Law of the Sea

A Policy Primer

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  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Chapters
    • Chapter 1: International Law, Adoption of the Law of the Sea Convention
    • Chapter 2: Maritime Zones
    • Chapter 3: Freedom of Navigation
    • Chapter 4: Military Activities in an EEZ
    • Chapter 5: Sovereign Immunity
    • Chapter 6: Maritime Security, Convention on the Law of the Sea
    • Chapter 7: LOSC & the Environment
    • Chapter 8: The Arctic & the LOSC
    • Chapter 9: LOSC Dispute Resolution Provisions
    • Chapter 10: The South China Sea Tribunal
    • Chapter 11: State Sovereignty & the LOSC

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER ONE: Customary International Law and the Adoption of the Law of the Sea Convention
CHAPTER TWO: Maritime Zones
CHAPTER THREE: Freedom of Navigation
CHAPTER FOUR: Military Activities in an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
CHAPTER FIVE: Sovereign Immunity
CHAPTER SIX: Maritime Security and the LOSC
CHAPTER SEVEN: The LOSCย and the Environment
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Arctic and the LOSC
CHAPTER NINE: The LOSC Dispute Resolution Provisions
CHAPTER TEN: The South China Sea Tribunal
CHAPTER ELEVEN: State Sovereignty and the LOSC

 

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  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1: International Law, Adoption of the Law of the Sea Convention
  • Chapter 2: Maritime Zones
  • Chapter 3: Freedom of Navigation
  • Chapter 4: Military Activities in an EEZ
  • Chapter 5: Sovereign Immunity
  • Chapter 6: Maritime Security, Convention on the Law of the Sea
  • Chapter 7: LOSC & the Environment
  • Chapter 8: The Arctic & the LOSC
  • Chapter 9: LOSC Dispute Resolution Provisions
  • Chapter 10: The South China Sea Tribunal
  • Chapter 11: State Sovereignty & the LOSC

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