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40 Ocean & Coastal L. Memo 1 (1994)

handle is hein.journals/ocoaslme40 and id is 1 raw text is: Ocean and Coastal Law Memo Issue 40 May 1994 Recent Developments in Ocean and Coastal Law, 1993 Internatonal Developments I. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea A. Ratficaton The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS or the Conven- tion) has seen a flurry of activity in 1993. Seven countries-St. Kitts and Nevis, Zimbabwe, Malta, St. Vincent and the Gren- adines, Honduras, Barbados, and Guyana-ratified the Convention. On November 16, 1993, the Con- vention received the 60th instru- ment of ratification or accession. LAW OF THE SEA BULL. (UN Divi- sion for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, New York, N.Y.), Dec. 1993, at 2. Article 308 of the Convention states that the Convention shall enter into force 12 months after the date of deposit of the sixtieth instrument of ratification or accession. THE LAW OF THE SEA: OFFICIAL TEXT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVEN- TION ON THE LAw OF THE SEA WITH ANNEXES AND INDEX 106 Distributed by: Oregon Sta (1983). Accordingly, on Novem- ber 16, 1994, the Convention will enter into force. B. Major Powers Have Not Ratfied Conventon However, the major powers and important maritime nations- the United States, Great Britain, and Germany-so far have not ratified or acceded to the Con- vention because of objections to Part X of the Convention, which deals with mining of the deep seabed in the international area beyond national jurisdiction. Current Legal Developments. United Nations: Negotiations on the 1982 Law of the Sea Con- vention, 8 INT'L J. MARINE & COASTAL L. 530 (1993). More- over, there is now a consensus that there will be a long period after the Convention comes into force when no seabed mining in the international area will occur. outstanding deep seabed mining provisions as a means of achiev- ing universal participation in the Convention. During the August 1993 consultations, several developed and developing coun- tries anonymously prepared the Boat Paper. OCEANS POL'Y NEWS (Council on Ocean Law, Washington, D.C.), Oct. 1993, at 1. The Boat Paper, so-called because of a drawing of a boat on the cover page, contains a proposed UN resolution and agreement covering the problem areas that have been under discussion during the consulta- tions. More fitting of its official nature, the Boat Paper has recently been given the formal title of Draft Resolution and Draft Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Boat Paper recognizes that political and economic C. The Boat Paper changes, including in particular a growing reliance on market prin- The Secretary General of the ciples, show the need to reevalu- United Nations has conducted ate some aspects of deep sea- informal consultations on revising bed mining. The UN General the Convention with regard to Assembly is expected to adopt te University Extension Sea Grant Program is Corvallis OR

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