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Contents
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Preliminary Material
Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
IMO International Maritime Law Institute
Table of Contents
Table Of Cases
International
International Arbitration
International Court of Justice
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Permanent Court of International Justice
United Nations Committee Against Torture
United Nations Human Rights Committee
World Trade Organisation
Regional
European Court of Human Rights
European Union
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Domestic
Canada
France
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
Table of Legislation
International Instruments
Bilateral Treaties And Agreements
Declarations
Rules, Guidelines And Codes
IMO Resolutions
Itlos Resolutions
United Nations Resolutions
European Union
Treaties
Regulations
Directives
Domestic Legislation
Algeria
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Columbia
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Germany
Guatemala
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Myanmar
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Sáo Tomé and Principe
Seychelles
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Syria
Thailand
Tunisia
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Introduction
Main Text
1 Coastal Waters
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Baselines
1.2.1 Introduction
1.2.2 Coasts that are deeply indented or fringed with islands
1.2.3 Bays
1.2.4 River mouths
1.2.5 Low-tide elevations
1.2.6 Reefs
1.2.7 Harbour works
1.3 Internal Waters
1.3.1 Introduction
1.3.2 The legal status of internal waters
1.3.3 The rights of States other than the coastal State in internal waters
1.3.4 Coastal State jurisdiction and control over foreign ships in internal waters and ports
1.4 Conclusion
2 Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Territorial Sea Maritime Zone
2.2.1 The territorial sea and State sovereignty
(a) Internal waters and baselines
(b) The breadth of the territorial sea
(c) Delimitation of the territorial sea
2.2.2 Innocent passage in the territorial sea
(a) The curtailment of a State’s sovereignty
(b) Right of innocent passage
(c) Meaning of passage
(d) Exceptions to a ‘continuous and expeditious’ passage
(e) Meaning of innocence
(f) Submarines and other underwater vehicles
(g) Laws and regulations of the coastal State and their publicity
(h) Sea lanes and traffic separation schemes in the territorial sea
(i) Duties and rights of protection of the coastal State
(j) Temporary suspension of innocent passage
(k) Charges
2.2.3 Rules of criminal and civil jurisdiction
(a) Criminal jurisdiction
(b) Notification of diplomatic agent or consular officer of the flag State
(c) Civil jurisdiction over foreign ships
(d) Warships and other non-commercial government ships
2.3 The Contiguous Zone
2.3.1 Control versus sovereignty with reference to the contiguous zone
2.3.2 Enforcement jurisdiction of the coastal State in the contiguous zone
2.3.3 Claiming a contiguous zone
2.3.4 Overlaps between the contiguous zone and other maritime regimes
2.3.5 Juridical nature of control measures in the contiguous zone
2.3.6 Fourfold classification of enforceable laws
2.3.7 Typology of legislation
2.3.8 Prevention and punishment
2.3.9 The extent of infringements
2.3.10 Delimitation of the contiguous zone
2.3.11 Archaeological and historical objects found at sea
2.3.12 Hot pursuit through the contiguous zone
2.3.13 Contiguous zones of islands and archipelagic States
2.4 Concluding Remarks on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
2.4.1 Clarifying certain contentious matters with regard to the territorial sea
2.4.2 Is the contiguous zone obsolete?
3 Straits Used for International Navigation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Development of the Regime of Transit Passage
3.3 The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
3.3.1 Straits subject to their own long-standing regime
3.3.2 Straits with high seas or EEZ corridors
3.3.3 Straits between mainland and an island
3.3.4 Dead-end straits
3.4 Straits Used for International Navigation
3.4.1 Legal characterization of straits
3.4.2 Transit passage
3.5 Legal Status of the Connecting Waters
3.6 Duties of Ships and Aircraft during Transit Passage
3.6.1 Specific duties for ships
3.6.2 Particular duties for aircraft
3.7 Sea Lanes and Traffic Separation Schemes
3.8 Laws and Regulations of Bordering State(s) relating to Transit Passage
3.9 Conclusion
Further Reading
4 The Regime of Islands and Rocks
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Analysis of Article 121 of the 1982 Convention
4.2.1 Paragraph 1
(a) Origin
(b) Meaning
(c) Status
4.2.2 Paragraph 2
(a) Origin
(b) Meaning
(c) Status
4.2.3 Paragraph 3
(a) Origin
(b) Meaning
(i) Rocks
(ii) Cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own
(c) Status
4.3 Conclusion
5 Archipelagic States: From Concept to Law
5.1 Introduction
5.2 History of the Development of the Archipelagic State Regime
5.3 Defining Archipelagic States, the UNCLOS Objective Criteria and Drawing Archipelagic State Baselines
5.4 The Rights and Obligations of Archipelagic States and Other States in the Archipelagic Waters
5.5 Conclusion
6 The Continental Shelf
6.1 The Continental Shelf
6.1.1 The physical nature and extent of the continental shelf
6.1.2 The claimed shelf
6.1.3 The multifaceted value of the shelf
(a) Military and strategic value
(b) Economic value
(i) Sedentary fisheries
(ii) Bio-prospecting
(iii) Minerals
(iv) Carbon energy resources
6.2 History of the Legal Theory of the Continental Shelf
6.2.1 Pre-Truman customary international law
6.2.2 Freedom of the seas and sovereign control
6.2.3 The cannon-shot rule and prior examples of shelf claims
6.2.4 The Truman Proclamation
6.3 1958 Continental Shelf Convention
6.3.1 A series of conflicting proclamations
6.3.2 The International Law Commission’s early attempts to codify the law of the continental shelf
6.3.3 The 1958 Continental Shelf Convention
6.4 From the Continental Shelf Convention to UNCLOS III
6.4.1 Decolonization
6.4.2 Technological disparity and changes
6.4.3 Low participation rates
6.4.4 Developing jurisprudence
6.5 The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
6.5.1 The strategic considerations at the commencement of UNCLOS III
6.5.2 The creation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(a) Innovative negotiation procedures
6.5.3 The continental shelf within the scheme of the Convention
(a) The outer limits of the continental shelf
(b) Rights associated with the continental shelf
(c) Coastal State obligations and third State rights
6.6 The Extent of the Continental Shelf
6.6.1 Defining the outer limits of the continental shelf
6.6.2 Article 76(1) incorporates customary international law
6.6.3 The regime prescribed by Article 76
(a) Delineation within 200 nm
(b) Delineation beyond 200 nm
6.6.4 The Commission on the limits of the continental shelf
(a) Functions of the CLCS
(b) Scientific and Technical Guidelines
(c) Timing of submissions
(d) Can non-parties to UNCLOS use the CLCS?
(e) Competence of the CLCS
6.6.5 The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Procedure
(a) ‘Final and binding’ outer limits to be established ‘on the basis of’ CLCS recommendations
(b) Influence of delimitation agreements and decisions on the CLCS
(c) Settlement of disputes involving the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nm
(d) Jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals to delimit the continental shelf beyond 200 nm
6.6.6 The role of Article 76 in delimitation beyond the 200-nm limit
(a) ‘Natural prolongation’ in Article 76
6.6.7 Delimitation methodology of the continental shelf beyond 200 nm
6.7 Seeing Through a Glass Darkly: Recent Developments and their Impact upon the Law of the Continental Shelf
7 The Exclusive Economic Zone
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Creation and Development of the Concept of the Exclusive Economic Zone
7.2.1 From the Truman’s Proclamation of 1945 to the Geneva Conventions of 1958
7.2.2 From the Geneva Conventions of 1958 to the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
7.2.3 The positions of the States during the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
7.3 The Legal Regime of the Exclusive Economic Zone in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
7.3.1 The legal nature of the EEZ
7.3.2 The legal regime of the EEZ: general aspects
7.3.3 The rights of the coastal State in the EEZ
7.3.4 The freedoms of other States in the exclusive economic zone
7.3.5 Cases of creeping jurisdiction
7.3.6 The rights of landlocked or geographically disadvantaged States in the EEZ
7.3.7 Special regimes for certain categories of biological resources
7.4 The Current Practice of States and the Development of Customary International Law Concerning the Exclusive Economic Zone
7.5 The Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone between States with Opposite or Adjacent Coasts
7.5.1 Article 74 UNCLOS
7.5.2 The conventional international practice concerning the delimitation of the EEZ
7.5.3 National legislation concerning the delimitation of the EEZ
7.6 The Relations between the Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Areas
7.7 The Opportunity of Establishing Exclusive Economic Zones in Enclosed or Semi-enclosed Seas: The Mediterranean Case
7.7.1 The opportunity to establish EEZs in the Mediterranean Sea
7.7.2 The practice of the Mediterranean coastal States concerning the EEZ and the impact of the establishment or not of EEZs on the freedom of navigation in the Mediterranean sea basin
8 Sui Generis Zones
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Sui Generis Zones in International Practice
8.3 Exclusive Fishing Zones or Fisheries Protection Zones
8.4 Ecological Protection Zones
8.5 Mixed Zones
8.6 The Practice of Sui Generis Zones in the Mediterranean Sea
8.7 Delimitation of Sui Generis Zones
8.8 Conclusion
9 The High Seas
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Definitional Points
9.3 Characteristics of the High Seas Regime
9.3.1 Peaceful purposes
9.3.2 Non-appropriation
9.4 The Freedoms of the High Seas
9.4.1 Highlighting the freedom of navigation
9.4.2 The genuine link
(a) The ITLOS judgments
(i) Jurisdiction and the genuine link
(ii) The significance of registration
9.5 The Duties of the Flag State
9.6 Jurisdiction over the High Seas
9.6.1 Hot pursuit and constructive presence—extending jurisdiction over the high seas
(a) Hot pursuit
(b) Constructive presence
9.6.2 The UNCLOS and contemporary challenges
9.7 The Future of the High Seas
10 The International Seabed Area
10.1 Definition and Scope of the Area
10.2 The Common Heritage of Mankind
10.3 Legal Status and Principles Covering the Area
10.4 The International Seabed Authority
10.5 Settlement of Disputes and Advisory Opinions
10.6 Conclusion
11 International Law Concerning Maritime Boundary Delimitation
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Provisions of the 1958 Territorial Sea Convention and the 1958 Continental Shelf Convention Concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries
11.3 Maritime Zones under National Jurisdiction Provided for in the 1982 Convention
11.4 Provisions of the 1982 Convention Concerning Maritime Boundary Delimitation and their Legislative History
11.5 Dispute Settlement Procedures under the 1982 Convention
11.6 Methodologies of Maritime Boundary Delimitation
11.7 Case Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal
11.7.1 Jurisdiction (paragraphs 41–50 of the Judgment)
11.7.2 Territorial sea (paragraphs 56–176 of the Judgment)
(a) The 1974 and 2008 Agreed Minutes
(b) Tacit or de facto agreement and estoppel
(c) Special circumstances and delimitation line
11.7.3 Exclusive economic zone and continental shelf within 200 nm (paragraphs 177–340 of the Judgment)
(a) Single delimitation line and applicable law
(b) Relevant coasts
(c) Method of delimitation
(d) Construction of the provisional equidistance line
(e) Relevant circumstances
(f) Adjustment of the provisional equidistance line
(g) Continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles (paragraphs 341–476 of the Judgment)
(i) Jurisdiction to delimit the continental shelf in its entirety and exercise of jurisdiction
(ii) Entitlement and delimitation
(iii) Meaning of natural prolongation
(iv) Determination of entitlements
(v) Delimitation of the continental shelf beyond 200 nm and delimitation line
(vi) ‘Grey area’
(vii) Disproportionality test
11.8 Conclusion
12 The Conservation of Marine Living Resources under International Law
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The Sources
12.3 Regulatory Jurisdiction over Living Marine Resources
12.3.1 Within national jurisdiction
12.3.2 Beyond national jurisdiction
12.4 Enforcement Jurisdiction over Living Marine Resources under International Law
12.5 The Obligation for States to take Conservation Measures with Respect to Living Marine Resources
12.5.1 Within national jurisdiction
12.5.2 Beyond national jurisdiction
12.5.3 Species-based conservation
12.6 Conclusion
13 Genetic Resources of the Sea
13.1 Introduction
13.2 What are Genetic Resources?
13.3 Legal Framework for Genetic Resources
13.3.1 Genetic resources within areas of national jurisdiction
(a) UNCLOS
(b) CBD
13.3.2 Genetic resources beyond areas of national jurisdiction
(a) CBD
(b) UNCLOS
(i) Area
(ii) High Seas
(iii) Possible solutions for areas beyond national jurisdiction
13.4 International Intellectual Property Rights
13.4.1 World Intellectual Property Organization
(a) Defensive protection of genetic resources
(b) Intellectual property issues in mutually agreed terms
(c) Disclosure requirements in patent applications
13.4.2 World Trade Organization
13.5 Regulating Genetic Resources beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction: Ways to Fill the Regulatory Gap
13.5.1 Expansion of the ISA mandate
(a) Article 133 UNCLOS
(b) Article 82 UNCLOS: model for an international royalty system
13.5.2 Multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism
14 Marine Scientific Research
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Defining Marine Scientific Research
14.2.1 The quest for a definition
14.2.2 ‘Fundamental’ versus ‘applied’ marine scientific research
14.2.3 The coverage of UNCLOS
(a) What marine scientific research is not: a negative definition
(b) Hydrographic surveying
(c) Bioprospecting
(d) Conclusion on defining marine scientific research under the UNCLOS regime
14.3 Legal Sources of Marine Scientific Research
14.3.1 Marine scientific research in pre-UNCLOS customary international law
14.3.2 Marine scientific research in the UNCLOS regime
(a) General provisions on marine scientific research: Articles 238 and 239 UNCLOS
(i) A customary or conventional right?
(ii) Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged States
(iii) Competent international organizations
(iv) The limits of the right to conduct marine scientific research
(b) General principles for the conduct of marine scientific research
(c) Marine scientific research under national jurisdiction
(i) Internal waters, archipelagic waters, and the territorial sea
(ii) The continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone
(d) Marine scientific research beyond national jurisdiction
(i) The high seas
(ii) The Area
(e) Transformation of the UNCLOS regime on marine scientific research into customary international law
14.3.3 Marine scientific research in other legal instruments
14.4 State Practice
14.4.1 Coastal State practice
14.4.2 The practice of landlocked States
14.4.3 European Union practice
14.5 Future Developments and Conclusion
15 Landlocked and Geographically Disadvantaged States
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Differences
15.3 Pre-UNCLOS Regime
15.3.1 The 1921 Barcelona Convention
15.3.2 The 1947 GATT
15.3.3 The 1965 New York Convention on Transit (Trade) of Land-locked States
15.4 UNCLOS Regime
15.5 The Right to a Flag
15.6 Conclusion
16 Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage
16.1 Introduction
16.2 The UNCLOS Provisions on Underwater Cultural Heritage
16.2.1 The general duties to protect and to cooperate
16.2.2 Cultural heritage in the territorial sea and the contiguous zone
16.2.3 The gap as regards cultural heritage in the EEZ
16.2.4 The overarching status of Admiralty Law
16.2.5 The conflict between two non-prejudice provisions
16.2.6 Cultural heritage in the Area
16.3 The CPUCH in General
16.3.1 The elimination of the undesirable effects of the law of salvage and the law of finds
16.3.2 The exclusion of a first-come-first-served approach for cultural heritage found in the EEZ or on the continental shelf
16.3.3 Cultural heritage in the Area
16.3.4 The strengthening of regional cooperation
16.3.5 State ships
16.3.6 The relationship between the UNCLOS and the CPUCH
16.4 Specific Agreements on Certain Wrecks
17 The Legal Regime of the Arctic
17.1 What is the Arctic?
17.2 Application of UNCLOS and Other International Treaties to the Arctic
17.3 Northwest and Northeast Passages
17.4 Maritime Areas and their Delimitation: Delineation of the Continental Shelf
17.5 National Policy Doctrines
17.6 The Arctic Council
18 The Legal Regime of the Antarctic
18.1 The Origins of International Cooperation in the Antarctic
18.1.1 Consequences of the geophysical context on the international regime of Antarctica
18.1.2 A delicate and potentially adverse strategic political context
18.1.3 Reversing adversities into opportunities: the origins of international cooperation
18.2 The Antarctic Treaty System: An ‘Objective’ International Regime?
18.2.1 The components of the system
(a) The Washington 1959 Antarctic Treaty
(b) Developments relating to the management of biological resources
(c) Developments relating to mineral resources and the protection of the environment
18.2.2 The Antarctic system, the UN, and other relevant international treaties
18.2.3 International rules and national jurisdiction in the Antarctic
18.3 The Application of the Law of the Sea to the Antarctic Ocean
18.4 Maritime Zones in the Antarctic Ocean
18.4.1 Baselines
18.4.2 Territorial sea
18.4.3 Continental shelf
18.4.4 The exclusive economic zone
18.4.5 High sea and deep seabed
18.5 Recent Maritime Claims in the Antarctic Ocean: Extending the Continental Shelf’s Outer Limit beyond 200 Nautical Miles from the Baseline
18.6 Recent Trends and Challenges: Shipping in the Antarctic Ocean
19 Human Rights and the Law of the Sea
19.1 Introduction
19.2 The Sources
19.2.1 Human rights law
19.2.2 Labour law
19.2.3 Law of the sea and maritime law
19.3 The Scope of Human Rights
19.3.1 De iure jurisdiction
19.3.2 De facto jurisdiction
19.4 The Content of Human Rights
19.4.1 Positive and negative obligations
19.4.2 Severability
19.4.3 The special nature of the marine environment
19.5 The Relationship between Human Rights and the Law of the Sea
20 The Settlement of Disputes
20.1 Introduction
20.2 The Mechanism for the Settlement of Disputes Under the UN Convention for the Law of the Sea
20.2.1 Recourse to peaceful means of the choice of the parties (s 1)
(a) Obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means (Article 279)
(b) Settlement of disputes by any peaceful means chosen by the parties (Article 280)
(c) Procedure where no settlement has been reached by the parties (Article 281)
(i) Agreement on another means to settle a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of UNCLOS
(ii) No settlement has been reached and the agreement between the parties does not exclude any further procedure
(d) Obligations under general, regional or bilateral agreements (Article 282)
(e) Obligation to exchange views (Article 283)
20.2.2 Compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions (section 2)
(a) Choice of procedure (Article 287)
(b) Applicable law
(c) Limitations and exceptions to applicability of section 2
(i) Limitations on applicability of section 2 (Article 297)
(ii) Optional exceptions to applicability of section 2 (Article 298)
20.2.3 International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
(a) Jurisdiction of the Tribunal
(i) Jurisdiction ratione materiae
(ii) Jurisdiction ratione personae
(b) Institution of contentious proceedings before the Tribunal and conduct of cases
(c) Compulsory jurisdiction of the Tribunal
(i) Disputes relating to Part XI UNCLOS (Articles 187 and 188 UNCLOS)
(ii) Prompt release proceedings (Article 292 UNCLOS)
(iii) Provisional measures pending the constitution of an arbitral tribunal (Article 290 (5) UNCLOS)
(d) Disputes relating to other agreements
(e) Advisory proceedings
(i) Advisory proceedings before the Seabed Disputes Chamber
(ii) Advisory proceedings before the Tribunal
20.2.4 International Court of Justice
20.2.5 Arbitration
20.2.6 Special arbitration
20.3 Settlement of Law of the Sea Disputes on the Basis of Provisions Contained in other International Instruments Related to the Purposes of UNCLOS
20.4 Conclusion
21 The International Maritime Organization and the Law of the Sea
21.1 Introduction and Historical Background
21.2 The Universal Mandate of IMO
21.3 UNCLOS and IMO Instruments
21.4 Recommendatory Measures
21.5 IMO Treaty Instruments
21.6 The IMO Treaties in Accordance with International Law and the Law of the Sea
21.7 Flag State Jurisdiction in Accordance with IMO Instruments
21.8 Port State Jurisdiction to Correct Deficiencies and Power to Impose Sanctions
21.9 Maritime Zones and the Implementation of IMO Regulations
21.10 UNCLOS Jurisdictional Framework for the Development of IMO Treaties
21.11 The Environmental UNCLOS and IMO Rules and Standards
21.12 Safety of Navigation
21.12.1 Flag State jurisdiction
21.12.2 Coastal State jurisdiction
21.12.3 Port State jurisdiction
21.13 Prevention and Control of Marine Pollution
21.14 Vessel-source Pollution
21.14.1 Relationship between flag, port, and coastal State jurisdiction
21.14.2 Pollution incidents and emergencies at sea
21.15 Flag State Jurisdiction
21.15.1 Investigation of an alleged violation and penalties
21.16 Port State Jurisdiction
21.16.1 Discharge violations
21.16.2 Reception facilities
21.17 Coastal State Jurisdiction
21.17.1 Special areas and particularly sensitive sea areas
22 The United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
22.1 Mandate
22.2 Core Functions
22.3 Providing Substantive Servicing to the General Assembly and its Subsidiary Organs
22.3.1 General Assembly: annual reports
22.3.2 United Nations open-ended informal consultative process on oceans and the Law of the Sea
22.3.3 Regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment
22.3.4 Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction
22.4 Meeting of States Parties
22.5 Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
22.6 Depositary Functions
22.7 Capacity-Building
23 The Contribution of the International Court of Justice to the Law of the Sea
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice and the Creation of ITLOS
23.3 Maritime Delimitation
23.3.1 A few general principles
23.3.2 A single maritime boundary
23.3.3 Relevant coasts and baselines
23.3.4 Delimitation of the territorial sea, the continental shelf, and the exclusive economic zone: the quest for an equitable solution
23.3.5 Special/relevant circumstances
23.3.6 Towards a homogenous and coherent delimitation methodology
23.4 Right of Innocent Passage
23.5 Use of Force in the High Seas
23.6 Conclusion
24 The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
24.1 Establishment
24.1.1 Introduction
24.1.2 Basic instruments
24.1.3 Relations with the host country and the UN
24.2 Composition
24.2.1 Members of the Tribunal
24.2.2 Judges ad hoc
24.2.3 Experts under Article 289 of UNCLOS
24.3 Organization
24.3.1 Presidency
24.3.2 Chambers
(a) Seabed Disputes Chamber
(b) Special chambers
24.3.3 Committees
24.4 Jurisdiction
24.4.1 Access to the Tribunal
24.4.2 Scope of jurisdiction
(a) Advisory jurisdiction
(b) Contentions jurisdiction
(i) Compulsory jurisdiction and declarations made under Article 287 of the Convention
(ii) Voluntary jurisdiction
(c) Jurisdictional clauses in international agreements
(d) Compulsory residual jurisdiction in provisional measures and prompt release cases
24.4.3 Accessory jurisdiction
24.5 Applicable Law and Procedural Aspects
24.6 Cases
24.6.1 Prompt release of vessels and crews under Article 292 UNCLOS
24.6.2 Provisional measures under Article 290(5) UNCLOS
24.6.3 Contentious cases (merits)
(a) The M/V ‘Saiga’ (No. 2) case
(b) Case Concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Exploitation of Swordfish Stocks in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean (Chile/European Union)
(c) Dispute Concerning the Delimitation of Maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal
(d) The M/V ‘Louisa’ case
(e) Pending case
24.6.4 Advisory opinions
(a) Advisory opinion rendered by the Seabed Disputes Chamber
(b) Pending case
24.7 Conclusion
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Edited By: David J Attard, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Norman A Martínez Gutiérrez
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