Ruling the Sea: Institutionalization and Privatization of the Global Ocean Commons

Abstract: Maritime issues have gained international prominence in recent decades, fueled by the decline in global fishing catches, the scramble for oil and mineral resources, and states ’ desire to lay sovereign claims to their maritime spaces. States are willing to use militarized force to defend t...

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Main Authors: Stephen C. Nemeth, Sara Mclaughlin Mitchell, Elizabeth A. Nyman, Paul R. Hensel
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.330.5504 2023-05-15T16:50:39+02:00 Ruling the Sea: Institutionalization and Privatization of the Global Ocean Commons Stephen C. Nemeth Sara Mclaughlin Mitchell Elizabeth A. Nyman Paul R. Hensel The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.330.5504 http://www.paulhensel.org/Research/UNCLOS08.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.330.5504 http://www.paulhensel.org/Research/UNCLOS08.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.paulhensel.org/Research/UNCLOS08.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-09-04T00:40:30Z Abstract: Maritime issues have gained international prominence in recent decades, fueled by the decline in global fishing catches, the scramble for oil and mineral resources, and states ’ desire to lay sovereign claims to their maritime spaces. States are willing to use militarized force to defend their maritime claims, as the UK-Iceland "Cod Wars " and militarized confrontations between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea demonstrate. This paper evaluates two primary mechanisms for resolving maritime conflicts: 1) the creation of private ownership of maritime zones in the form of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), and 2) the creation of an institution, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to establish standards for maritime claims and the resolution of disputes. We evaluate the effects of UNCLOS and EEZs on the peaceful and militarized management of maritime claims in the Western Hemisphere and Europe (1900-2001) and the long-run effects of privatization and institutionalization on marine fishing stocks (1950-2003). Our analyses suggest that declared EEZs work efficiently for helping states to reach agreements over maritime claims in bilateral negotiations, while membership in UNCLOS prevents the outbreak of new claims and promotes more frequent third party management efforts. We also find a U-shaped relationship between marine catches and the Text Iceland Unknown
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