Law of the Sea

This book examines the development of the modern international legal regime - the law of the sea, maritime law, marine environmental and pollution law, fisheries regulation, and underwater cultural heritage law - and considers how effective these laws have been in addressing the many challenges facing marine and coastal environments ranging from piracy and war to oil spills and the extraction of marine resources.

This book addresses the rights of indigenous peoples to marine space and associated marine resources under international law

The history and sources of the international law of the sea -- Coastal waters -- Territorial sea and contiguous zone -- The exclusive economic zone -- The continental shelf -- The deep seabed -- High seas -- Islands -- Archipelagic states -- Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged states -- Navigational rights and freedoms -- International straits and archipelagic navigation -- Military uses of the oceans -- Marine resource management -- Marine scientific research -- Marine environmental protection -- Delimitation of maritime boundaries -- Maritime regulation and enforcement -- Dispute settlement in the law of the sea -- Oceans governance.