace, Myers S. Mcdougal Jan 1980

The Law Of The High Seas In Time Of Peace, Myers S. Mcdougal

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


An Inter-American Approach To The Law Of The Sea?, Charles L. Cochran Jan 1980

An Inter-American Approach To The Law Of The Sea?, Charles L. Cochran

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.