Legal and Scientific Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits

483 Pages·2004·48.227 MB·English

by  Myron H. Nordquist (editor), John Norton Moore (editor), Tomas H. Heidar (editor)

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ICELAND PAPERS
Legal and Scientific Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits is part of a series of
publications on oceans law and policy associated with the Center for Oceans Law
and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law. This volume is based on
presentations made at the Center's Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference co-hosted
with the Law of the Sea Institute of Iceland and held at the University of Iceland in
Reylgavik from June 25-27, 2003.
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CENTER FOR OCEANS LAW AND POLICY
LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF
CONTINENTAL SHELF LIMITS
Edited by
Myron H. Nordquist
John Norton Moore &
Tomas H. Heidar
MARTIN US NIjHOFF PUBLISHERS
LEIDEN I BOSTON
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Printed on acid-free paper.
ISBN 90-04-13912-5
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CONTENTS
Prefatory Note .......................................................................................x i
Note by the Editon ................................................................................x v
Introduction and Welcoming Remarks
Tomas H. Heidar .......................................................................... 3
Director
Law of the Sea Institute ofIceland
John Norton Moore .......................................................................7
Director
Center for Oceans Law and Policy
Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson ............................................................................. 9
Chainnan of the Board
Law of the Sea Institute ofIceland
Panel I: Overview
Myron H. Nordquist, Moderator
Overview of the UNCLOS Negotiations .............................................. 13
John Norton Moore
Legal Aspects of Continental Shelf Limits ............................................ 19
Tomas H. Heidar
Scientific Aspects of the Continental Shelf .......................................... .41
Olav Eldholm, Filippos Tsikalas
Panel n: Geomorphology and Geology
Rudiger Wolfrum, Moderator
Natural Prolongation and the Concept of the Continental Margin
for the Purposes of Article 76 ..........................................................6 1
Steinar Thor Gudlaugsson
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Table ofC ontents
Determination of the Foot of the Continental Slope
as the Point of Maximum Change in the
Gradient at Its Base ......................................................................9 1
Dave Monahan
Determination of the Foot of the Continental Slope
by Means of Evidence to the Contrary
to the General Rule ..................................................................... 121
Richard T. Haworth
m:
Panel Ridge Issues
Dolliver Nelson, Moderator
A Scientific Overview of Ridges Related to Article 76
of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ....................................... 141
Philip A. Symonds, Harald Brekke
The Ridge Provisions of Article 76
of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea ....................................... 169
Harald Brekke, Philip A. Symonds
Treatment of Ridges and Borderlands Under Article 76 of
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea:
the ExaIIlple of the Arctic Ocean. .....................................................2 01
Arthur Grantz
Panel IV: The Role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and
Submissions by Coastal States
Anniek de Marffy, Moderator
The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf:
Progress to Date and Future Challenges ............................................2 15
Peter F. Croker
Emerging Issues in the Work of the Commission on
the Limits of the Continental Shelf ...................................................2 23
Alexei A. Zinehenko
The Case of Disagreement between a Coastal State
and the Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf. ......................................................................2 51
Gudmundur Eiriksson
Submissions of Coastal States to the CLCS
in Cases of Unresolved Land or Maritime Disputes. ...............................2 63
Alex G. Dude Elferink
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Delimitation of the Outer Continental Shelf Between
States with Opposite or Adjacent Coasts ............................................2 87
David A. Colson
Panel V: Current Issues
Robert W. Smith, Moderator
The Outer Limit of the Continental
Shelf in the Arctic Ocean ..............................................................3 01
Ron Macnab
Evaluating U.S. Data Holdings Relevant to
the Definition of Continental Shelf Limits .......................................... 313
Larry Mayer, Martin Jakobsson and Andrew Armstrong
The Completion of an Article 76 Desktop Study
Using Currently Available Data Sources ............................................3 31
Robert van de Poll
Delimiting the Chinese Continental Shelves -
Ways and Issues .........................................................................3 87
Kuen-chen Fu
The International Seabed Authority -
Its Future Directions ....................................................................4 03
Michael W. Lodge
Panel VI: Resources of the Shelf
Mary Beth West, Moderator
Deepwater Oil Resources: The Expanding Frontier ............................... .413
Paul L. Kelly
New Developments in Oil Exploration in the
Northeast Atlantic ......................................................................4 21
Gareth J. Allinson
Non-Hydrocarbon Resources .........................................................4 23
Lindsay Parson
Seafloor Massive Sulfide Deposits and
Hydrothermal SysteIns .................................................................4 31
Peter M. Herzig
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Concluding Remarks ..................................................................4 57
John Norton Moore
Keynote Address:
International Oceans Governance and
the Challenge oflInplementation ......................................................4 61
Hans Corell
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CD Table of Contents
Note: Because of the technical nature of the Iceland conference, many presenters
included slides, maps or other visuals in their presentations. Instead of including such
visuals in the printed text, the editors chose to place most pictures and maps on an
accompanying CD that is found at the back of this book. The CD also allowed for the
inclusion of many full-color presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint format. This and
other images and maps in various programs should be easily accessible from most
computers. The CD content will also be available on the Center for Oceans Law and
Policy Website, <www.virginia.edulcolp>.
1. Tomas H. Heidar Chart, pictures and PowerPoint presentation
2. Olav Eldholm and FDippos Tsikalas Figures 1-18, contained
in PowerPoint presentation
3. Stelnar Thor Gudlaugsson Figures 1-7
4. Dave Monahan PowerPoint presentation
5. Richard T. Haworth PowerPoint presentation
6. PhUip A. Symonds and Harald Brekke Figures 1-17, Table 3
7. Harald Brekke and Philip A. Symonds Figures 1-8,
PowerPoint presentation
8. Arthur Grantz Figures 1-2
9. David A. Colson Slide
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10. Ron Macnab Figures 1-6, PowerPoint presentation
11. Larry Mayer, Martin Jakobsson
and Andrew Armstrong Figures 1-8b, PowerPoint presentation
12. Robert van de Poll Figures 1-8, additional diagrams,
PowerPoint presentation
13. Kuen-chen Fu Maps 1-7
14. Paul L. KeIIy Figures 1-23
15. Gareth J. Allinson PowerPoint presentation
16. Lindsay Panon Figures 1-3
17. Peter M. Herzig Figures 1-6
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