Cases and Materials on the Law of the Sea - 2nd Edition by Louis B Sohn & John Noyes & Erik Franckx & Kristen Juras (Hardcover)

Number of Pages: 1006
Genre: Freedom + Security / Law Enforcement
Sub-Genre: International
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill - Nijhoff
Age Range: Adult
Author: Louis B Sohn & John Noyes & Erik Franckx & Kristen Juras
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Language: English

About the Book

This second edition of Cases and Materials on the Law of the Sea compiles cases, treaties, U.N. documents, commentaries, and other teaching materials that systematically present law of the sea topics.

Book Synopsis

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This second edition of Cases and Materials on the Law of the Sea has been updated to address significant developments that have occurred in the law of the sea since the publication of the first edition in 2004. The text compiles cases, treaties, U.N. documents, commentaries, and other teaching materials that systematically present law of the sea topics while placing those issues in the broader context of international law and international legal process. The book incorporates relevant historical materials alongside materials addressing more recent topics, such as port security, the depletion of fish stocks, and the operation of new international institutions. Extensive notes and discussion questions engage readers and enhance their understanding of the materials.

Review Quotes

"The casebook is aimed primarily but not exclusively at the United States market, and can be unhesitatingly recommended to students and those who organise their courses there, but equally it is far from devoid of appeal for those teaching in other jurisdictions, who will find much in it that valuably supplements what the standard textbooks offer."
-Andrew Serdy, University of Southampton

About the Author

Louis B. Sohn (1914-2006) was a U.S. delegate to the Third U.N. Conference on the Law of the Sea and a distinguished scholar and professor of law at Harvard, the University of Georgia, and George Washington University.

Professor John E. Noyes is the Roger J. Traynor Professor of Law at California Western School of Law. He has written extensively about the law of the sea and other international law topics.

Professor Erik Franckx is Research Professor and President of the Department of International and European Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He has authored numerous writings on the law of the sea and serves as a law of the sea expert to several international organizations.

Professor Kristen Gustafson Juras is an associate professor at the University of Montana School of Law and has taught classes on the law of the sea at the Marco Polo Institute of Xiamen University in Xiamen, China.