The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary

"The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force in 1994 and has since been ratified by about 160 states, including all the Member States of the EU and the EU itself. The Convention defines the rights and duties of national states with regard to the use of the seas. UNCLOS consolidates customary international law and various Conventions previously adopted by the international community. This Treaty, the most comprehensive ever concluded, is often referred to as 'the constitution for the seas'. This Commentary focuses particularly on the interaction between UNCLOS and the European legal order, for example in the field of the prevention or the reduction of environmental pollution and the fair distribution of natural resources."--Bloomsbury Publishing The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force in 1994 and has since been ratified by about 160 states, including all the Member States of the EU and the EU itself. The Convention defines the rights and duties of national states with regard to the use of the seas. UNCLOS consolidates customary international law and various Conventions previously adopted by the international community. This Treaty, the most comprehensive ever concluded, is often referred to as 'the constitution for the seas'. This Commentary focuses particularly on the interaction between UNCLOS and the European legal order, for example in the field of the prevention or the reduction of environmental pollution and the fair distribution of natural resources Présentation de l'éditeur : "The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force in 1994 and has since been ratified by about 160 states, including all the Member States of the EU and the EU itself. The Convention defines the rights and duties of national states with regard to the use of the seas. UNCLOS consolidates customary international law and various Conventions previously adopted by the international community. This Treaty, the most comprehensive ever concluded, is often referred to as 'the constitution for the seas'. This Commentary focuses particularly on the interaction between UNCLOS and the European legal order, for example in the field of the prevention or the reduction of environmental pollution and the fair distribution of natural resources." "The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entered into force in 1994 and has since been ratified by about 160 states, including all the Member States of the EU and the EU itself. The Convention defines the rights and duties of national states with regard to the use of the seas. UNCLOS consolidates customary international law and various Conventions previously adopted by the international community. This Treaty, the most comprehensive ever concluded, is often referred to as 'the constitution for the seas'. This Commentary focuses particularly on the interaction between UNCLOS and the European legal order, for example in the field of the prevention or the reduction of environmental pollution and the fair distribution of natural resources."--Résumé de l'éditeur Introduction -- Territorial Sea And Contiguous Zone -- Straits Used For International Navigation -- Archipelagic States -- Exclusive Economic Zone -- Continental Shelf -- High Seas -- Regime Of Islands -- Enclosed Or Semi-enclosed Seas -- Right Of Access Of Land-locked States To And From The Sea And Freedom Of Transit -- The Area -- Protection And Preservation Of The Marine Environment -- Marine Scientific Research -- Development And Transfer Of Marine Technology -- Settlement Of Disputes -- General Provisions -- Final Provisions. Edited By Alexander Proelss ; Assistant Editors: Amber Rose Maggio, Eike Blitza, Oliver Daum. Commentary. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In this Commentary a focus is laid on the interaction between the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the European legal order, e.g. in the field of the prevention or the reduction of environmental pollution or the fair distribution of natural resources.