LAWS107: International Law of the Sea // Dr Douglas Guilfoyle

The oceans are critical to States' interests and human prosperity, being a highway for commerce, a shared resource and a vector for threats to security.
They cover 70% of the earth’s surface, are the highway for 90% of the world’s international trade and provide 40% of the protein consumed in the developing world.
In this context, the law of the sea is assuming a new prominence in international affairs, from questions of environmental protection and offshore resource exploitation, to legal contests over disputed islands, polar resources and global-warming opened sea lanes, and even regarding the risk of maritime terrorism and smuggling weapons of mass destruction.
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