John Norton Moore

Crisis in the Gulf: Enforcing the Rule of Law.

As the international community debates the current conflict in Iraq, scholars and legal experts are re-examining lessons learned years ago. This volume includes discussions of the unlawfulness of the 1991 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the lawfulness of the international community response, and the Iraqi arguments made at the time against the military response. Topics covered include alternate enforcement mechanisms and maintaining peace and safety in the region.

The Nicaragua Case and the Deterioration of World Order

For all their greatness, democracies historically have difficulty in perceiving and deterring totalitarian aggression. William Stevenson reminds us in A Man Called Intrepid that debate raged within the United States as to whether we should enter World War II on the side of England even after the rest of Europe had fallen to the Nazis. The American ambassador to England cautioned against such entry, arguing that England was militarily doomed. President Roosevelt, who had months earlier secretly committed U.S. intelligence assets to British support, felt that he did not have the necessary popular support to enter the war. And the British were so concerned about American indecisiveness that even after Pearl Harbor they executed a covert operation to persuade Hitler to declare war on the United States, which, of course, he did before America entered the war against Germany.

Maritime border diplomacy

Maritime Border Diplomacy, edited by Myron H. Nordquist and John Norton Moore, examines critical issues in international maritime boundary disputes together with the important global role of Indonesia, whose maritime boundaries are imperative to its sovereign status identity. Stressing the seminal importance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to world order, international experts analyze root causes of boundary disputes including historical claims and competition for natural resources. Issues of preventative diplomacy and activism in maritime affairs are explored, as are legal issues arising in the context of creating zones of cooperation in the oceans. Practical issues in fisheries and environmental management, and the volatile questions involved in the South China Sea, are detailed. The volume concludes with a substantive presentation on dispute resolution mechanisms.

The Regulation of Continental Shelf Development

The lack of international conventional law governing the operational aspects of continental shelf activity may be characterized as unfinished business of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Convention, adopted in 1982, generally addressed the issue but did not consider more detailed development of the legal regime for the continental shelf. In The Regulation of Continental Shelf Development: Rethinking International Standards, leading experts from around the world identify and explore a multitude of the unresolved legal concerns related to the continental shelf. The varied voices of experts collected within The Regulation of Continental Shelf Development: Rethinking International Standards offer a timely understanding of past, present, and future issues related to the continental shelf. The volume is a must-read for all those interested in environmental law and the law of the sea.

Law, science & ocean management

This volume examines the role of law and science in ocean management. Topics addressed include the ecosystems approach to fisheries management, ocean exploration, marine science capacity building, marine science and policy, marine science and law, as well as biological diversity, genetic resources and the law of the sea.

POPULATION, HEALTH, AND FAMILY

In its report to The New York Academy of Sciences conference Environment and Society in Transition, the Working Group on Population, Health, and Family suggested that “a central concern is to make optimum provision for individual man while moving toward more effective and comprehensive planning for protection of the biosphere.” Accordingly, it recommended a biological bill of rights for individual man which would include : 1. The right to an adequate food supply, free from toxic additives or pollutants ; 2. The right to have clothing and shelter consonant with physiological and aesthetic requirements; 3. The right to live in an equitable physical environment, aesthetically attractive and physiologically healthful; 4. The right to an upbringing that does not emotionally malform and does lay the basis for healthy psychological development; 5 . The right to education continuing as desired throughout life, the aim of education to be the growth and development of the individual to the fullest extent of capacity and interest; 6. The right to live in an equitable psychological environment, characterized by respect for human dignity and diversity; 7. The opportunity for creative work and self-development at all stages of life; 8. The right to adequate medical care.’ The suggestion of a biological bill of rights is a recognition that public policies on population, health, and family are not ends in themselves but rather must be meaningfully related to improvements in the quality of life. For example, population growth is not by itself a “problem.” It is a “problem” only as it translates into increased pollution, environmental deterioration, rapid utilization of resources, congestion of outdoor recreational areas, higher crime and automobile accident rates associated with an increase in

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: One of the Greatest Achievements in the International Rule of Law

Legal Order in the World’s Oceans: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea assesses the impact of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and many aspects and challenges of modern law of the sea.

Legal Order in the World's Oceans

Legal Order in the World’s Oceans: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea assesses the impact of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and many aspects and challenges of modern law of the sea.

The Law of the Sea Convention

[The Law of the Sea Convention: US Accession and Globalization, provides valuable insight into a number of contemporary and pressing issues concerning the world’s oceans and their management . Brought together at the 34th Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law (COLP), Part l reports on the work of international experts which considers the impact of the lack of US participation in UNCLOS, evaluating topics such as energy and economic development as well as ramifications for U.S. national security and navigational rights. The second section examines key trends in commercial shipping, piracy and terrorism, islands and rocks, safety and navigational freedom, marine scientific research, and emerging global oceans policy issues. Presented by a diverse group of leading academics and policy makers, the work included in Part ll brings together the results of an international meeting co-sponsored by the Korea Maritime Institute, the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea and COLP. Collectively, the work included in this important volume contributes to the existing literature and will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and the policy community. , The Law of the Sea Convention: US Accession and Globalization, provides valuable insight into a number of contemporary and pressing issues concerning the world’s oceans and their management . Brought together at the 34th Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law (COLP), Part l reports on the work of international experts which considers the impact of the lack of US participation in UNCLOS, evaluating topics such as energy and economic development as well as ramifications for U.S. national security and navigational rights. The second section examines key trends in commercial shipping, piracy and terrorism, islands and rocks, safety and navigational freedom, marine scientific research, and emerging global oceans policy issues. Presented by a diverse group of leading academics and policy makers, the work included in Part ll brings together the results of an international meeting co-sponsored by the Korea Maritime Institute, the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea and COLP. Collectively, the work included in this important volume contributes to the existing literature and will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and the policy community.]

REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON POPULATION, HEALTH, AND FAMILY

In responding to threats to man and his environment, a central concern is to make optimum provision for individual man while moving toward more effective and comprehensive planning for protection of the biosphere. In keeping with this emphasis on individual man, the group on Population, Health and Family recommends that the Conference consider the following goals and strategies for their implementation.