Law of the sea conference: issues and problems
The Third World, led by the Group of 77 and the developed countries led by the United States, are sharply divided over a number of of issues that are threatening the signing of a treaty on the law of the sea. This paper aims at analysing and evaluating those issues now conf...
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| Language: | English |
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1982
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/36491/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/36491/4/Asian_Affairs.pdf |
| Summary: | The Third World, led by the Group of 77 and
the developed countries led by the United States, are sharply divided over a number of of issues that are threatening the signing of a treaty
on the law of the sea. This paper aims at analysing and evaluating those issues now confronting the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS-III). The analysis will make clear tbe stands taken by the industrial and the Third World, countries over
the issues. Self-interests of the maritime countries reign supreme over every rule and regulation. This paper will also discuss those interests
and analyse their politico'economic implications. |
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