The regulation of continental shelf development : : rethinking international standards / / edited by Myron H. Nordquist [and three others].

• Superior document: Center for Oceans Law and Policy ; volume 17
• Author: University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy. Conference
• TeilnehmendeR: Nordquist, Myron H.; University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Center for Oceans Law and Policy (Series) ; 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Notes: "The Regulation of Continental Shelf Development: Rethinking International Standards, is part of a series of publications on oceans law and policy associated with the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of law. This volume is based on presentations made June 20-23, 2012, at the Center's 36th annual Conference which was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The primary co-organizers of the Conference were the Virginia Center and the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University."
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9004256849
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Myron H. Nordquist [and three others].

The lack of international conventional law governing the operational aspects of continental shelf activity may be characterized as unfinished business of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Convention, adopted in 1982, generally addressed the issue but did not consider more detailed development of the legal regime for the continental shelf. In The Regulation of Continental Shelf Development: Rethinking International Standards , leading experts from around the world identify and explore a multitude of unresolved legal concerns related to the continental shelf. The current state of continental shelf activities is explored through the following lenses: • Contemporary uses, including an overview on offshore wind energy in the EU, an analysis of the use of submarine cables under UNCLOS, and a discussion of the varied potential for mining marine materials; • Emerging challenges, such as ISA seabed mining standards, the recent ITLOS decision regarding the Bay of Bengal, and the role of the IMO in establishing safety standards for transboundary effects of oil pollution for offshore platforms; • Comparative best practices in environmental regulation; • Probabilistic risk assessment, with a thorough definition of PRA and a critical examination of continental shelf disasters; • Decommissioning offshore installations and structures, including an overview of the global regime as particularly provided in Articles 60(3) and 80 of UNCLOS; • Liability and compensation; and finally, • Unfinished business on UNCLOS III. The varied voices of experts collected within The Regulation of Continental Shelf Development: Rethinking International Standards offer a timely understanding of past, present, and future issues related to the continental shelf. The volume is a must-read for all those interested in environmental law and the law of the sea.