Spring 2012 Course Schedule

Intl Law of the Sea (LAW-721-001)
Subedi

Meets: 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM (M) - Room 504

Enrolled: 7 / Limit: 18

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Description

This is a 2 credit unit module running in the spring semester of this academic year. It is an optional module for both LLM and JD students. It covers the main principles of international law of the seas and a case study of a selection of international treaties concerning the use, exploitation and management of the resources of the seas and oceans of the world. The course will also examine some leading cases decided by international courts and tribunals concerning the law of the sea.

It will focus on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. It will also cover the evolution of the international law of the sea, international efforts to regulate the delimitation of the maritime zones and exploitation of the resources therein, a selection of other international treaties relating to the management, conservation, exploitation of the resources of the seas and the case law developed by various international courts and tribunals.

The aim is to provide a thorough understanding of the current regime of the law of the sea and the interplay between law and politics in this area.

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