Navigating straits : challenges for international law / edited by David D. Caron and Nilufer Oral.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caron, David D., editor of compilation.

Oral, Nilufer, editor of compilation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Straits--Congresses.

Straits.

Law of the sea--Congresses.

Law of the sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The importance of straits, particularly those used in international navigation, has been long recognized in international law. One of the important debates during the Third United Nations Law of the Sea Conference concerned the regime of passage through straits used in international navigation. The result was the creation of a multi-tiered legal framework of passage that included the entirely a new “transit passage” regime. Although over thirty years have passed since the adoption of the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, the vital role played by straits in the global communications network continues to be surrounded by conflicts between the interests of coastal states and shipping. Challenges still exist to achieving the simultaneous global goals of secure passage of vessels and protection of the marine environment. In Navigating Straits: Challenges for International Law , internationally recognized international law scholars provide in-depth analysis of the legal challenges in straits concerning security, piracy, safety and environmental protection. All readers interested in international and law of the sea will find this seminal volume of interest.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction / David D. Caron and Nilufer Oral

1 The Great Straits Debate: The Conflict, Debate, and Compromise That Shaped the Straits Articles of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea / David D. Caron

2 Rights and Responsibilities of Strait States / Jon M. Van Dyke

3 Making or Breaking the International Law of Transit Passage Meeting Environmental and Safety Challenges in the Torres Strait with Compulsory Pilotage / Donald K. Anton

4 Canada and the Governance of the Northwest Passage: Rough Waters, Cooperative Currents, Sea of Challenges / David L. VanderZwaag

5 The Baltic Straits / Said Mahmoudi

6 The Strait of Messina and the Present Regime of International Straits / Tullio Scovazzi

7 Protection of the Sea Lanes in the Jeju Waters and Maritime Cooperation in Northeast Asia / Boo-Chan Kim and Seokwoo Lee

8 Article 35(c) Straits of the UN Law of the Sea Convention / Dolunay Özbek

9 The Turkish Straits and the Legal Regime of Passage / Yüksel Inan

10 The Sea of Azov and the Kerch Straits / Alexander Skaridov

11 imo Policies and Actions Regarding Piracy / Captain J. Ashley Roach

12 Securing the World’s Most Dangerous Strait? The Bab-Al Mandeb and Gulf of Aden / Clive Schofield

13 Security, Piracy and Terrorism in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore / Mary George

14 Safety and Security Issues in the Taiwan Strait—Some Reflections / Kuen-Chen Fu

15 Cooperation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore / Takashi Ichioka

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26637-2

OCLC:

873140951

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004266377 DOI