Full Description
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part XI Regime and the International Seabed Authority: A Twenty-Five Year Journey, adopts a unique multidisciplinary approach by focusing on the legal, scientific, and economic perspectives of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention. Central to its theme is raising awareness of the important role of the International Seabed Authority and how much it has achieved over the last 25 years in creating a regime for deep seabed mining. Through the rich and wide range of contributions, readers will be able to draw interesting new insight into the Authority's evolutionary work as well as its legal framework.
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Table
Notes on Contributors
Part 1: Introductory Chapter
Introduction: The International Seabed Authority
A Twenty-Five-Year Journey
Myron H. Nordquist and Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera
Introduction: Statement by H.E. Michael W. Lodge, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority at the Opening of the International Conference on Legal, Scientific and Economic Aspects of Deep Seabed Mining, Kingston, Jamaica, 14-16 November 2019
Michael Lodge
The International Seabed Authority at Twenty-Five
The Status of the UNCLOS Notion of the Common Heritage of Mankind under International Law - Keynote Address
Patrick Robinson
The International Seabed Authority and the United Nations
A Success Story of Cooperation
Vladimir Jares
Part 2: The Evolution of the International Seabed Authority from 1994 to Date
1 A Historical Perspective
The Evolution of the International Seabed Authority
Michael Wood
2 Deep-Seabed Mining
The Debate Continues
Stephen Vasciannie
Part 3: Common Heritage of Mankind and Capacity Building under UNCLOS
3 The "Common Heritage of Mankind" Principle and the Equitable Sharing of Benefits
Frida M. Armas-Pfirter
4 The Enterprise under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Common Heritage of Mankind
Eden Charles
5 Gender Leadership for the UN Decade of Ocean Science
The Pioneering Role of the International Seabed Authority
Ronán Long, Zhen Sun and Mariamalia Rodríguez Chaves
Part 4: Dispute Settlement and Right to Redress under Part XI of UNCLOS
6 The Role of the Seabed Disputes Chamber in Dispute Settlement Relating to Activities in the Area
Albert J. Hoffmann
7 Checks and Balances on the Regulatory Powers of the International Seabed Authority
James Harrison
Part 5: Scientific Aspects of Deep Seabed Mining
8 Deep-Ocean Polymetallic Nodules and Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts in the Global Ocean
New Sources for Critical Metals
James R. Hein and Kira Mizell
9 Future of Deep-Seabed Mineral Resources
Environmental Issues
Philomène Verlaan
Part 6: Sponsoring States and Liability Issues
10 Contractors' Liability and the Sponsoring States' Role in Enhancing the Liability of the Contractors
Guifang (Julia) Xue and Xiangxin Xu
11 The International Seabed Authority as Claimant for Damage to the Marine Environment Resulting from Activities in the Area
Problems and Prospects
Tara Davenport
12 Insurance and Compensation Fund Design for Deep Seabed Liability
Lessons from Existing Civil Liability Regimes
Neil Craik
Future Prospects
13 The Draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area
"A Work in Progress"
Kathy-Ann Brown
14 The Future IS the Present
María Teresa Infante Caffi
15 An ISA Side Issue
UNCLOS, Article 82 and Revenue Sharing
Ted L. McDorman
Index
