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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Main Author: Hossain, Ishtiaq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1982
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description 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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spelling iium-364912015-09-14T02:50:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36491/ Law of the sea conference: issues and problems Hossain, Ishtiaq JX International law 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. 1982-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36491/4/Asian_Affairs.pdf Hossain, Ishtiaq (1982) Law of the sea conference: issues and problems. Asian Affairs , IV (III). pp. 341-352. ISSN 0254-4199
spellingShingle JX International law
Hossain, Ishtiaq
Law of the sea conference: issues and problems
title Law of the sea conference: issues and problems
title_full Law of the sea conference: issues and problems
title_fullStr Law of the sea conference: issues and problems
title_full_unstemmed Law of the sea conference: issues and problems
title_short Law of the sea conference: issues and problems
title_sort law of the sea conference: issues and problems
topic JX International law
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/36491/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/36491/4/Asian_Affairs.pdf