John E. Noyes

The law of Caribbean marine pollution

Part I Marine pollution in the Caribbean environment programme: Caribbean marine pollution the Caribbean environmental programme. Part II The general regime: regulatory rules of general applicability state liability for marine pollution the convention for protection and development national regulation of marine pollution liability under national law. Part III Special problems: oil spills protocol land-based sources of pollution movement and management of hazardous wastes.

In re Arbitration Between the Philippines and China

UNCLOS Annex VII tribunal award on jurisdiction over Philippine submissions concerning Chinese activities in the South China Sea where sovereignty is disputed

Cases and Materials on the Law of the Sea, Second Edition

This second edition of Cases and Materials on the Law of the Sea compiles cases, treaties, U.N. documents, commentaries, and other teaching materials that systematically present law of the sea topics.

Marine security and international law: government seizure of vessels in peacetime

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the contemporary international law concerning the seizure of vessels on the high seas in peacetime. It first notes the importance of the principle of flag state control of vessels on the high seas, and then examines exceptions to that principle that are enshrined in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea . The 1982 Convention, which entered into force in November 1994, has great significance in international law. Eighty-one states are now parties to it. The states parties include both developing and developed states, though not yet the United States. Provisions of the Convention concerning sea-bed mining delayed its entry into force, but the Conventions articles concerning authority to board or seize vessels have not generated widespread controversy. Even nonparties often rely on many parts of the Convention, asserting that they state customary international law. Despite its significance, however, the 1982 Convention is not the only source that addresses exceptions to the principle of flag state control of vessels on the high seas. The later sections of this paper note other relevant treaties and arguments grounded in customary international law.