TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.INTRODUCTION TO THE EVOLUTION OF
A NEW CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA
A. Events Affecting the Law of the
Sea from 1945-1973
1. The Reasons for
International Maritime Conflicts
2. The Truman
Proclamations of 1945
3. Developments in the late 1940's
and'1950's
4. The First and Second United
Nations Conferences on the Law of the Sea (1958 and 1960)
5. Developments
in'the 1960's
6. The Sea-Bed - "Common Heritage of
Mankind"
7. The Sea-Bed Committee 1967-1973
and the Preparations for the Third United Nations Conference
B. The Third United Nations
Conference on the Law of the Sea (1973-1982)
1. Participants, Sessions
2. Initial Problems
3. "Gentleman's Agreement" and
"Package Deal"
4. Negotiating
Process
C. The General Effects of the
Convention
1. A Constitution for
the Oceans
2. Impact of the Four UN Conventions
on the Law of the Sea of 1958
3. Significant
Achievements
4. Limits of Regulations
5. "Equality" - Equal
Rights for All?
6. Major Objections
to the Convention
7. A New Economic Order?
8. Provisions for
Entry into Force
9. The Importance of Having Signed
the Convention
10. Practice of the
States in Recent Years
11. What is the "Law
of the Sea" Today?
12. The Future of the Convention
D. Ratification and Signature
Status of the four Geneva Conventions
of 1958 and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982
II. GUIDE TO THE CONVENTION
Preamble and Part I (Article 1)
1. Preamble
2. Introduction
3. Significant
Content of the Preamble (Layout)
Part II (Articles 2-33)
1. Legal Status of
the Territorial Sea
2. The Right of Foreign Nationals in
Internal Waters and the Territorial Sea (Layout)
3. Baseline
4. Importance of
Baseline (Layout)
5. Passage Through
the Territorial Sea
6. Importance of the Concept
"Innocent Passage" (Layout)
7. The Contiguous Zone
8. The Contiguous Zone (Layout)
Part III (Articles 34-45)
1. Straits Used for
International Navigation
2. The Regime of
Passage Through Straits (Layout)
Part IV (Articles 46-54)
1. Archipelagic
States
2. Operations in Archipelagic Waters
(Layout)
Part V (Articles 55-75)
1. Exclusive Economic
Zone
2. Rights and Duties in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (Layout)
3. Coastal State
Fisheries
4. Fisheries in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (Layout)
Part VI (Articles 76-85)
1. The Continental Shelf
2. Significant Rights of Others in
the Economic Zone, Continental Shelf, and the High Seas (Layout)
Part VII (Articles 86-120)
1. The High Seas -
General
2. The High Seas (Layout)
3. The Flag State's
Obligations for Merchant Vessels
4. Vessels (Layout)
5. International
Jurisdiction
6. Hot Pursuit
7. Special Jurisdiction on the High
Seas (Layout)
8. Submarine Cables and Pipelines
9. Fisheries on the
High Seas
10. Freedom of
Fishing (Layout)
Part VIII (Article 121); Part IX
(Articles 122-123)
1. The Regime of Islands
2. Enclosed or Semi-enclosed Seas
3. Regime of Islands
(Layout)
4. Enclosed or Semi-enclosed Seas
(Layout)
Part X (Articles 124-132)
1. Freedom of Transit
2. Freedom of Transit
(Layout)
Part XI (Articles 133-191)
1. Principles
Governing the Area
2. Principles
Governing the Area (Layout)
3. Development of the Resources of
the Area
4. Development of
Resources (Layout)
5. The Sea-Bed Authprity
6. The Sea-Bed Authority (Layout)
7. The Organs of the
Authority
8. The Organizations of the Sea-Bed
Authority (Layout)
9. The Sea-Bed
Disputes
Chamber
10. The Sea-Bed Disputes Chamber
(Layout)
Part XII (Articles 192-237)
1. Pollution Prevention Regulations
in General
2. The Legal Framework for Prevention
of Pollution (Layout)
3. Pollution Legislation Applicable
to Vessels
4. General Jurisdiction for Vessels
in Pollution Matters (Layout)
5. Enforcement of Pollution Laws
Applicable to Vessels
6. General
Enforcement Concept (Layout)
7. Port State Enforcement (Article
218) (Layout)
8. Coastal State Enforcement (Article
220) (Layout)
Part XIII (Articles 238-265)
1. Marine Scientific
Research
2. Marine Scientific
Research (Layout)
Part XIV (Articles 266-278)
1. Development and Transfer of
Technology
2. Transfer of Marine Technology
(Layout)
Part XV (Articles 279-299)
1. System for
Settlement of Disputes
2. The Fora for the
Settlement of Disputes (Layout)
Part XVI (Articles 300-304)
1. General Provisions
2. References to Peaceful Use of the
Sea (Layout)
Part XVII (Articles 305-320)
1. Final Provisions
2. Entry into Force
and Applicability of the Convention and Amendments (Layout)
Annexes I and II
1. Highly Migratory
Species
2. Continental Shelf Commission
3. Continental Shelf
Commission (Layout)
Annex III
1. Basic Conditions of Prospecting,
Exploration and Exploitation
2. Authority -
Contractor (Layout)
Annex IV
1.The Enterprise
2.Statute of the
Enterprise (Layout)
Annex V
1. Voluntary Conciliation
2. Compulsory
Conciliation
3. Conciliation
Procedure (Layout)
Annex VI
1.The Tribunal for
the Law of the Sea
2.2. The Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea (Layout)
Annex VII, Annex VIII
1. Arbitration
2. Special
Arbitration
3. Arbitration - Special Arbitration
(Layout)
Annex IX
1. International
Organizations as "States Parties"
2. Participation of International
Organizations (Layout)
Final Act, Annex I, Resolution I
1. Final Act
2. Preparatory Commission
3. Preparatory
Commission (Layout)
Final Act, Annex I, Resolution II
1.The Regime for
"Pioneer activities"
2.The "Pioneer
Investors" (Layout)
III.COMMENTARY ON MAJOR SUBJECTS
OF THE CONVENTION
A.States and Organizations
1. States and States
Parties
2. Coastal States
3. Port states
4. Flag States
5. Register States
6. Flag of
Convenience States
7. Archipelagic States
8. Geographically
Disadvantaged States
9. Land-locked States
10. Transit States
11. Developing States
12.United Nations Organizations
13.Other International Government
Organizations
14.Co-operaton - "Competent
International Organization"
15.Govermental Organizations as
Parties to the Convention
B. Zones and Areas
1. International Waters, "Historic
Bays", and Ports
2. Territorial Sea
3. Contiguous Zone
4. Straits
5. Archipelagic Waters and Zones
6. Islands
7. Enclosed or Semi-enclosed Seas
8. Continental Shelf
9. Exclusive Economic
Zone
10.The High Seas
11.The Area - The Deep Sea-Bed
C. Activities on the Oceans
1. Ships - Vessels
2. Navigation
3. Fisheries
4. Overflight
5. Marine Scientific Research
6. Deep-Sea Mining
7. Artificial Islands
and structures
8. Cables and Pipelines
9. Dumping
10.Archeological and Historical
Objects
11.Military use
D. Prevention Measures
1. Safety of Shipping
2. Preservation of the Marine
Environment
3. Indemnity
E. Measures for peace
and Justice
1. Establishing Peace
2. Measures to Close the Economic Gap
3. The Unification of the Law of the
Sea
4. Settlement of Disputes