Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, A HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

By the mid-1950s, it had become increasingly clear that existing international principles governing ocean affairs were no longer capable of…

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International Law in the South China Sea

International Law in the South China Sea, artificial islands, Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, contiguous zone, continental…

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Procedures to Establish the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf on the law of the sea and LOSC

Procedures to Establish the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf on the law of the sea and LOSC, Commission on…

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The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, duties, authorities and works

As we shall discuss later, the coastal State intending to claim a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles is required…

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Criteria for Determining the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles(extended continental shelf (ECS))

Where the outer edge of the continental margin extends beyond 200 nautical miles, the limit of the continental shelf is…

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