Law of the sea in a nutshell / / by Louis B. Sohn [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: St. Paul, Minnesota : , : Thomson Reuters, , 2010; ©2010
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 341.450973
• Soggetto topico: Law of the sea - United States; Law of the sea
• Persona (resp. second.): SohnLouis B.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface and Dedication -- About the Authors -- LOS Convention Table -- Table of Treaties -- Illustrations and Tables -- OUTLINE -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The High Seas and High Seas Freedoms -- A. Introduction -- B. Definition of "High Seas" -- C. High Seas Freedoms -- 1. Freedom of Navigation -- 2. Freedom of Overflight -- 3. Freedom of Fishing -- 4. Freedom to Lay Submarine Cables and Pipelines -- 5. Freedom to Construct Artificial Islands -- 6. Freedom of Scientific Research -- 7. Other Freedoms -- D. Limitations on the Exercise of High Seas Freedoms -- 1. Due Regard to Interests of Other States -- 2. Peaceful Purposes -- 3. Other Rules of International Law -- E. Duty to Render Assistance -- Chapter 3. Nationality of Vessels -- A. Introduction -- B. The Concept of Nationality of Vessels -- C. The Right of States to Confer Nationality on a Ship -- 1. General Principle -- 2. Limitations -- 3. Genuine Link -- 4. U.S. Ownership and Manning Requirements -- D. Documentation and Registration -- E. Ships or Vessels -- Chapter 4. Duties and Jurisdiction of the Flag State and Exceptions to Flag State Jurisdiction -- A. Introduction -- B. Duties of the Flag State -- C. Flag State Jurisdiction -- 1. General Principles -- 2. Collisions at Sea and the Distinction between Jurisdiction to Prescribe and Jurisdiction to Enforce -- 3. Stateless Vessels -- D. Exceptions to Flag State Jurisdiction -- 1. Treaty-Based Exceptions -- 2. Piracy -- 3. Slave Trade -- 4. Unauthorized Broadcasting -- 5. Drug Trafficking -- 6. Hot Pursuit -- 7. Vessel of Same Nationality as Warship -- Chapter 5. The Baseline for Determining Zones of National Jurisdiction -- A. Introduction -- B. Normal Baseline: The Low-Water Line -- C. Bays -- D. Rivers -- E. Islands -- F. Low-Tide Elevations -- G. Harbor Works and Roadsteads. ; H. Straight Baselines -- I. Archipelagic Baselines -- J. Historic Inland Waters, Including Historic Bays -- K. The Impact of Climate Change on Baselines -- Chapter 6. Boundaries of Maritime Jurisdiction Between Adjacent and Opposite States -- A. Introduction -- B. Territorial Sea -- C. Continental Shelf and EEZ -- 1. General Rule: Delimitation by Agreement -- 2. Rules to be Applied in the Absence of Agreement and the Role of International Courts and Arbitral Tribunals -- 3. Special and Relevant Circumstances -- 4. Conciliation -- Chapter 7. Internal Waters and Ports -- A. Introduction -- B. Sovereignty Over Internal Waters -- C. Freedom of Access to Ports -- 1. Access to Ports Established by Treaties -- 2. Access to Ports in the Absence of Treaties -- 3. Restrictions on Port Access -- 4. Access to Ports by Nuclear-Powered Ships -- 5. Access to Ports by Warships -- 6. Entrance into Ports and Places of Refuge as a Result of Distress or Force Majeure -- D. Coastal and Flag State Jurisdiction Over Vessels While in Internal Waters -- 1. Conflict of Laws Principles -- 2. Exercise of Jurisdiction by the Coastal State over Foreign Vessels and the Peace of the Port Doctrine -- 3. Jurisdiction of Coastal State over Persons Seeking Asylum aboard Foreign Vessels While in Its Ports -- 4. Coastal State Jurisdiction over Distressed Vessels Seeking Refuge -- 5. Coastal State Jurisdiction over Foreign Warships -- 6. Jurisdiction of the Flag State over Vessels in Foreign Ports or Internal Waters -- E. Enlarged Port State Jurisdiction -- F. Deepwater Ports -- Chapter 8. The Territorial Sea, Straits, Archipelagic Waters, and Contiguous Zone -- A. Introduction -- B. Coastal State Sovereignty Over the Territorial Sea -- C. Breadth of the Territorial Sea -- D. The Right of Innocent Passage -- 1. General Rules Governing Innocent Passage -- 2. Innocent Passage of Warships. ; 3. Innocent Passage of Vessels Transporting Dangerous Substances and Nuclear-Powered Vessels -- 4. Coastal State Exercise of Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction over Foreign Vessels in the Territorial Sea -- 5. No Right of Innocent Passage by Aircraft through Air Space above the Territorial Sea -- E. Transit Passage Through Straits -- F. Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage -- G. Contiguous Zone -- H. The U.S. Territorial Sea and the Rights of the States of the United States -- I. Shipwrecks and Underwater Cultural Heritage -- Chapter 9. Exclusive Economic Zone -- A. Introduction -- B. From Fishery Zones to an Exclusive Economic Zone -- C. Management and Conservation of the Living Resources Within the EEZ -- D. Rights of Geographically Disadvantaged and Land-Locked States in the EEZ -- E. Species Subject to Special Rules -- 1. Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks -- 2. Marine Mammals -- 3. Anadromous and Catadromous Stocks -- 4. Sedentary Species -- F. Enforcement of Conservation and Management Measures -- G. U.S. Legislation Relating to Conservation and Exploitation of the Living Resources in the EEZ -- H. The European Community and Fisheries -- I. Energy Production and the EEZ -- J. Marine Scientific Research -- K. Artificial Islands and Installations, Including Deepwater Ports -- Chapter 10. Continental Shelf -- A. Introduction -- B. Early Developments -- C. Definition and Outer Limits -- D. The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf -- E. Rights and Duties of the Coastal State Over the Continental Shelf -- F. Sedentary Fisheries -- G. Marine Scientific Research on the Continental Shelf -- H. U.S. Practice and Legislation Relating to the Continental Shelf -- Chapter 11. The Deep Seabed and Its Mineral Resources -- A. Introduction -- B. Early Developments -- C. The Deep Seabed Mining Provisions of the 1982 LOS Convention. ; D. The Search for a Generally Accepted Deep Seabed Mining Regime: Developments to 1994 -- E. The 1994 Implementation Agreement and the Current Deep Seabed Mining Regime -- F. Marine Scientific Research in the Area -- G. Hydrothermal Vents and Genetic Resources -- H. Other Activities in the Area -- Chapter 12. Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment -- A. Introduction -- B. General Principles -- C. Vessel Source Pollution -- 1. Flag State Jurisdiction -- 2. Coastal State Jurisdiction in Ports and in the Territorial Sea -- 3. Coastal State Jurisdiction in the EEZ -- 4. Topics of Special Concern -- D. Pollution From Land-Based Sources -- E. Ocean Dumping -- F. Pollution From Seabed Activities Subject to National Jurisdiction -- G. Pollution From Deep Seabed Mining -- H. Pollution From or Through the Atmosphere -- I. Area-Based Management Tools -- J. Responsibility and Liability -- K. Enforcement -- 1. Flag State Enforcement -- 2. Coastal State Enforcement -- 3. Port State Enforcement -- 4. Overlapping Jurisdiction -- 5. Liability for Wrongful Enforcement -- L. Notification and Cooperative Action -- M. Government Noncommercial Ships -- Chapter 13. Conservation and Management of High Seas Living Resources -- A. Introduction -- B. From UNCLOS I to UNCLOS III -- C. Beyond UNCLOS III -- 1. Legally Binding Documents -- 2. Nonlegally Binding Documents -- 3. Conventions Not Focusing on the Law of the Sea -- Chapter 14. Maritime Terrorism and Security -- A. Introduction -- B. Historical Development of International Cooperation in the Suppression of Terrorism -- C. Cooperative International Efforts to Prevent Maritime Terrorism and Enhance Maritime Security -- 1. 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation -- 2. ISPS Code and Related 1974 Safety of Life at Sea Convention Amendments. ; 3. Seafarer Identification -- 4. U.N. Security Council Decisions -- 5. Proliferation Security Initiative -- D. National Legislation -- 1. U.S. 2002 Maritime Safety and Transportation Act -- 2. U.S. 2005 National Strategy for Maritime Security -- 3. U.S. 2006 SAFE Port Act -- 4. U.S. Criminal Laws -- 5. Legislation of Other Countries -- Chapter 15. Settlement of Disputes -- A. Introduction -- B. Overview of Third-Party International Dispute Settlement -- C. The Dispute Settlement System of the Law of the Sea Convention -- D. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea -- Chapter 16. The Future of the Law of the Sea -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive guide summarizes the current principles and rules governing the international law of the sea. Topics include the rights and responsibilities of states in various zones of the oceans, fisheries and nonliving resources, vessel nationality and jurisdiction over vessels, maritime terrorism and security, maritime boundary delimitation and baselines, marine environment, and dispute settlement mechanisms. The text discusses the widely accepted United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and other relevant treaties, legislation, and jurisprudence, including U.S. and European laws, cases, and practice.
• Titolo autorizzato: Law of the sea in a nutshell
• ISBN: 1-62810-581-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136689103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Nutshell series.