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  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources 2

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 11 The Contracting Parties agree to set up progressively and to operate within the area covered by the present convention a permanent monitoring system allowing: — the earliest possible assessment of the existing level of marine pollution; — the assessment of the effectiveness…

  • Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources

    Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources   Article 1 1. The Contracting Parties pledge themselves to take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the sea, by which is meant the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the marine environment (including estuaries) resulting in such deleterious…

  • Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter

    Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter   Article VII 1. Each Contracting Party shall apply the measures required to implement the present Convention to all: (a) vessels and aircraft registered in its territory or flying its flag; (b) vessels and aircraft loading in its territory or territorial…

  • Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter

    Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter   Article VII 1. Each Contracting Party shall apply the measures required to implement the present Convention to all: (a) vessels and aircraft registered in its territory or flying its flag; (b) vessels and aircraft loading in its territory or territorial…

  • Agreement Concerning Co-operation in Marine Fishing

    Agreement Concerning Co-operation in Marine Fishing   Article 1 The Contracting Parties agree to co-operate in the development of fishing in the open sea, to consult on practical matters relating to the organization of fishing, to exchange the results of exploration for new fishing grounds and of research into other marine resources, to coordinate their…

  • Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources 3

    Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources   Article XXI 1. Each Contracting Party shall take appropriate measures within its competence to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Convention and with conservation measures adopted by the Commission to which the Party is bound in accordance with Article IX of this Convention.…

  • Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources 2

    Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources   Article X 1. The Commission shall draw the attention of any State which is not a Party to this Convention to any activity undertaken by its nationals or vessels which, in the opinion of the Commission, affects the implementation of the objective of this…

  • Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources

    Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine and Living Resources   Article I 1. This Convention applies to the Antarctic marine living resources of the area south of 60 degrees South latitude and to the Antarctic marine living resources of the area between that latitude and the Antarctic Convergence which form part of the Antarctic…

  • Marine and Coastal conventions

    Marine and Coastal international conventions Marine and Coastal multilateral conventions Convention between the United States, Great Britain, Russia and Japan for the Preservation and Protection of Fur Seals (7 July 1911) (no longer in force) International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (2 Dec 1946); Protocol of Amendment (1956) Convention for the Establishment of an…

  • Maritime Law

    Introduction to Maritime Law Maritime Law, branch of law relating to commerce and navigation on the high seas and on other navigable waters. Specifically, the term refers to the body of customs, legislation, international treaties, and court decisions pertaining to ownership and operation […]

  • Exclusive Economic Zone

    Background By Tatjana Rosen Historical Background The expressions “patrimonial sea”, “economic zone” or “exclusive economic zone” were first used in the early 1970s in regional meetings and organizations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and […]

  • Exclusive Economic Zone

    Background By Tatjana Rosen Historical Background The expressions “patrimonial sea”, “economic zone” or “exclusive economic zone” were first used in the early 1970s in regional meetings and organizations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and […]

  • Settlement of Disputes

      PART XV SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 279 Obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means States Parties shall settle any dispute between them concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention by peaceful means in accordance with Article 2, […]

  • Settlement of Disputes

      PART XV SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 279 Obligation to settle disputes by peaceful means States Parties shall settle any dispute between them concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention by peaceful means in accordance with Article 2, […]

  • Law of the Sea

    Law Of The Sea The United States Congress has kept the United NationsÂ’s Law of the Sea Treaty bottled up in committee for 30 years. In 2011, a rush by nations to claim oil rights under the Arctic Sea was quickening debate on treaty accession. United States Senator Lee, cofounder of […]