Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Dispute settlement mechanism in the law of the sea Background to the dispute settlement mechanism Traditionally, provisions for the settlement of…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. International Seabed Authority Institutional structure of the International Seabed Authority The Authority is comprised of three principal organs: an Assembly made…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Legal status of the deep seabed and its resources Evolution of the legal regime concerning the deep seabed and its resources…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Principle of the freedoms of the high seas Evolution of the principle of the freedoms of the seas The desire to…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Rights and duties of coastal and other states in the EEZ Rights and duties of coastal states The 1982 Convention on…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Concept of the EEZ Evolution of the concept of the EEZ In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a desire to…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Rights of coastal states and other states in the continental shelf Rights of coastal states Coastal states have exclusive sovereign rights…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Definition and method of drawing the limits of the continental shelf Evolution of the continental shelf as a legal concept The…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Contiguous zone Development of the concept of a contiguous zone When states began to make extensive claims for a territorial sea…

Pursuant to the earlier topic of Introduction to Maritime Law in Malaysia, published on 22 February 2021, in the coming series the basis and elements of International Laws of The Sea, will be explored. Right of innocent and transit passage Nature and meaning of innocent passage The 1982 Convention defines the meaning of passage itself…