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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A System of Regulation book cover

1st Edition

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea A System of Regulation

Edited By Kristina Siig, Birgit Feldtmann, Fenella M.W. Billing Copyright 2024
328 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has for four decades been considered by many to be one of the most important legislative achievements of international law. It is revered as a "constitution of the oceans", providing the legal framework for the governance of the oceans. This volume explores how the UNCLOS is functioning in various complex settings, how it adapts... Read more

List of Contributors

Preface 　　

  1. Introduction to UNCLOS 1982 as a System of Regulation

    2. Kristina Siig, Birgit Feldtmann and Fenella M.W. Billing

     

    Part I Law and Order at Sea

  2. The System of Law and Order at Sea under UNCLOS 1982

    3. Birgit Feldtmann

  3. ‘Outlaw Oceans’ and ‘Lawless Seas’? Revisiting the high seas as a regulatory space under (and after) UNCLOS 1982

    4. Richard Collins

  4. Unmanned Vessels and the Multi-dimensional Concept of ‘Ship’ under UNCLOS 1982

    5. Anna Petrig

  5. The Law of the Sea and the Law of Naval Warfare: Comfortable intersection or

    6. irreconcilable conflict?

    David Letts

  6. Use of Force Against Pirates, Human Rights and the Law of the Sea

    7. Kenneth Øhlenschlæger Buhl

     

    Part II UNCLOS 1982 and Human Rights

  7. Human Rights from Within the UNCLOS System: An overview

    8. Fenella M. W. Billing

  8. Flag States and Human Rights Protection: Obligations and justiciability under international

    9. human rights law

    Ulrike Fleth-Barten

  9. Looking at the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights through the Lens of the

    10. International Law of the Sea

    Fernando Loureiro Bastos

  10. Remote Migration Control at Sea: Jurisdiction relating to joint or proxy interception in
    foreign waters or foreign search and rescue regions

    11. Jesper Lindholm

  11. Interpretation of UNCLOS 1982 based on General Principles of Law: ‘Considerations of
    humanity’ in disembarkation of rescued refugees and migrants

    12. Fenella M. W. Billing

    　

    Part III UNCLOS 1982 and Private Actors

  12. Private Actors as Co-regulators, Direct Addressees and/or Enforcers of the System of

    13. Regulation Governed by the Law of the Sea

    Kristina Siig

  13. The Role of Industry Self-Regulation in International Maritime Law

    14. Christian Frier & Kim Østergaard

  14. The Polar Code vs The International Safety Management Code: Do we need both?

    15. Hanna Barbara Rasmussen and Signe Jensen

  15. Marine Insurance at Lloyd’s of London: Shaping and enforcing best management practices

    16. Anja Shortland

    　

    Part IV UNCLOS 1982 and Methodology

  16. UNCLOS 1982 and its Instructions on Method

    17. Kristina Siig

  17. As Time Goes By: A preliminary inquiry into the ‘object and purpose’ of the Law of the Sea

    18. Convention

    Liesbeth Lijnzaad

  18. Modelling UNCLOS 1982: How to approach a complex convention?

Kristina Siig

 

Index

Biography

Kristina Siig is Professor (WSR) of Private Law and Maritime Law, University of Southern Denmark, leader of the cross-faculty research cluster Blue SDU and specialises in maritime law and law of the sea from an interdisciplinary perspective. She is the Chairperson of the Task Force Scandinavian Star and teaches maritime contracts at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Oslo.

Birgit Feldtmann is Professor (WSR) in criminal law, criminal procedure and international law enforcement at the Department of Law, Aalborg University, Denmark. She led the DFF2-research project Policing at Sea (PolSEA) under the Independent Research Fund Denmark. She is legal expert with the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and Danish Institute against Torture.

Fenella M.W. Billing is Assistant Professor with the Department of Law, University of Southern Denmark. With a background in criminal prosecutions, her core research interests are state responsibility, transnational law enforcement and human rights, such as human rights in EU and comparative criminal justice, maritime law enforcement and border security.

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