4. The Development of the Legal Concept of the Continental Shelf

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Preface VII
4. Acknowledgments IX
5. Introduction XI
6. Contents XVII
7. Part I. Physical and Technological Aspects of the Ocean Floor
8. 1. The Physical Characteristics of the Ocean Floor 3
9. 2. The Resources of the Sea and Recent Technological Progress 15
10. Part II. The Expanding Concept of the Continental Shelf
11. 3. Extension of Claims to National Control Over Portions of the Sea 35
12. 4. The Development of the Legal Concept of the Continental Shelf 49
13. 5. A Critical Examination of the Concept and Criteria of the Continental Shelf 70
14. 6. The Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in Special Circumstances 91
15. III. Proposals for Revision of the Present Law
16. 7. Proposals for a Redefinition of the Continental Shelf 111
17. 8. Proposals for the Control of the Deep Ocean Space: The Case for International Control 129
18. Conclusions 167
19. Postscript 169
20. Selected Bibliography 175
21. Index of Cases 185
22. Index 187