United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982: A Commentary

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Myron H. Nordquist, Shabtai Rosenne
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1985 - Law - 769 pages
These commentaries are based almost entirely on the formal and informal documentation of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III, 1973-1982), coupled, where necessary, with the personal knowledge of editors, contributors, or reviewers, many of whom were principal negotiators or UN personnel who participated in the Conference.
 

Contents

COMMENTARIES
9
Preservation of the marine environment
11
GENERAL PROVISIONS
35
Sovereign right of States to exploit their natural
44
Measures to prevent reduce and control pollution
50
Duty not to transfer damage or hazards
69
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
77
information and data
93
SAFEGUARDS
320
Exercise of powers of enforcement
325
Duty to avoid adverse consequences in the exercise of the powers of enforcement
330
Investigation of foreign vessels
334
Nondiscrimination with respect to foreign vessels
345
Suspension and restrictions on institution of proceedings
348
Institution of civil proceedings
360
Monetary penalties and the observance of recognized rights of the accused
362

MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
109
Publication of reports
116
Assessment of potential effects of activities
121
INTERNATIONAL RULES AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO PREVENT REDUCE AND CONTROL POLLUTION OF THE MARINE ENVIR...
125
Pollution from seabed activities subject to national jurisdiction
135
Pollution from activities in the Area
147
Pollution by dumping
155
Annexes to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
169
Pollution from vessels
176
Pollution from or through the atmosphere
207
ENFORCEMENT
214
Enforcement with respect to pollution from seabed activities
222
Enforcement with respect to pollution from activities in the Area
227
Enforcement with respect to pollution by dumping
232
Enforcement by flag States
240
Enforcement by port States
258
Measures relating to seaworthiness of vessels to avoid pollution
273
Enforcement by coastal States
279
109
280
Measures to avoid pollution arising from maritime casualties
303
Enforcement with respect to pollution from or through the atmosphere
315
ICECOVERED AREAS
392
RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY
399
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
416
OBLIGATIONS UNDER OTHER
422
MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
429
GENERAL PROVISIONS
438
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
466
Scientific research
472
CONDUCT AND PROMOTION OF MARINE
488
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTALLATIONS
612
RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY
632
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
643
DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF MARINE
665
GENERAL PROVISIONS
671
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
696
COOPERATION AMONG
734
Resolution on Development
741
Summary of the Commentary on Article 1
749
Subject index
761
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