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19 Ateneo L.J. 1 (1974)

handle is hein.journals/ateno19 and id is 1 raw text is: ATENEO LAW JOURNAL Volume 19 March 1974 Number 1 Current Developments on the Law of the Sea Relevant to the Philippines* Estelito P. Mendoza a. Infroduction When a government announces new limits for its territorial sea, say 200 miles; when an off-shore oil discovery is made iny deeper waters, say 300 meters; when fish resources are depleted in certain areas and there is increased pressure to fish elsewhere; when greater movement of goods, say petroleum, becomes necessary, and by larger and larger tankers; when bilateral or multilateral agreements are concluded over the use, the ex- ploitation or conservation of the ocean or sea-bed resources; when there is an oil spill and vast areas of water are polluted, destroying animal and vegetable life - when any of these or similar events occur, and all these I have mentioned currently occur, there is development, a movement, in the law of the sea, of perceptible dimensions. And since as an archipelago, we are not only surrounded by seas but there are seas within our territory, every such occurrence has relevance to us, as every wave that washes our shores does not leave the sand, the rocks, the pebbles, the way they were before. b. The UN Sea-Bed Committee But, quite plainly, the most apparent developments on the law of the sea should be those arising from the proceedings of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction. Because of the work it is mandated to undertake, this committee should, more appropriately, be called the UN Preparatory Committee on the Law of the Sea Conference whieb is scheduled next year. In the language of paragraph 2 of resolution 2750 C (XXV) of 17 December 1970 of the General Assembly, the conference would deal with the establishment of an equitable international regime - including an international machinery - for the area and resources of the sea-be4 Rea at the Joint Annual Mdeeting of the Ph'lippine Society of international Law and Philippine Connntssio of Jurists on Febrvary 24, 1973. Law** LL.B. (U.P.): LL.M, (Harvard University); Member, Philippine Society of International Digitized from Best Copy Available

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