LAW7033

International law of the sea 1: resources and management (6 points)

(LAW)

Leader: Mr Kwame Mfodwo

Offered:
Not offered in 2003.

Synopsis: UNCLOS III - History of Negotiation; Regime implementation;Maritime boundaries; territorial demarcation - Extended Economic Zones (EEZ); Living Marine Resource Management - fisheries; straddling stocks; Environmental protection - point-source pollution; Non-living Marine Resource Management - Oil and gas; off-shore drilling; artificial islands and installations (eg the Spratleys); the Deep Sea Bed Authority; International Dispute Settlement; International Maritime Tribunal (IMT).

Assessment: Research essay (4,000 words): 40% + compulsory take-home examination: 60%