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Opening Statement

Opening Statement 143 Opening Statement Gritakumar Chitty* Principal Legal Officer, Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations The United Nations Conference which adopted the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea was propelled by many forces, the most universal of them being economic. The drive was for recognition of extended coastal jurisdictions and for stable conditions under which to exploit the oceans' commercial uses and their bountiful resources. This was what assured the success of the Conference. Doubtless there were other driving forces. There were, and still are, the strategic interests, growing demands for environmental preservation, unrestrained navigation, and freedom of communication. From the outset it was clear that the solution lay in a regime that reflected stability in its political balance and clarity in the legal provisions, one that served the interests of economics, politics and law. That was the combination that succeeded. Now, one year after the Convention has entered into force, as we celebrate that occasion, it is immensely satisfying to see in this Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, a confluence of the same interests-those of law, maritime commerce and government. We find this in http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Brill

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Brill
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© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0927-3522
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1571-8085
DOI
10.1163/157180896X00032
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143 Opening Statement Gritakumar Chitty* Principal Legal Officer, Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations The United Nations Conference which adopted the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea was propelled by many forces, the most universal of them being economic. The drive was for recognition of extended coastal jurisdictions and for stable conditions under which to exploit the oceans' commercial uses and their bountiful resources. This was what assured the success of the Conference. Doubtless there were other driving forces. There were, and still are, the strategic interests, growing demands for environmental preservation, unrestrained navigation, and freedom of communication. From the outset it was clear that the solution lay in a regime that reflected stability in its political balance and clarity in the legal provisions, one that served the interests of economics, politics and law. That was the combination that succeeded. Now, one year after the Convention has entered into force, as we celebrate that occasion, it is immensely satisfying to see in this Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, a confluence of the same interests-those of law, maritime commerce and government. We find this in

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The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1996

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