The effect of extended coastal state jurisdiction over the seas and seabed upon marine science research |
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| Authors: | Gerard J Mangone |
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| Institution: | H. Rodney Sharp Professor of International Law and Organization, Director of the Center for the Study of Marine Policy , University of Delaware , |
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| Abstract: | Abstract UNCLOS III is a revolution not only in international law and the law of the sea, but also in the relationships between the North (developed world) and the South (developing world). New concepts such as the “Common Heritage of Mankind”; and the “Exclusive Economic Zone”; are being developed along with such new institutions as the International Seabed Authority. The Third World, numbering about 122 states, has been in the forefront of this revolution at UNCLOS III, and in the collateral effort to develop a New International Economic Order. The exploitation of the manganese/polymetallic nodules on the surface of the deep seabed has been a major focus of UNCLOS III, and the positions of the Group of 77 (Third World), the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (Second World), and the United States, Western Europe, and Japan (First World), are carefully set forth and compared in this article. The differences between the three positions are substantial. It is hoped, however, that a workable system for exploiting the deep seabed and sharing its wealth can be found. |
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