This book discusses contemporary challenges within the law of the sea, a domain of international law extensively codified in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Given the considerable time elapsed since the convention’s adoption and nearly three decades of its implementation, the book analyses the interplay and influence of its provisions on international customary law, as well as to identify issues arising from its application. The book explores and discusses crucial aspects of the law of the sea, addressing challenges and future perspectives related to UNCLOS provisions, such as the delimitation of maritime areas, maritime security, safety, environmental protection, and the implications of advancing technologies, particularly in the realm of unmanned vessels. Additionally, the book delves into recent maritime legal challenges arising from the conflict in Ukraine and the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the field of the law of the sea, international relations and international law.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Edited by:
Tomasz Kamiński,
Karol Karski
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032759876
ISBN 10: 1032759879
Series: Routledge Research on the Law of the Sea
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 15 January 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction by Tomasz Kamiński and Karol Karski PART I: General Remarks 1. Anniversary of the UNCLOS or an Epitaph for Codification Conferences 2. International Law of the Sea in the Achievements of Professor Wojciech Góralczyk: Polish Delegate to the First and the Third UN Conferences on the Law of the Sea and to the Preparatory Commission for the International Seabed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea PART II: Maritime Areas and their Delimitation 3. The Methodology of Maritime Delimitation – Achievements and Prospects 4. The Status of Straight Baselines and the so-called Creeping Jurisdiction of Coastal States. Some Remarks on the Means of Addressing Unjustified Maritime Claims 5. The Antarctic Treaty - The Pearl in the Crown of the Law of Extraterritorial Space 6. Insula in Mari Nata – A Problem of Ius Gentium That is Not Only Theoretical 7. The Law of the Seabed 40 years after UNCLOS 8. The Process of Developing Maritime Spatial Plans of The Republic of Poland in the Context of Water Areas Under the UNCLOS Convention PART III: UNCLOS in the Jurisprudence of International and Domestic Bodies and Courts 9. Through the Lens of General International Rules. How did Judge Manfred Lachs Contribute to Developing the Law of the Sea? 10. The Role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea 11. Dispute Settlement Measures Guaranteed by the Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Practice of the Proceedings of the Russian Federation 12. Reception of ICJ Jurisprudence by Domestic Courts in the Field of International Law of The Sea 13. Article 235 of LOSC and the International Liability Regime for Oil Pollution Damage: Cracks in the System as Shown by Recent Case Law PART IV: Protection of the Marine Environment 14. Environmental Law of the Sea and Part XII of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 15. Marine Mammals, the UNCLOS and the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling: Too Little and too Unstructured, A Case study of Whaling 16. The Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: A Treaty Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea? 17. The Vistula Spit Canal in the Light of the ‘Rights of Nature’ Concept and the Principle of Good Neighbourliness 18. Environmental Impact Assessment as a Mandatory Element of the Submarine Pipelines Laying Process, as Seen by the Baltic Sea Countries - Overview and Perspectives PART V: Maritime Security 19. International Legal Aspects of Combating Maritime Terrorism. Notes de lege lata and de lege ferenda 20. Counteracting Maritime Incidents of a Hybrid Nature in the Light of the UNCLOS Convention 21. Can Turkey Legally Close the Passage through Turkish Straits for Russian Warships due to Russian Military Aggression Against Ukraine? 22. Independent-Dependent States - Land-Locked States Right of Access to and from the Sea 23. Maritime Disputes that Poland is Involved in PART VI: Maritime Safety 24. (R)evolution of Maritime Safety in IMO Conventions and UNCLOS 25. Some Legal Aspects of Satellite Navigation and Maritime Safety 26. Defending the Fleet: Cybersecurity and Autonomous Ships 27. Port Community System (PCS) as a Digital Platform for Autonomous Ships - A Polish Perspective 28. ACCESS DENIED – The COVID-19 Pandemic and Discretion of Port States to Decide on Access to a Port in the Light of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Legal and Economic Consequences
Tomasz Kamiński (University of Warsaw) – PhD, Dr. Hab. Iur. Associated Professor at Department of Public International Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw and at Faculty of Security, Logistics and Management, Military University of Technology. Author of numerous publications in the field of international law, considering, inter alia: law of the sea, diplomatic law and law of treaties. Member of ILA Committee on Submarine Cables and Pipelines under International Law. Member of the Polish Academy of Science Committee on Maritime Law and of the Legal Advisory Committee to MOFA of the Republic of Poland. Karol Karski (University of Warsaw) – PhD, Dr. Hab. Iur., Full Professor of Law. Head of the Department of Public International Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. Member of the Committee on Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Representative of Poland during the 1st, 2nd and 3rd part of the 4th session of the ISA (Kingston and New York, 1998). Author of over 160 publications in the field of international law, including the international law of the sea. Former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.