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LAW OF THE SEA

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This is a one-semester course that deals with selected areas of the law of the sea. The syllabus focuses on the public international law framework that governs the rights of both the coastal states and nations that use the oceans of the world for navigation. The course focuses on the rights and duties of the archipelagic states and Straits of Malacca`s management along with the transit passage system. The legal status of the deep seabed and marine pollution will also be covered. The disputes settlement procedures, both traditional and organizational will also be looking at. The examination will focus on the syllabus and students are allowed to bring in annotated conventions and various regulations

Course Syllabus

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INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF THE SEA
THE CONCEPT OF THE "SEA"
THE ANCIENT CONCEPT OF "RES COMMUNIST"
TREATY OF TORDESILLAS
"MARE LIBERIUM" VERSUS "MARE COLLUSUM"
THE FOUNDING FATHER - HUGO Grotius

LEGAL HISTORY OF THE LAW OF THE SEA
CONCEPTUAL ISSUE
PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE ANCIENT LAW OFTHE SEA
PRINCIPLE GOVERNING THE MODERN LAW OF THE SEA - UNCLOS 1982
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW INFLUENCES
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT FROM 10 CENTURY - 1982

DELIMITATION OF THE LEGAL REGIME OF THE SEA UNDER UNCLOS 1982
CONCEPTUAL ISSUE INVOLVING STATES
METHOD OF DELIMITATION

DELIMITATION SCALE AND INTERNAL WATER
DELIMITATION IN MEASUREMENT
ANCIENT LAW CASES AND ITS INFLUENCES
RECENT DEVELOPMENT
RECENT ISSUE
CASE STUDY

TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGOUS ZONE
CONCEPTUAL ISSUE
THE HISTORICAL RIGHTS
STATE PRIVILEGES - JURISDICTION
UNCLOS 1982 RULES ON FOREIGN VESSEL
STRAITS
CASES

EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE
CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
ARCHEPELAGIS CLAIMS
OVERLAP EEZ ISSUES
FISHERIES AND MARITIME RESOURCES
CASES

HIGH SEA AND FREEDOM OF THE SEA
PRINCIPLE GOVERNING FREEDOM OF THE SEA
NAVIGATIONAL RULES DEMAND BY IMO AND UNCLOS
GENUINE RULE IN NAVIGATION - UNCLOS 1982
CASES - POCKET OF HIGH SEAS

CONTNENTAL SHELF
CONCEPT OF CONTINENTAL SHELF
HISTORY OF CONTINENTAL SHELF CLAIM
DELIMITATION OF THE AREA
THE ENTERPRISE
OUTER LIMIT DELIMITATION AND ABNJ
CASES

DISPUTE SETTLEENT
ITLOS
UN ICJ
EFFECT OF BEST PRACTISE
ISSUE OF SOVEREIGNTY OF ISLAND V RIGHTS UNDER UNCLOS
DISCOVERY AND DELIMITATION ISSUE

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Course information

Status : Open
Duration : FLEXIBLE
Effort : 3
Mode : 100% Online
Course Level : Expert
Language : English
No of Student : 0
No of Instructor : 1

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Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) 2) IDENTIFY the appropriate legal regime of the sea as allocated by zones under UNCLOS I (1958), UNCLOS II (1967) , UNCLOS III ( 1976) and UNCLOS IV (1982)
2 ) 3) EVALUATE the legal duty, responsibilities and obligations imposed by UNCLOS on member states and non member State upon each zones claimed before and after it is enforced.
3 ) 1) UNDERSTAND the traditional and modern period of historical development of the basic legal principles that govern the ocean and the sea before and after the 1982 Convention was signed.
4 ) 4) DIFFERENTIATE various aspect of legal measures and enforcement facilities on matters concerning the protection of rights and interests conferred, acquired and assigned to the member states on each zones of the seas they claimed under the Convention 198

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LAW OF THE SEA

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