Handout #2 Professor Jon M. Van Dyke International Ocean Law Spring 1998 Treaty Texts United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Dec. 10, 1982... 1 Status of Law of the Sea Convention (and Part XI Agreement) (as of Aug. 25, 1997... 59 Straddling and Migratory Stocks Agreement, Dec. 4, 1995.............. 68 Part XI Agreement, July 28, 1994... 107 SPREP Convention, Nov. 24, 1986............................ 126 Map of Convention Area... 146 1996 Protocol to the London Convention 1972... 147 International Whaling Convention, 1946... 177 Early lcj Decisions The SSt Lotus (France V. Turkey) (pcu 1927) 181 Questions and Notes... 188 Vivian S. Toy, Casino Ship Suspends Its Cruises, N. Y. Times, Nov. 4, 1997... 191 The Fisheries Case (U.K. v. Norway) (lcj 1951)... 192 Questions............................................ 200 North Sea Continental Shelf Case (Germany v. Denmark & Netherlands) (lcj 1969)... 201 Questions and Notes... 207
-2-1982 Law of the Sea Convention Bernard H. Oxman, The New Law of the Sea, 69 A.B.A.J. 156 (1983)... 208 An Overview of Relevant Law of the Sea Concepts... 216 U.S. Territorial Sea Proclamation (1988)........................ 218 Navigational Problems; Questions and Notes... 219 Maps of Libya and the Black Sea... 221... Environmental Protection and the Regional Seas Programmes Philomene Verlaan, The Regional Seas PrQgrammes and a Strategy for Ocean Governance (1994)... 223 Philomene Verlaan, Payin& to Protect the Commons; Lessons from the Regional Seas Programme (1996)... 229 Philomene Verlaan, The Importance of Coastal Management to Human Health (1996)... 244 W. Jackson Davis~ The Need for a New Global Ocean Government System, in Freedom for the Seas in the 21st Centur.y (Van Dyke, Zaelke & Hewison eds. 1993)... 258 Les Line, Old Nemesis, DDT, Reaches Remote Midway Albatrosses, N.Y. Times, March 12, 1996... 281 Issues Raised by the Law of the Sea Convention ITLOS Press Release, The Tribunal Receives Annlication for Prompt Release of a Vessel and Its Crew, Nov. 13, 1997... 284 Fishing Issues: Questions.................................. 287 Deep-Sea Minerals Why Did the United States Reject the Convention?................... 288
-3-1982 Statements by President Reagan and James Malone...... 292 1983 Exclusive Economic Zone Proclamation... 293 Questions..."... 302 1970 General Assembly Resolution 2749 (XXV)........ 303 Jon Van Dyke and Christopher Yuen, "Common Heritage" v. "Freedom of the High Seas"; Which Governs the Seabed? in International Environmental Law Anthology (D' Amato and Engel eds 1996)...................................... 304 Jon M. Van Dyke, National Maritime Policies and Directions; New Initiatives on Governance of High Seas Resources Under the 1982 Law of the Sea. Convention, in Marine Poligy. Maritime Security and Ocean Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific (Kim, Park, Lee & Paik eds. 1995)... 311 William T. Broad, First Move Made to Mine Mineral Riches of Seabed, N.Y. Times, Dec. 21, 1997... 314 Resource Potential of Cobalt, Nickel, Manganese, and Platinum in Crusts of U.S. Trust and Affiliated Territories................................... 316 The 1995 Straddling and MigratoQ' Stocks Agreement Jon M. Van Dyke, The Straddling and MigratoQ' Stocks Agreement and the Pacific, 11 Int'l J. Mar. & Coastal L. 406 (1996)........ 317 Excerpts from Jon M. Van Dyke, The Duty to Cooperate (1997)... 322 Environmental Protection. Navigational Freedoms and Dispute Resolution The Environmental Impact Assessment Requirement... 330 Questions on Environmental Issues... 331
-4- Maritime Boundaries How Should Maritime Boundan' Disputes Be Resolyed1... 332 Tunisia-Libya Maps...... 333 Libya-Malta Map.................................. 335 Gulf of Maine (Canada v. U.S.l (lcj 1992)... 337 Gulf of Fonseca lei Salvador/HonduraslNicaragua) (lcj 1992)... 345 Map........................................... 352 St. Pierre and Migpelon (Canada v. France) (1992)... 353 Map............................. ~................. 363 Jan Mayan <Denmark v. Norway) (lcj 1993)... 364 Map............................................... 371 Excerpts from Mark J. Valencia, Jon M. Van Dyke, and Noel A. Ludwig, Sharing the Resources of the Sopth China Sea (1997)...... 372 Jon M. Van Dyke, The Aegean Sea Dimute: Qptions and Avenues, 20 Marine Policy 397 (1996)... 438 National Secprity Canadian Transport Company y. United States, 663 F.2d 1081 (1980)... 446 Hawai'i's Offshore Waters United States v. California, 381 u.s. 139 (1965)... 458 Island Airlines v. C.A.B., 352 F.2d 735 (9th Cir. 1965)... 460 Questions............................................ 467
-5- Letter from Christopher Cobb to Maui Divers of Hawaii, Ltd., Feb. 4, 1977......... 468 Movement of Radioactive Wastes Jon M. Van Dyke, &mlying the Precautioncuy Principle to Ocean Shipments of Radioactive Materials, 27 Ocean Development & Int'l L. 379 (1996)... 471 Historical Evolution of Freedom of Navigation...... 490 Marine Mammals The International Whaling Commission... 491 Questions... 492 Adams v. Vance (D.C. Cir. 1977)... 493 Questions... 497 Maria Clara Maffei, The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 12 Int'l J. Marine & Coastal L. 287 (1997)...... 498 Howard Scott Schiffman, The Protection of Whales in International Law, 22 Brook. J. Int'l L. 303 (1996)... 509 Keith Bradsher, Mexican Tuna Ban Comes Under Fire, S.F. Chronicle, Aug. 23, 1991... 518 Sample Exam Questions Oct. 24, 1984...... 519 August 1987......................................... 522 May 6, 1996........................................ 524