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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The International Law of the Sea by Donald R. Rothwell Tim Stephens
The second edition of this acclaimed text provides a contemporary explanation of the foundational principles of the law of the sea a critical overview of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and an analysis of subsequent developments including the many bilateral regional and global agreements that supplement the Convention. All of the main areas of the law of the sea are addressed including the foundations and sources of the law the nature and extent of the maritime zones the delimitation of overlapping maritime boundaries the place of archipelagic and other special states in the law of the sea navigational rights and freedoms military activities at sea marine resource and conservation issues marine environmental protection and dispute settlement. The book also takes stock of contemporary oceans issues not adequately addressed by the Convention. Overarching challenges facing the law of the sea are considered including how new maritime security initiatives can be reconciled with traditional navigational rights and freedoms and the need for stronger legal and policy responses to protect the global ocean environment from climate change and ocean acidification.