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The law of the sea

Robin Churchill, A. V. Lowe

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Table of cases Table of conventions 1. Introduction 2. Baselines 3. Internal waters 4. The territorial sea 5. Straits 6. Archipelagos 7. The contiguous zone 8. The continental shelf 9. The exclusive economic zone 10. Delimitation of maritime boundaries 11. High seas 12. The international sea bed area 13. Navigation 14. Fishing 15. The prevention of maritime pollution and protection of the marine environment 16. Marine scientific research and the transfer of technology 17. Military uses of the sea 18. Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged states 19. Settlement of disputes Appendix 1: Claims to maritime zones Appendix 2: Ratifications of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, its implementation agreements and the Geneva Conventions

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Table of cases Table of conventions 1. Introduction 2. Baselines 3. Internal waters 4. The territorial sea 5. Straits 6. Archipelagos 7. The contiguous zone 8. The continental shelf 9. The exclusive economic zone 10. Delimitation of maritime boundaries 11. High seas 12. The international sea bed area 13. Navigation 14. Fishing 15. The prevention of maritime pollution and protection of the marine environment 16. Marine scientific research and the transfer of technology 17. Military uses of the sea 18. Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged states 19. Settlement of disputes Appendix 1: Claims to maritime zones Appendix 2: Ratifications of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, its implementation agreements and the Geneva Conventions

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Table of cases Table of conventions 1. Introduction 2. Baselines 3. Internal waters 4. The territorial sea 5. Straits 6. Archipelagos 7. The contiguous zone 8. The continental shelf 9. The exclusive economic zone 10. Delimitation of maritime boundaries 11. High seas 12. The international sea bed area 13. Navigation 14. Fishing 15. The prevention of maritime pollution and protection of the marine environment 16. Marine scientific research and the transfer of technology 17. Military uses of the sea 18. Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged states 19. Settlement of disputes Appendix 1: Claims to maritime zones Appendix 2: Ratifications of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, its implementation agreements and the Geneva Conventions

Key concepts: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Territorial waters, Exclusive economic zone, Landlocked country, Maritime boundary, Geography, Oceanography, Fishing

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