UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA

1982

A COMMENTARY

Myron H. Nordquist, Series Editor-in-ChiefSatya N. Nandan, Volume VII Editor-in-Chief and Series General Editor

James Kraska, Volume VII Associate Editor

Volumes in this series:

I. Text of Convention and Introductory Material,Volume Editor Myron H. Nordquist. 1985ISBN 90-247-3145-3

II. Second Committee: Articles 1 to 85, Annexes I and II, and Final Act, Annex II,Volume Editors Satya N. Nandan and Shabtai Rosenne. 1993ISBN 0-7923-2471-4

III. Second Committee: Articles 86 to 132, and supplementary documents,Volume Editors Satya N. Nandan and Shabtai Rosenne. 1995ISBN 90-411-0035-0

IV. Third Committee: Articles 192 to 278, and Final Act, Annex VI,Volume Editors Shabtai Rosenne and Alexander Yankov. 1991ISBN 0-7923-0764-X

V. Informal Plenary Sessions: Settlement of Disputes, General and Final Provisions:Article 279 to 320, Annexes V, VI, VII, VIII and IX,and Final Act, Annex I, Resolutions I, III and IVVolume Editors Shabtai Rosenne and Louis B. Sohn. 1989ISBN 90-247-3719-2

VI. First Committee: Articles 133 to 191, Annexes III and IV, Final Act, Annex I, Resolution II, Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI, and Documentary Annexes I, II and IIIVolume Editors Satya N. Nandan, Michael W. Lodge and Shabtai Rosenne. 2002ISBN 90-411-1981-7

VII. Consolidated Text of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea with the 1994 Part XI Agreement, the 1995 Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement, Comprehensive Index to the Commentary Series, and Consolidated Lists of Cases and TreatiesEditors-in-Chief Myron H. Nordquist and Satya N. Nandan and Associate Editor James Kraska. 2011

Center for Oceans Law and PolicyUniversity of Virginia School of Law

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA

1982

A COMMENTARY

Volume VIIConsolidated United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and

Comprehensive Index to the Commentary Series

Myron H. Nordquist,Series Editor-in-Chief

Satya N. Nandan, C.F., C.B.E.Editor-in-Chief Volume VII and Series General Editor

James KraskaAssociate Editor

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CONTENTS vii

CONTENTS

Foreword ....................................................................................................... ixPreface and Acknowledgements ...................................................................xiIntroduction .................................................................................................. xvBiographies of the Editors for Volume VII ...............................................xxiii

PART I. TEXT OF THE 1982 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA CONSOLIDATED WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON THE AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PART XI OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA OF 10 DECEMBER 1982 ............................................ 3

PART II. AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA OF 10 DECEMBER 1982 RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS (A/CONF.164/37) AND FINAL ACT OF THE UN CONFERENCE ON STRADDLING FISH STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS (A/CONF.164/38) ............................................................................ 217

PART III

Consolidated Table of Cases............................................................ 273

Consolidated Table of Treaties ........................................................ 279

PART IV. CONSOLIDATED SUBJECT INDEX OF VOLUMES I–VI ............................................................................. 293