Whose seas? whose freedom?: The UN Conference has had several positive outcomes, but could have gone further in its recommendations

Mathew, Sebastian (1995) Whose seas? whose freedom?: The UN Conference has had several positive outcomes, but could have gone further in its recommendations. Samudra Report (12). pp. 46-49. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Supporting Dutch trading and fishing interests in the 17th Century, Mare Liberurm’, wrote Grotius. Little did he realize that his doctrine of the ‘freedom of the seas’ would eventually become the norm in international law for over three and a half centuries. The principle of freedom of the seas, however, began to be dismantled with the Second World War. This process was almost complete when the Third United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) allowed for the creation of an exclusive economic zone of up to 200 nautical miles, under the jurisdiction of the coastal state.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0123
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, United Nation Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA), Responsible Fisheries, Fisheries Management, Labour, Small-scale Fisheries, Artisanal Fisheries, Fisheries Legislation, Flag State, Conferences
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2021 05:43
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 14:16
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/476

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