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Determination of the Outer Continental Shelf Limits and the Role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

Determination of the Outer Continental Shelf Limits and the Role of the Commission on the Limits... <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) came into force in 1994. Under its provisions coastal states have the right to delineate the outer limits of the juridical continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. This article outlines how to provide evidence and obtain the official recommendation by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Examples of difficulties that may occur under particular circumstances due to complex terminology of the related LOSC provisions are described. Possible implications for the Arctic Ocean are presented.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Brill

Determination of the Outer Continental Shelf Limits and the Role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-3522
eISSN
1571-8085
DOI
10.1163/157180809X425758
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) came into force in 1994. Under its provisions coastal states have the right to delineate the outer limits of the juridical continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. This article outlines how to provide evidence and obtain the official recommendation by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Examples of difficulties that may occur under particular circumstances due to complex terminology of the related LOSC provisions are described. Possible implications for the Arctic Ocean are presented.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2009

Keywords: ARCTIC OCEAN; LEGAL CONTINENTAL SHELF; UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA; COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF

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