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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"”.
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Marine Protected Areas and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
… Areas (MPAs) are specifically designated zones of restricted human activity, based on ecological, biological, or socioeconomic factors. Since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in December 1982, states and international organisations have …
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Joint development of offshore polar oil and gas resources and the united nations convention on the law of the sea
This thesis examines whether the establishment of Joint Development Zones (JDZs) for the development of offshore oil and gas resources in the Arctic and Southern Oceans can effectively resolve competing continental shelf and outer continental shelf (OCS) claims arising under the provisions of …
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Joint development of offshore polar oil and gas resources and the united nations convention on the law of the sea
This thesis examines whether the establishment of Joint Development Zones (JDZs) for the development of offshore oil and gas resources in the Arctic and Southern Oceans can effectively resolve competing continental shelf and outer continental shelf (OCS) claims arising under the provisions of …
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The rights of African landlocked States under the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea: real or illusory rights?
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) 1982 has been acclaimed as a constitution for the seas and a solution to several contentious issues that previous conferences on the law of the sea had been unable to settle. During the nine years of negotiation of the LOSC, the case of …
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The relevance of non-legal technical and scientific concepts in the interpretation and application of the law of the sea : an analysis of the United Nations convention on the law of the sea
Of necessity LOSC Articles are brief and in some instances vague and requiring interpretation. There is general consensus that LOSC is successful and that its vagueness in certain areas is an asset allowing a variety of otherwise contrary attitudes to be accommodated. 1 It is necessary to analyse …
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Enforcement Measures Relating to Straddling Stocks - An International and South African Perspective
On 10 March 1995, Canadian fisheries authorities boarded and arrested the Spanish fishing vessel, Estai, outside the Canadian 200 mile Exclusive Fishing Zone on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland alleging that the vessel was fishing in breach of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries …
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Wait 'til next year? The politics and timing of treaty ratification
… capital negotiating treaties. Yet, despite the best efforts of skilled negotiators, some states wait for months, years, and even decades, to ratify the treaties they took part in negotiating. In this dissertation, I investigate the phenomenon of ratification delay and attempt to provide an …
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Cyberspace and the seas : lessons to be learned
With computer science technology and the Information Superhighway, or cyberspace, developing rapidly, information services and resources are playing an increasingly fundamental role in everyday life. The question of rights over information is correspondingly becoming more complicated as well. …
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Cooperation or Conflict in the Arctic? UNCLOS and the Barents and Beaufort Sea Disputes
The predicted prosperity of the Arctic has propelled countries to compete over territory and natural resources lying beneath the water. There is no doubt that a huge amount of potential natural resources in the disputed areas can cause significant tensions between the countries. Therefore, this …
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The Contributions of UNCLOS Dispute Settlement Bodies to the Development of the Law of the Sea
This thesis seeks to systematically examine the contributions made by the dispute settlement bodies established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to the development of the law of the sea. The two main research questions to be answered are: (i) what kind of …
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Islands and Rocks: moving towards certainty on the interpretation of Article 121 of the Law of the Sea Convention?
The regime of islands, as captured in Article 121 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) grants a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone and continental shelf to all islands apart from "rocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own." The …
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Raising the Black Flag : state capacity, geography, international law, and the resurgence of maritime crime
In my dissertation I seek to answer the questions regarding why some coastal populations turn to maritime crime in domestic and international waters, and others do not. In this work I advocate that generalizable geographic, political, and economic conditions can explain a significant portion of …
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Strategic Competition and Escalation Management in the 21st Century: Russian Hybrid Warfare and China’s Rise
<p>The U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) and the unclassified version of the U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS) both focus on China and Russia as preeminent challenges for the United States. The NDS states specifically, “Long-term strategic competitions with China and Russia are the principal …
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The United States, UNCLOS, and the "Race to the Arctic"
The Arctic is one of the most rapidly changing and fiercely debated regions in the era of climate change-related disputes and regulations. As a result of these changes and controversies, a “Race to the Arctic” has begun among a contingency of the world’s most powerful nations. The goal of this …
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International law and the preservation of underwater cultural heritage
In 1997, the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) directed the Secretary-General of that organisation to prepare the first draft of a convention on the protection of the underwater cultural heritage. At the submission of this thesis the …
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Can port state measures taken against RMFO partners be reconciled with international trade law? a critical analysis of the EU shared stocks regulation in light of the herring dispute
The European Union (EU) and Faroe Islands, a small self-governing archipelago under the sovereignty of Denmark, both belong to the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC). NEAFC is a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) which is responsible for the management of, inter alia, …
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The international tribunal for the law of the sea
This thesis deals with new developments in the law of the sea which is now widely regulated in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Chapter one describes the history of the law of the sea until the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea of 1982. The main part analyses …
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The Use of Force by Non-State Actors on the High Seas: Public and Private Responses
The embarkation of private armed guards on commercial ships in Somalia has provided a unique opportunity to test the bounds of international law. The phenomenon was new. Until that point shipowners had been reticent to carry weapons or engage the services of those carrying weapons. The legal and …
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Analysing the international civil liability regime for oil pollution damage caused by ships and aligning with it the South African civil liability regime for oil pollution damage cause by ships
Oil-fouled beaches, dying seabirds and severe economic loss from the closure of fishing grounds and holiday resorts is the picture painted by oil spills, and these consequences often arouse public outrage. Oil spills cause extensive damage to the marine environment and to human society. Indeed, the …
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Consistency in the International Law of Maritime Delimitation - Towards a Set of Common Principles for the Judicial Establishment of Maritime Boundaries
This thesis examines the process applied by international tribunals for delimiting Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf boundaries under international law. Maritime delimitation is governed by articles 74 and 83 of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which are …