78008 Law of the Sea
6cpRequisite(s): ( 70616 Australian Constitutional Law OR (70110 Introduction to Law AND (76006c Public International Law OR 70108c Public International Law)))
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Description
The Law of the Sea (LOS) is one of the most diverse and interesting areas of international law. This subjects examines in detail not only the status of the LOS today, but also its history and development which can be traced back to around 1650 and which has traditionally reflected shipping and navigation interests. The LOS has today been codified and is contained in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a treaty that clearly represents one of the greatest achievements of international law making. The UNCLOS now contains many additional and dynamic areas of international law such as delineation of various maritime boundaries, including those for archipelagic states; pollution from various sources of marine pollution including land-based sources; exploitation of valuable resources such as high seas fisheries, the minerals of the continental shelf beyond national jurisdiction and of the deep seabed; marine scientific research; as well as dispute resolution.
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- Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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