African States and Contemporary International Law:A Case Study of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and the Exclusive Economic Zone

1: 1. Introduction. 2.Emergence of a regional position. 3. Emergence of a global position. 4. Analytic focus and methodology. 2: 1. Emergence of African states and their attitudes towards international law. 2. Sources of international law and attitude of African states. 3. African attitude towards customary maritime law prior to 1974. 3: 1. National jurisdiction claims and evolution of the EEZ concept. 2. Law of the Sea prior to 1974: UNCLOS 1 (1958), UNCLOS II (1960). 3. Evolution of the EEZ concept. 4. The EEZ as customary international law. 4: 1. Assessment of the EEZ provisions in the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and the new international economic order. 2. Rights and duties of states in the EEZ. 3. The EEZ and the new international economic order. 5: 1. Conclusion and final assessment. 2. International legal status of the EEZ. Bibliography. Index. List of tables and illustrations. Maps.