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- Title
Deep Seabed Mining: Implications of Seabed Disputes Chamber's Advisory Opinion.
- Authors
POISEL, TIM
- Abstract
In February 2011, the Seabed Disputes Chamber unanimously adopted an advisory opinion: Responsibilities and Obligations of States Sponsoring Persons and Entities with Respect to Activities in the Area. This opinion is significant as it provides guidance on the governance of activities in the Area and clarifies the obligations of a sponsoring state, and its potential liabilities, in circumstances where damage is caused by the activities of the sponsored entity in the Area. Importantly, the opinion sets the highest standards of due diligence for all sponsoring states, irrespective of whether it is a developed or developing state and its financial capabilities. While not absolutely protecting the Area from the risk of environmental harm, the opinion will ensure that deep seabed mining activities operate within strict limits with the aim of preventing harm to the common heritage of mankind.
- Subjects
OCEAN mining laws; INTERNATIONAL Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; LEGAL liability; INTERNATIONAL Seabed Authority; ADVISORY opinions; UNITED Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982); JURISDICTION (International law)
- Publication
Australian International Law Journal, 2012, Vol 19, Issue 1, p213
- ISSN
1325-5029
- Publication type
Article