UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA 1982

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA 1982 A COMMENTARY

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA 1982 A COMMENTARY Myron H. Nordquist, Series Editor-in-Chief Satya N. Nandan, Volume VII Editor-in-Chief and Series General Editor James Kraska, Volume VII Associate Editor

Volumes in this series: I. Text of Convention and Introductory Material, Volume Editor Myron H. Nordquist. 1985 ISBN 90-247-3145-3 II. Second Committee: Articles 1 to 85, Annexes I and II, and Final Act, Annex II, Volume Editors Satya N. Nandan and Shabtai Rosenne. 1993 ISBN 0-7923-2471-4 III. Second Committee: Articles 86 to 132, and supplementary documents, Volume Editors Satya N. Nandan and Shabtai Rosenne. 1995 ISBN 90-411-0035-0 IV. Third Committee: Articles 192 to 278, and Final Act, Annex VI, Volume Editors Shabtai Rosenne and Alexander Yankov. 1991 ISBN 0-7923-0764-X V. Informal Plenary Sessions: Settlement of Disputes, General and Final Provisions: Article 279 to 320, Annexes V, VI, VII, VIII and IX, and Final Act, Annex I, Resolutions I, III and IV Volume Editors Shabtai Rosenne and Louis B. Sohn. 1989 ISBN 90-247-3719-2 VI. First Committee: Articles 133 to 191, Annexes III and IV, Final Act, Annex I, Resolution II, Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI, and Documentary Annexes I, II and III Volume Editors Satya N. Nandan, Michael W. Lodge and Shabtai Rosenne. 2002 ISBN 90-411-1981-7 VII. Consolidated Text of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea with the 1994 Part XI Agreement, the 1995 Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement, Comprehensive Index to the Commentary Series, and Consolidated Lists of Cases and Treaties Editors-in-Chief Myron H. Nordquist and Satya N. Nandan and Associate Editor James Kraska. 2011

Center for Oceans Law and Policy University of Virginia School of Law

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA 1982 A COMMENTARY Volume VII Consolidated United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and Comprehensive Index to the Commentary Series

Myron H. Nordquist, Series Editor-in-Chief

Satya N. Nandan, C.F., C.B.E. Editor-in-Chief Volume VII and Series General Editor

James Kraska Associate Editor

LEIDEN . BOSTON 2011

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 : a commentary / Myron N. Nordquist, editor-in-chief, Shabtai Rosenne and James Kraska, volume editors. p. cm.

At head of title: Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia.

Includes index.

ISBN 9789004191174 (v. 7) 1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982) 2. Maritime law. I. Nordquist, Myron H. II. Rosenne, Shabtai.

III. Kraska, James. IV. University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy.

JX4421.U55 1989 341.4’5—dc19 88 - 12691

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CONTENTS

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CONTENTS Foreword .......................................................................................................ix Preface and Acknowledgements ...................................................................xi Introduction .................................................................................................. xv Biographies of the Editors for Volume VII ...............................................xxiii

PART I. TEXT OF THE 1982 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA CONSOLIDATED WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON THE AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PART XI OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA OF 10 DECEMBER 1982 ............................................ 3

PART II. AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA OF 10 DECEMBER 1982 RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS (A/CONF.164/37) AND FINAL ACT OF THE UN CONFERENCE ON STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS (A/CONF.164/38) ............................................................................ 217

PART III Consolidated Table of Cases............................................................ 273 Consolidated Table of Treaties ........................................................ 279

PART IV. CONSOLIDATED SUBJECT INDEX OF VOLUMES I窶天I ............................................................................. 293