New knowledge and changing circumstances in the law of the sea / / edited by Tomas Heidar.

• Superior document: Publications on ocean development ; Volume 92
• TeilnehmendeR: Heidar, Tomas H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Publications on ocean development ; Volume 92.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

"During the four decades, that have passed since the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was negotiated, there has been considerable advancement in the knowledge of a number of important issues addressed in the Convention. Among those issues are marine biological diversity, the...

Table of Contents

• Editor's Preface
• List of Figures and Tables
• Contributors
• Introduction: How Does the Law of the Sea Adapt to New Knowledge and Changing Circumstances?
• Tomas Heidar
• Part 1: Legal, Scientific and Technical Interplay in the Law of the Sea
• 1 Disputes Involving Scientific and Technical Matters and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
• Jin-Hyun Paik
• Part 2: Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Marine Genetic Resources
• 2 Mind the Gap between Biological Samples and Marine Genetic Resources in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Lessons from Land
• Sophie Arnaud-Haond
• 3 The Legal Status of Marine Genetic Resources in the Context of BBNJ Negotiations: Diverse Legal Regimes and Related Problems
• Konrad Jan Marciniak
• 4 Marine Genetic Resources of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and Intellectual Property Rights
• Fernanda Millicay
• 5 BBNJ and MGRs: Practical Solutions for Benefit-Sharing
• Natalie Y. Morris-Sharma
• Part 3: Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Conservation and Management Tools and the Question of Fisheries
• 6 Options for Marine Protected Areas under a New Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
• Veronica Frank
• 7 Fisheries and Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Advancing and Enhancing Cooperation
• Richard Barnes
• Part 4: Disputes Concerning the Delimitation and Delineation of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles
• 8 Disputes Concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles
• Leonardo Bernard and Clive Schofield
• 9 Obligations of States in Disputed Areas of the Continental Shelf
• Sean D. Murphy
• 10 Joint Development in Continental Shelf Areas beyond 200 Nautical Miles
• Vasco Becker-Weinberg
• 11 More Disputes Ahead for the CLCS? CLCS Practice on Rule 46 of Its Rules of Procedure
• Signe Veierud Busch
• Part 5: Seafloor Highs
• 12 Seafloor Highs in Article 76 of the Law of the Sea Convention
• A Scientific Introduction and Some Comments on CLCS Practice
• Walter R. Roest
• 13 Submarine Ridges and Submarine Elevations under the Law of the Sea Convention: A Further Look
• Kevin A. Baumert and Larry Mayer
• 14 The Case of Reykjanes Ridge
• Helga Gudmundsdottir
• 15 Classification of Seafloor Highs in the Central Arctic Ocean
• Bjørn Kunoy
• Part 6: Deep Seabed Mineral Resources and the Marine Environment
• 16 Environmental Impacts of Deep Seabed Mining
• Matthias Haeckel, Annemiek Vink, Felix Janssen and Sabine Kasten
• Part 7: Climate Change and the Legal Effects of Sea Level Rise
• 17 Climate Change and the Legal Effects of Sea Level Rise: An Introduction to the Science
• Larry Mayer
• 18 The Effects of Sea Level Rise on Baselines and Outer Limits of Maritime Zones
• Alfred H.A. Soons
• 19 Effects of Sea Level Rise on Agreements and Judgments Delimiting Maritime Boundaries
• Snjólaug Árnadóttir
• 20 Legal and Political Considerations on the Disappearance of States Due to Sea Level Rise
• Christina Hioureas and Alejandra Torres Camprubí
• Part 8: The Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement
• 21 Implementing the New Arctic Fisheries Agreement
• David Balton
• 22 The CAOF Agreement: Key Issues of International Fisheries Law
• Erik J. Molenaar.