- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- From the Editor’s Introduction to the First Edition
- New to This Edition
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Table of International Cases
- Table of Domestic Cases by Country
- Table of International Instruments and Other Documents
- Table of Domestic Instruments by Country
- Part I The History and Theory of International Law
- A Short History of International Law
- 2. What is International Law For?
- 3. A View of Delft: Some Thoughts About Thinking about International Law
- Part II The Structure of International Legal Obligation
- 4. The Theory and Reality of the Sources of International Law
- 5. Soft Law in International Law-Making
- 6. The Practical Working of the Law of Treaties
- Part III The Subjects of the International Legal Order
- 7. Statehood, Self-determination, and Recognition
- 8. International Organizations
- 9. The Individual and the International Legal System
- Part IV The Scope of Sovereignty
- 10. Jurisdiction
- 11. International Law and Restraints on the Exercise of Jurisdiction by National Courts of States
- 12. Immunities Enjoyed by Officials of States and International Organizations
- 13. The Relationship between International and National Law
- Part V Responsibility
- 14. The Character and Forms of International Responsibility
- 15. Issues of Admissibility and the Law on International Responsibility
- 16. The Responsibility to Protect
- Part VI Responding to Breaches of International Obligations
- 17. Countermeasures and Sanctions
- 18. The Means of Dispute Settlement
- 19. The International Court of Justice
- 20. The Use of Force and the International Legal Order
- Part VII The Application of International Law
- 21. The Law of the Sea
- 22. International Environmental Law
- 23. International Investment Law
- 24. International Criminal Law
- 25. International Human Rights Law
- 26. International Refugee and Migration Law<sup>1</sup>
- 27. The Law of Armed Conflict (International Humanitarian Law)
- Index
(p. 633) Part VII The Application of International Law
This chapter explores how international law has responded to the increasing complexity of the uses of maritime space, focusing particularly on recent trends and developments. It considers the nature of the sovereign rights which States exercise over both space and living and non-living resources, and the extent to which control may be exercised over other users of the seas. It provides an introduction to the basic rules concerning the principal zones of maritime jurisdiction and looks at the rules for the construction of baselines and the problem of determining boundaries where claims to zones overlap. It also considers trends in governance over fisheries and over the deep seabed. While the law of the sea has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last 50 years, much more needs to be done to balance the competing demands of access to ocean space whilst recognizing the need to preserve order and good governance.
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- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- From the Editor’s Introduction to the First Edition
- New to This Edition
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Table of International Cases
- Table of Domestic Cases by Country
- Table of International Instruments and Other Documents
- Table of Domestic Instruments by Country
- Part I The History and Theory of International Law
- A Short History of International Law
- 2. What is International Law For?
- 3. A View of Delft: Some Thoughts About Thinking about International Law
- Part II The Structure of International Legal Obligation
- 4. The Theory and Reality of the Sources of International Law
- 5. Soft Law in International Law-Making
- 6. The Practical Working of the Law of Treaties
- Part III The Subjects of the International Legal Order
- 7. Statehood, Self-determination, and Recognition
- 8. International Organizations
- 9. The Individual and the International Legal System
- Part IV The Scope of Sovereignty
- 10. Jurisdiction
- 11. International Law and Restraints on the Exercise of Jurisdiction by National Courts of States
- 12. Immunities Enjoyed by Officials of States and International Organizations
- 13. The Relationship between International and National Law
- Part V Responsibility
- 14. The Character and Forms of International Responsibility
- 15. Issues of Admissibility and the Law on International Responsibility
- 16. The Responsibility to Protect
- Part VI Responding to Breaches of International Obligations
- 17. Countermeasures and Sanctions
- 18. The Means of Dispute Settlement
- 19. The International Court of Justice
- 20. The Use of Force and the International Legal Order
- Part VII The Application of International Law
- 21. The Law of the Sea
- 22. International Environmental Law
- 23. International Investment Law
- 24. International Criminal Law
- 25. International Human Rights Law
- 26. International Refugee and Migration Law<sup>1</sup>
- 27. The Law of Armed Conflict (International Humanitarian Law)
- Index
