Functional Jurisdiction in the Law of the Sea

This, one of the oldest facets of international law, has been shaped since 1982 by the framework set by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. That framework is built upon zonal analysis, which creates judicial zones and stipulates the rules of each, and topical analysis, which addresses such activities as fishing, research and pollution. This monograph examines the significance of current developments within the 1982 framework, explaining the manifestations of jurisdiction, such as territoriality and universality as well as the protection principle, and such challenges as the exclusive economic zone and fisheries jurisdiction in the high seas. It closes with analyses of challenges to the allocation of jurisdiction in the deep sea, including an proposed institutional approach, and of the high seas, including limitations to flag state jurisdiction. The bibliography here is comprehensive. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Maria Gavouneli, LL.M. (Cantab.), Ph.D. (Cantab.), is Lecturer in International Law at the University of Athens. She has published extensively in matters of environmental law, immunities and law of the sea, including 'Pollution from offshore installations' (Martinus Nijhoff, 1995 - Paul Guggenheim Prize) and 'Unresolved issues and new challenges to the Law of the Sea. Time before and time after' (Martinus Nijhoff, 2006) with Anastasia Strati & Nikolaos Skourtos (eds.)