ABSTRACT
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 https://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|27 pages
General remarks
chapter 2|13 pages
International law of the sea in the achievements of Professor Wojciech Góralczyk
part II|82 pages
Maritime areas and their delimitation
chapter 4|13 pages
The status of straight baselines and the so-called creeping jurisdiction of coastal states
chapter 5|16 pages
The Antarctic Treaty
chapter 8|15 pages
The process of developing maritime spatial plans of the Republic of Poland in the context of water areas under the UNCLOS Convention
part III|59 pages
UNCLOS in the jurisprudence of international and domestic bodies and courts
chapter 9|11 pages
Through the lens of general international rules
chapter 11|14 pages
Dispute settlement measures guaranteed by the Convention on the Law of the Sea in the practice of the proceedings of the Russian Federation
chapter 12|13 pages
Reception of ICJ jurisprudence by domestic courts in the field of international law of the sea
chapter 13|14 pages
Article 235 of LOSC and the international liability regime for oil pollution damage
part IV|67 pages
Protection of the marine environment
chapter 14|14 pages
Environmental Law of the Sea and Part XII of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
chapter 15|13 pages
Marine mammals, the UNCLOS and the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling
chapter 16|15 pages
The Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
chapter 17|11 pages
The Vistula Spit canal in the light of the “Rights of Nature” concept and the principle of good neighbourliness
chapter 18|12 pages
Environmental impact assessment as a mandatory element of the submarine pipelines laying process, as seen by the Baltic Sea countries
part V|62 pages
Maritime security
chapter 19|8 pages
International legal aspects of combating maritime terrorism
chapter 20|8 pages
Counteracting maritime incidents of a hybrid nature in the light of the UNCLOS Convention
chapter 21|11 pages
Can Turkey legally close the passage through Turkish Straits for Russian warships due to Russian military aggression against Ukraine?
chapter 22|10 pages
Independent-dependent states
part VI|69 pages
Maritime safety
