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International Law, customary law  U.N. Convention on the Law of the Seas

The Basics. International Law, customary law  U.N. Convention on the Law of the Seas http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/closindx.htm signatory  ratification accession http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/table_summary_of_claims.pdf

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International Law, customary law  U.N. Convention on the Law of the Seas

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  1. The Basics • International Law, customary law  U.N. Convention on the Law of the Seas • http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/closindx.htm • signatory  ratification accession • http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/table_summary_of_claims.pdf • Limits and Boundaries: • claims versus agreements • domestic laws, decrees/orders, regulations and registered claims • UNCLOS pertains to limits not boundaries • boundary-making principles: equidistance/median, shelf margin, depth line, other • land boundaries versusmaritime boundaries • state sovereignty versus all-purpose maritime • fisheries/joint development zone • territorial sea, EEZ, continental shelf • Boundary Instruments: • Agreements: treaties, conventions, exchanges of notes, • Adjudication : Intl. Tribunal for the LOS, ICJ, • Arbitration: Arbitral Tribunals per Annexes VII , VIII • http://www.un.org/Depts/los/settlement_of_disputes/choice_procedure.htm

  2. Maritime Regimes Baselines: natural and straight Internal waters Sovereignty Sovereign rights to explore, exploit, conserve and manage

  3. RESOURCES Maritime Claims Reference Manual: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/20051m.htm UNCLOS State Practice: http://www.un.org/Depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/ Boundaries and Sovereignty Encyclopedia: http://base.us-state.osis.gov

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