Introductory Remarks by Catherine Redgwell

Although negotiated as a “package deal,” ostensibly comprehensive in scope and universal in its participation, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was always intended to be capable of further evolution and development. Inevitably strategic interests change over time, an...

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Published inAmerican Society of International Law. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting Vol. 111; pp. 241 - 242
Main Author Redgwell, Catherine
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 2017
Subjects
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Biodiversity
Cooperation
Environmental impact
Exclusive economic zone
International law
International organizations
Jurisdiction
Maritime law
Oceans
Regulating the Global Commons: The BBNJ Negotiations and Ocean Spaces Beyond National Jurisdiction
Technology transfer
New York
Singapore
Australia
United States > US
Peru
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Summary:Although negotiated as a “package deal,” ostensibly comprehensive in scope and universal in its participation, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was always intended to be capable of further evolution and development. Inevitably strategic interests change over time, and “economic and technological developments have increased the ability to access and harvest the [living and nonliving] resources of the sea and the seabed.” At the same time our knowledge of the oceans, the earth's largest ecosystem (~1.3 billion km3), has continued to evolve, despite large gaps that remain in our understanding.
ISSN:0272-5037
2169-1118
DOI:10.1017/amp.2017.74