Governance principles for areas beyond national jurisdiction

International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-259

  Oude Elferink, Alex G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Area; areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ); governance; high seas; law of the sea

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL OCEAN; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAW OF THE SEA; MARITIME BOUNDARY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84860229082     PISSN: 09273522     EISSN: 15718085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157180812X633618     Document Type: Review

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