The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part XI Regime and the International Seabed Authority A Twenty-Five Year Journey

About this book

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part XI Regime and the International Seabed Authority: A Twenty-Five Year Journey, adopts a unique multidisciplinary approach by focusing on the legal, scientific, and economic perspectives of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention. Central to its theme is raising awareness of the important role of the International Seabed Authority and how much it has achieved over the last 25 years in creating a regime for deep seabed mining. Through the rich and wide range of contributions, readers will be able to draw interesting new insight into the Authority's evolutionary work as well as its legal framework.

Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Table
Notes on Contributors

Part 1: Introductory Chapter
- Introduction: The International Seabed Authority: A Twenty-Five-Year Journey / Myron H. Nordquist and Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera
- Introduction: Statement by H.E. Michael W. Lodge, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority at the Opening of the International Conference on Legal, Scientific and Economic Aspects of Deep Seabed Mining, Kingston, Jamaica, 14–16 November 2019 / Michael Lodge
- The International Seabed Authority at Twenty-Five: The Status of the UNCLOS Notion of the Common Heritage of Mankind under International Law – Keynote Address / Patrick Robinson
- The International Seabed Authority and the United Nation: A Success Story of Cooperation /  Vladimir Jares

Part 2: The Evolution of the International Seabed Authority from 1994 to Date
1. A Historical Perspective: The Evolution of the International Seabed Authority / Michael Wood
2. Deep-Seabed Mining: The Debate Continues / Stephen Vasciannie

Part 3: Common Heritage of Mankind and Capacity Building under UNCLOS
3. The “Common Heritage of Mankind” Principle and the Equitable Sharing of Benefits / Frida M. Armas-Pfirter
4. The Enterprise under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Common Heritage of Mankind / Eden Charles
5. Gender Leadership for the UN Decade of Ocean Science: The Pioneering Role of the International Seabed Authority / Ronán Long, Zhen Sun and Mariamalia Rodríguez Chaves

Part 4: Dispute Settlement and Right to Redress under Part XI of UNCLOS
6. The Role of the Seabed Disputes Chamber in Dispute Settlement Relating to Activities in the Area / Albert J. Hoffmann
7. Checks and Balances on the Regulatory Powers of the International Seabed Authority / James Harrison

Part 5: Scientific Aspects of Deep Seabed Mining
8. Deep-Ocean Polymetallic Nodules and Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts in the Global Ocean: New Sources for Critical Metals / James R. Hein and Kira Mizell
9. Future of Deep-Seabed Mineral Resources: Environmental Issues / Philomène Verlaan

Part 6: Sponsoring States and Liability Issues
10. Contractors’ Liability and the Sponsoring States’ Role in Enhancing the Liability of the Contractors / Guifang (Julia) Xue and Xiangxin Xu
11. The International Seabed Authority as Claimant for Damage to the Marine Environment Resulting from Activities in the Area: Problems and Prospects / Tara Davenport
12. Insurance and Compensation Fund Design for Deep Seabed Liability: Lessons from Existing Civil Liability Regimes / Neil Craik

Future Prospects
13. The Draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area: “A Work in Progress” / Kathy-Ann Brown
14. The Future IS the Present / María Teresa Infante Caffi
15. An ISA Side Issue: UNCLOS, Article 82 and Revenue Sharing / Ted L. McDorman

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Biography

Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera joined the Authority as Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General in 2017. Previously, he served as a career diplomat for twenty years in a number of positions, including the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations.

Myron H. Nordquist served as the Associate Director at the University of Virginia School of Law and Editor-in-Chief for the Centre for Oceans Law and Policy and for the seven-volume set titled UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982: A Commentary sponsored by the Virginia Centre. He has edited more than 70 books on law of the sea topics and has authored several scholarly articles on oceans law, national security, and international law.