American Journal of International Law · 1975 · 36 citations · 0 references
LawEnvironmental LawInternational LawInternational Environmental LawInternational OrganizationsLaw Of The SeaCultural HeritageIndigenous Heritage RightsMaritime HistoryMaritime ZonesOcean GovernanceUnited Nations SystemCommon Heritage Of HumankindInternational Seabed AuthorityJurisdiction Over Natural ResourcesMarine HeritageMaritime HeritageOcean Floor TopographyRights To Natural ResourcesSeabed Resource Access
The purpose of this article is to examine the work of the First Main Committee of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea at Caracas, with particular attention to the question of the system of exploration and exploitation of the seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. This is the area which the United Nations General Assembly in 1970 had characterized as constituting, together with its natural resources, the “common heritage of mankind” in the Declaration of Principles Governing the Sea-bed and the Ocean Floor, and the Subsoil Thereof, Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction.