Abstract: The international law of the sea is one of the oldest branches of public international law. Thus, it must be examined from the perspective of the development of international law in general. Originally the law of the sea consisted of a body of rules of customary law. Later on, these rules were progressively codified. The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, which successfully adopted the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the LOSC) in 1982, is of particular importance in the codification of the law. Furthermore, the international community and the situations that surround the oceans are constantly changing. Accordingly, it is also necessary to examine the evolutionary process of the law after the adoption of the LOSC. As a general introduction, this chapter will address the following issues in particular:
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-04-05
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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