Potential claims to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas under the 1982 UN United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, may eventually cover more than 15 million square kilometres of seabed. Under Article 82 of the Convention, a portion of the revenue from the extraction of non-living resources on the OCS must be disbursed through the International Seabed Authority 'on the basis of equitable sharing criteria, taking into account the interests and needs of developing States, particularly the least developed and the land-locked among them'. Responsibility for the Implementation of article 82...

Potential claims to Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, may eventually cover more than 15 million Square Kilometres of seabed. Under Article 82 of the Convention, a portion of the revenue from the extraction of non-living resources on the OCS must be disbursed through the International Seabed Authority 'on the basis of equitable sharing criteria, taking into account the interests and needs of developing States, particularly the least developed and the land-locked among them'. Responsibility for the implementation of Article 82...

This Study was prepared by the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority to provide a summary of the International Workshop on Further Consideration of the Implementation of Article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the Convention), which was held in Beijing, China, from 26 to 30 November 2012 (Beijing Workshop), in collaboration with the China Institute for Marine Affairs (CIMA). The Workshop aimed to draw up recommendations for Article 82 implementation guidelines and the outline of a model Article 82 agreement between the ISA and an outer continental shelf...

This revised Compendium of Basic Texts of the International Seabed Authority contains the full text of relevant organizational decisions of the various organs and bodies of the Authority as well as a number of decisions and documents relating to the external relations of the Authority. Each section of this Compendium includes a short factual commentary on the origin of the text concerned, together with a list of source documents.

This revised Compendium of Basic Texts of the International Seabed Authority contains the full text of relevant organizational decisions of the various organs and bodies of the Authority as well as a number of decisions and documents relating to the external relations of the Authority. Each section of this Compendium includes a short factual commentary on the origin of the text concerned, together with a list of source documents.

This revised Compendium of Basic Texts of the International Seabed Authority contains the full text of relevant organizational decisions of the various organs and bodies of the Authority as well as a number of decisions and documents relating to the external relations of the Authority. Each section of this Compendium includes a short factual commentary on the origin of the text concerned, together with a list of source documents.

This revised edition contains the updated regulations on prospecting and exploration that the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority has approved to date, and the recommendations on technical and administrative matters issued for the guidance of contractors to assist them in the implementation of the rules, regulations and procedures of the Authority.

This revised edition contains the updated regulations on prospecting and exploration that the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority has approved to date, and the recommendations on technical and administrative matters issued for the guidance of contractors to assist them in the implementation of the rules, regulations and procedures of the Authority.

This revised edition contains the updated regulations on prospecting and exploration that the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority has approved to date, and the recommendations on technical and administrative matters issued for the guidance of contractors to assist them in the implementation of the rules, regulations and procedures of the Authority.