ABSTRACT
Although the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1 broke new ground with the inclusion of Part XIII dealing with marine scientific research, it has not prevented continuing contention between States. One matter in contention is whether Part XIII was intended to completely deal with matters pertaining to marine scientific research, or whether it did not encompass activities undertaken from warships, described by some as military survey. This chapter considers the arguments for and against the existence of military survey as a matter distinct from marine scientific research, as well as State practice.
