Recent Maritime Disputes, Environmental Disasters, And Piracy Have Raised The Profile Of The Law Of The Sea. This Handbook Brings Together High-level Analysis Of All Of Its Key Aspects, Examining The Role Of Particular Regions In The Development Of The Law Of The Sea, Management Of The Oceans' Resources, And Critical Contemporary Debates. Historical Development Of The Law Of The Sea / Tullio Treves -- The 1982 United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea / Robin Churchill -- Between Stability And Change In The Law Of The Sea Convention: Subsequent Practice, Treaty Modification, And Regime Interaction / Irina Buga -- Baselines / Coalter Lathrop -- The Territorial Sea And Contiguous Zone / John Noyes -- International Straits / Donald Rothwell -- The Archipelagic Regime / Tara Davenport -- The Exclusive Economic Zone / Gemma Andreone -- The Continental Shelf / Ted Mcdorman -- The High Seas / Douglas Guilfoyle -- The Deep Seabed / Michael Lodge -- Maritime Boundary Delimitation / Malcolm Evans -- Port And Coastal States / Erik Molenaar -- Flag States / Richard Barnes -- Landlocked And Geographically Disadvantaged States / Helmut Tuerk -- The United Nations: A Practitioner's Perspective / Hans Corell -- The Law Of The Sea Convention Institutions / James Harrison -- Courts And Tribunals: The Icj, Itlos, And Arbitral Tribunals / Bernard Oxman -- The International Maritime Organization / Aldo Chircop -- Regional Fisheries Management Organizations / Rosemary Rayfuse -- Integrated Oceans Management: A New Frontier In Marine Environmental Protection / Karen Scott -- Marine Living Resources / Nele Matz-lã¨uck, Johannes Fuchs -- Science And The International Regulation Of Marine Pollution / Elizabeth Kirk -- Navigational Rights And Freedoms / Yoshifumi Tanaka -- Marine Scientific Research / Tim Stephens, Donald Rothwell -- Maritime Security / Natalie Klein -- The Mediterranean Sea / Irini Papanicolopulu -- The South China Sea / Keyuan Zou -- North-east Atlantic And The North Sea / Ronã¢an Long -- The Caribbean Sea And Gulf Of Mexico / David Freestone, Clive Schofield -- The Indian Ocean And The Law Of The Sea: A Work In Progress / Alex Oude Elferink -- Polar Oceans And Law Of The Sea / Karen Scott, David Vanderzwaag -- Conserving Marine Biodiversity In Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Co-evolution And Interaction With The Law Of The Sea / Robin Warner -- Warming Waters And Souring Seas: Climate Change And Ocean Acidification / Tim Stephens -- Threatened Species And Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems / Edward Goodwin -- Marine Bioprospecting / Joanna Mossop -- Piracy / Anna Petrig -- Military Operations / James Kraska -- Charting The Future For The Law Of The Sea / Donald Rothwell, Alex Oude Elferink, Karen Scott, Tim Stephens --. Edited By Donald Rothwell, Alex Oude Elferink, Karen Scott, And Tim Stephens. Previous Edition Issued In Print: 2015. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English