Determination of the Outer Continental Shelf Limits and the Role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

Abstract The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) came into force in 1994. Under its provisions coastal states have the right to delineate the outer limits of the juridical continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. This article outlines how to provide evidence and obtain th...

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Published in:The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Main Author: Reichert, Christian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Brill 2009
Subjects:
Law
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
General Environmental Science
Geography, Planning and Development
Oceanography
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Law of the Sea
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157180809x425758
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Summary:Abstract The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) came into force in 1994. Under its provisions coastal states have the right to delineate the outer limits of the juridical continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. This article outlines how to provide evidence and obtain the official recommendation by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Examples of difficulties that may occur under particular circumstances due to complex terminology of the related LOSC provisions are described. Possible implications for the Arctic Ocean are presented.

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