REGNRSG 105 Lecture 31:
Document Summary
Chapter 8 of international law: the law of the sea. Zonal system: spatial partitioning of the sea into jurisdictional zones; rights of coastal states decrease the further away one moves from the shore. Recognition of collective rights alongside of rights of individual states. Law of the sea seeks to facilitate international cooperation on matters concerning all states, such as preservation of marine life and limitation of marine pollution. The sources of the international law of the sea. Creation of international tribunal of the law of the sea (itlos) Customary international law important principles of equity, settling marine delimitation disputes. The international straits: spaces beyond the territorial sovereignty of a coastal state: state may only assert certain jurisdictional powers; includes: Lie beyond the jurisdiction of a coastal state (high seas and seabed and subsoil thereof). The sea consists of three elements: atmosphere above the sea, water in the sea, seabed and subsoil.
