Law of the Sea

Unit I — Introduction To Law Of The Sea

InternationalLawofthesea-Historicaloverview-Mareclausum&Mareliberum,Sources · customs · International conventions-UNCLOS framework · law making treaties adopted by IMO and International bodies · Decisions of ICJ, ITLOS and other international tribunals

• The Law of the Sea: (Law of Sea Convention, 1982)
• Sources of International Law

Unit II — Internal Waters and Territorial Sea

Internal waters · base line · Types · Access to ports and harbors · for foreign flag vessels, &ships in distress. Jurisdiction in maritime ports · civil and criminal, sanitary regulations. Territorial waters–coastal state jurisdiction & access to ships–Right of Innocent Passage · Contiguous zone.

• Maritime Zones

Unit III — Exclusive Economic Zone And Continental Shelf

Exclusive economic zone · continental shelf · international straights and archipelagos · transit passage. Delimitation of maritime boundaries · opposite and adjacent states.

• Maritime Zones
• Delimitation of Adjacent and Opposite Maritime Boundaries

Unit IV — Fisheries Jurisdiction

International fisheries · conservation and exploitation of resources-Licensing of Fishing.

Unit V — High Seas and Sea Bed Area

High seas · concept of patrimonial sea & common heritage · Piracy and hot pursuit International sea bed · exploration and exploitation · Role of Sea bed Authority

• Concept of Common Heritage of Mankind‖ Relating to the Resources of International Sea-bed Area
• International Seabed Mining:-Parallel System of Mining