Law of the Sea Convention The International Seabed Authority -- A Description of Its Status and U.S. Participation Therein

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law of the sea.

Mineral industries.

Ocean bottom.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1998

Summary:

Reviews the 1995-1998 activities of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), an international organization set up to administer seabed mining provisions provided by the 1994 Agreement on the Implementation of Part XI of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Discusses status of provisional U.S. participation in ISA and Nov. 1998 deadline for Senate confirmation of Convention/Agreement

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Law of the Sea Convention

Publisher Number:

CRS-1998-FND-0240

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