POLI 359 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Althing

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 359
• Professor: Fernando Nunez- Mietz

Document Summary

Conflict developed where one sided expansion of interest affects the long-standing benefits enjoyed by other fishing states. Case attempted to find a definitive answer to the resource allocation problem for these nations. Law of the sea: 1958 un organized conference on allocation of marine resources. Article 1 defined high seas as all parts of the sea not included in their internal waters or territorial sea of a state. Stated certain freedoms existed on the high seas, which included fishing, and others that are recognized by the general principles of international law . Concept embodying particular fishing rights owed to a coastal state because of her special dependence upon coastal fisheries. Felt that individual considerations should be given to dependent coastal states. Failed to reach an agreement on either limit of the territorial sea or on exclusive fisheries zones: second conference held in 1960, third law of the sea 1974-1975.