Order for the oceans at the turn of the century / edited by Davor Vidas and Willy Østreng ; production editor, Martha Snodgrass.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Message to the Conference 'Order for the Oceans at the Turn of the Century' from United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- Opening Address to the Conference 'Order for the Oceans at the Turn of the Century' by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Knut Vollebaek -- Contemporary Trends in Ocean Law and Politics: An Overview / Davor Vidas and Willy Ostreng -- 1. An Introduction to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea / Satya N. Nandan -- 2. The 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea / Bernard H. Oxman -- 3. The 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the Law of the Sea / Moritaka Hayashi -- 4. Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention through Its Institutions: An Overview / Abdul G. Koroma -- 5. Legislative and Executive Powers of the International Seabed Authority for the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention / Satya N. Nandan -- 6. The Role of Peaceful Dispute Settlement in Contemporary Ocean Policy and Law / Thomas A. Mensah -- 7. Possible Role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Interpretation and Progressive Development of the Law of the Sea / Budislav Vukas -- 8. Impact of Arbitration Established under Annex VII on the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention / Renate Platzoder -- 9. Technical Problems for the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf / Gian Piero Francalanci -- 10. Interrelation of the Institutions under the Law of the Sea Convention with Other International Institutions / Vladimir Golitsyn -- 11. Comparing Global Perspectives: The 1982 UNCLOS and the 1992 UNCED / Richard Falk and Hilal Elver -- 12. Governance of High Seas Fisheries: The Role of Regime Linkages / Olav Schram Stokke -- 13. Marine Pollution from Land-Based Activities: Legal Regimes and Management Frameworks / Aldo Chircop. -- 14. The Biodiversity Convention and Access to Marine Genetic Resources in Ocean Law / Harry N. Scheiber -- 15. Small Island States of the South Pacific: Regional Seas and Global Responsibilities / Richard A. Herr -- 16. The International Whaling Regime: Order at the Turn of the Century? / Steinar Andresen -- 17. Regionalism and Arctic Marine Environmental Protection: Drifting between Blurry Boundaries and Hazy Horizons / David VanderZwaag -- 18. The Northwest Passage in Transit / Franklyn Griffiths -- 19. The Military Impact on Regime Formation for the Northern Sea Route / Douglas Brubaker and Willy Ostreng -- 20. The Southern Ocean Seabed: Arena for Conflicting Regimes? / Davor Vidas -- 21. Levels of Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention: An Overview / Robin R. Churchill -- 22. Implementation of International Regimes: A Typology / Edward L. Miles -- 23. Oversight of the Implementation of the Global Ocean Regime: The Role of the United Nations / Hans Corell -- 24. Global International Organisations and the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention / Gunnar Kullenberg -- 25. Regional Organisations: The European Community and the Law of the Sea Convention / Christoph Nordman -- 26. A Regional Perspective: Africa and the Law of the Sea Convention / Magdy Abdel Moneim Hefny -- 27. From Process to Reality: Adopting Domestic Legislation for the Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention / Edgar Gold -- 28. Major Challenges of Ocean Governance: The Role of NGOs / Lee A. Kimball -- 29. Indigenous Peoples and the Law of the Sea: The Need for a New Perspective / Dalee Sambo Dorough -- 30. The Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Industry and the Law of the Sea Convention / Harald Norvik -- 31. Salient Issues in the Implementation of Regimes under the Law of the Sea Convention: An Overview / J. Ashley Roach. -- 32. The Establishment of Straight Baselines Systems: The Rules and the Practice / Tullio Scovazzi -- 33. The Impact of the Law of the Sea Convention on the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries / Alex G. Oude Elferink -- 34. 'Tightening the Regulatory Web?': Issues and Trends in Navigation Regimes / Sergei Vinogradov -- 35. Enforcing Rules against Vessel-Source Degradation of the Marine Environment: Coastal, Flag and Port State Jurisdiction / Mario Valenzuela -- 36. The Liability Provisions of Regional Sea Conventions: Dead Letters in the Sea? / Rene Lefeber -- 37. Implementation of the Convention in the Light of Customary International Law, Prior Treaty Regimes and Domestic Law / Carl August Fleischer -- A Proper Order for the Oceans: An Agenda for the New Century / Robert L. Friedheim.

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