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    Making the law of the sea : a study in the development of international law / James Harrison.

    • Title:Making the law of the sea : a study in the development of international law / James Harrison.
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    • Author/Creator:Harrison, James, 1979-
    • Published/Created:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Law of the sea.
    • Description:xvii, 316 p. ; 24 cm.
    • Series:Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996)
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780521198172 (hardback : alk. paper)
      0521198178 (hardback : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Making the modern law of the sea: challenges and opportunities
      1. challenges of international law-making
      2. Treaties as law-making instruments
      3. International institutions and customary international law
      4. development of the law of the sea through international institutions
      2. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
      1. Introduction
      2. Early attempts at the codification of the law of the sea
      2.1. origins of codification
      2.2. Codification of the law of the sea by the League of Nations
      2.3. First and Second United Nations Conferences on the Law of the Sea
      3. Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
      3.1. Convening of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
      3.2. Decision-making procedures at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
      3.3. package deal
      3.4. Adoption of the Law of the Sea Convention
      4. Law of the Sea Convention
      4.1. overview of the Law of the Sea Convention
      4.2. impact of the Law of the Sea Convention on international law
      5. Conclusion
      3. Amendment and modification of the Law of the Sea Convention by the States Parties
      1. Introduction
      2. Amendment of the Law of the Sea Convention
      2.1. Introduction to the amendment procedures
      2.2. general amendment procedure
      2.3. simplified amendment procedure
      2.4. entry into force of amendments
      3. Law-making by the Meeting of the States Parties
      3.1. Functions of the Meeting of the States Parties
      3.2. Decision-making powers of the Meeting of the States Parties
      3.3. Treaty-making by the Meeting of the States Parties
      4. Conclusion
      4. Implementing agreements
      1. Introduction
      2. Part XI Agreement
      2.1. Negotiation of the Part XI Agreement
      2.2. relationship between the Part XI Agreement and the Law of the Sea Convention
      2.3. Legal impact of the Part XI Agreement
      3. Fish Stocks Agreement
      3.1. Negotiation of the Fish Stocks Agreement
      3.2. relationship between the Fish Stocks Agreement and the Law of the Sea Convention
      3.3. Legal impact of the Fish Stocks Agreement
      4. Conclusion
      5. Developments in the deep seabed mining regime
      1. Marine minerals and the International Seabed Area
      2. International Seabed Authority
      3. adoption of rules and regulations by the International Seabed Authority
      3.1. Powers of the International Seabed Authority
      3.2. Decision-making procedures of the International Seabed Authority
      3.3. Participation in the decision-making process
      4. Formal amendment of the deep seabed mining regime
      5. regulatory regime for polymetallic nodules
      5.1. Regulations on prospecting and exploring for polymetallic nodules
      5.2. Recommendations of the Authority
      6. regulatory regime for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt-rich crusts
      7. Dispute settlement and the deep seabed regime
      8. Conclusion
      6. International Maritime Organization and the international regulation of shipping
      1. international regulation of shipping
      2. Status and membership of the International Maritime Organization
      3. Standard-setting by the International Maritime Organization
      3.1. Treaty standards
      3.2. Review and amendment of treaties and technical standards
      3.3. Nonbinding instruments
      4. incorporation of shipping standards into the Law of the Sea Convention
      4.1. Rules of reference
      4.2. Flag state jurisdiction and rules of reference
      4.3. Coastal state jurisdiction and rules of reference
      4.4. "Generally accepted international standards"
      5. Traffic measures and the role of the International Maritime Organization
      5.1. approval role of the International Maritime Organization
      5.2. Navigational measures in international straits
      5.3. adoption of sea lanes in archipelagic waters
      5.4. Mandatory navigational measures in the Exclusive Economic Zone
      5.5. Decision-making under the approval procedures
      5.6. Innovative navigational measures and the law-making role of the International Maritime Organization
      6. Conclusion
      7. contribution of the Food and Agriculture Organization to international fisheries law
      1. Introduction
      2. United Nations General Assembly and fisheries
      3. Food and Agriculture Organization and fisheries
      4. Fisheries instruments adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization
      4.1. 1993 Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas
      4.2. Code of Conduct on Responsible Fisheries
      4.3. 2009 Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
      5. Fisheries instruments and rules of reference in the Law of the Sea Convention and the Fish Stocks Agreement
      6. Cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization and regional fisheries bodies
      7. Conclusion
      8. Cooperation, coordination and conflict between international institutions
      1. problem of fragmentation in international law-making
      2. Vertical coordination of international law-making activities
      2.1. Coordination through the United Nations
      2.2. Powers under the United Nations Charter and relationship agreements
      2.3. Coordination by the United Nations in the law of the sea
      3. Horizontal cooperation and coordination between international institutions
      3.1. Introduction
      3.2. Overlap between the activities of the International Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization
      3.3. Relationship Agreement between the International Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization
      3.4. Joint Working Group on Liability and Compensation Regarding Claims for Death, Personal Injury and Abandonment of Seafarers
      3.5. Joint Working Group on Ship Scrapping
      4. Solving conflicts in the applicable law
      5. Conclusion
      9. Conclusion
      1. Developing the law of the sea regime through institutions
      2. Participation and inclusivity in law-making
      3. importance of consensus
      4. Promoting coherence in the law of the sea.
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