United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Article-by-Article Commentary
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-406-60324-2
Verlag: Verlag C. H. Beck GmbH & Co. KG

Buch, Englisch, 2617 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 2018 g

Reihe: Beck international

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force in 1994. By now, it has been ratified by 168 parties, including all Member States of the EU and the EU itself. The convention defines the rights and duties of states with regard to the use and protection of the ocean. UNCLOS consolidates customary international law and various conventions previously adopted by the international community. As a framework agreement, this treaty, the most comprehensive one ever concluded, is often referred to as the constitution for the seas.

The commentary employs a systematic methodology, whereby each provision is examined and analysed element by element. The issue of the suitability of the convention to deal with the challenges facing the modern law of the sea, such as the exploration and exploitation of non-mineral resources or the protection of the marine environment in general, occupies a central focus of this work.

Zielgruppe

For both academics and practitioners in the field of international public law; practicing lawyers in international law firms, government agencies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Proelß, Alexander

Ambach, Philipp

Ambos, Kai

Heinze, Alexander

Maggio, Amber Rose

Blitza, Eike

Daum, Oliver

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales See-, Luft- und Weltraumrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Commentary covers all major parts of the Convention, such as:
Part I. Introduction
Part II. Territorial sea and contiguous zone
Part III. Straits used for international navigation
Part IV. Archipelagic states
Part V. Exclusive economic zone
Part VI. Continental shelf
Part VII. High seas
Part VIII. Regime of islands
Part IX. Enclosed or semi-enclosed seas
Part X. Right of access of land locked states to and from the sea and freedom of transit
Part XI. The area
Part XII. Protection and preservation of the marine environment
Part XIII. Marine scientific research
Part XIV. Development and transfer of marine technology
Part XV. Settlement of disputes
Part XVI. General provisions
Part XVII. Final provisions

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Proelss is professor of public international law at the University of Trier, specialised in the law of the sea. The authors are renowned experts of the law of the sea from various countries, such as UK, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, China, Belgium, Greece, Jamaica, Australia, Ireland and Germany