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Research Handbook on the Law of the Sea

Author: Andrew Serdy; Suzanne Lalonde
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781803925264
Published In: February 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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In light of the challenges facing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its implementing agreements, this Research Handbook explores how issues including climate change, technological developments, and increasing geopolitical instability threaten our seas.

Contributing authors undertake a comprehensive examination of the foundational regimes outlined in the Law of the Sea, from traditional rules such as the freedom of navigation on the high seas, to emerging developments such as the issue of unmanned ships. Chapters cover key themes, namely the spatial and substantive limits of maritime zones, the new challenges in navigating the high seas regime, the legal regime for the seabed, emerging issues, and litigating the Law of the Sea. Addressing 19 distinct challenges, both classic and contemporary, this Research Handbook debates whether the existing laws of the sea are still relevant and effective, or whether they require adaptation and revision.

A valuable resource for scholars and students interested in the Law of the Sea, this Research Handbook is of great benefit to those within the fields of international law, international relations and business dependent on the sea and its legal order. Detailing the necessary adjustments and changes in current legal regimes, this Handbook is also an essential read for government officials, counsel members, judges, and arbitrators.

Introduction to the Research Handbook on the Law of the Sea 1

Suzanne Lalonde

PART I ASSESSING SPATIAL AND SUBSTANTIVE LIMITS OF MARITIME ZONES

Port State jurisdiction: a powerful tool in danger of overuse? 8

Makoto Seta

The influence of international decisions on the law of baselines 28

Snjólaug Árnadóttir and Bjarni Már Magnússon

The enduring debate surrounding what is an ‘international strait’ 51

Suzanne Lalonde

The contiguous zone in the light of Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v Colombia) 73

Bjarni Már Magnússon and Medy Dervovic

Coastal State jurisdiction and high seas freedoms in the EEZ: is the balance changing? 95

Camille Goodman

PART II NEW CHALLENGES IN NAVIGATING THE HIGH SEAS REGIME

Jurisdiction over incidents of navigation on the high seas in The “Enrica Lexie” Incident (Italy v India): a second wind for the Lotus case? 115

Patrick Vrancken

Compensation for loss or damage through the right of visit on the high seas 132

Agustín Blanco-Bazán

To outsource or not to outsource? Rethinking the piracy prosecution model 151

Klaas Willaert

General rules and contemporary developments concerning unmanned ships 166

Vincent Cogliati-Bantz

PART III IMPLEMENTING THE LEGAL REGIME FOR THE SEABED

10.

The beginning of the end for the obligation of restraint? 190

Xuexia Liao

11.

The law and legitimacy of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 211

Øystein Jensen

12.

Eligibility criteria for deep sea mining activities in the Area: effective and enforceable? 235

Klaas Willaert

PART IV EMERGING ISSUES IN THE LAW OF THE SEA

13.

Accommodating the traditional fishing rights of Indigenous Peoples within the legal-spatial architecture of ocean space and assertions of State sovereignty 254

Endalew Lijalem Enyew and Nigel Bankes

14.

Resource exploitation in a changing climate: protecting the Arctic Ocean beyond national jurisdiction 280

Hayley Roberts

15.

Fisheries subsidies in the World Trade Organization: the unfinished business 305

Andrew Serdy

PART V LITIGATING THE LAW OF THE SEA

16.

The procedure for the prompt release of vessels and crews: Pragmatic?

Predictable? Passé? 330

Camille Goodman and Valentin Schatz