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NPS ARCHIVE 1966 GRUNAWALT, R. THE ACQUISITION OF THE RESO—URCES OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA A NEW FRONTIER OF INTERNATIONAL LAW by I LCDR Richard J. Grunawalt, USN 14th Career Class 1966 _l 0UOIEY KNOX UBftAJtV NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOl MONTHLY CA 939435101 THE ACQUISITION OP THE RESOURCES OP — TUB BOTTOM OF TEB SEA A NEW FRONTIER OP INTERNATIONAL LAW A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S SCHOOL, U.S. ARMY The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the individual student author and do not necessarily represent the views of either The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, or any other governmental agency. References to this study should include the foregoing statement. by Lieutenant Commander Richard J. Grunawalt, U. S. Navy April 1966 •«. aaoiiucsaji hit %o acx? JAMOXTOUmTai <*I 1 YWIA .3.U SMKfc UKT , -•^•xi b«K;eaa<$i*© •nolsi/Iofioo bam aiic . .;\ o. ^n,?. • ,...!:- juuuyiii lAt/blvital t«iJ : ., Mori, SCOPE An examination of the means whereby States have sought to acquire dominion over the resources of the bed of the sea and its subsoil* with particular emphasis on the inherent difficulties in applying recognized princi- ples of territorial acquisition, coupled with an analysis of those provisions of the 1958 Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf pertaining to the extension of a coastal State's 'sovereign rights' over such resources down to and beyond a depth of 200 meters. The thesis also examines the problems which have not been resolved by the 1958 Convention, as well as the practical necessity of their solution, and suggested solutions are offered. A ••4*48 «m'u'i»,1 « mammn *d3 *o anlmax» vo oolflinob •* acHM iq* 111 •*!: *\ib ft* f COtfTttfilTS Ctiaptei* Paye X. XilTRODUCi'Iotf 1 ... A. General latraduction and Premise. I B. The Continental Shelf Defined 2 C. M*a i i^orunc« of che Continental onelf 5 IX. Trie continental fhsjM and Traditional International oaw . . . A. The Res osmium Communis Terra Mulliue Dichotomy B. Tne Recognized f«ode» of Territorial Acquisition 13 1. Accretion 14 Prescription IS Occupation 17 XXX. The Practice of State* 23 A. The Truman Proclamation /3 B. Post-Truman Proclamation Developments. 28 C. Tne Formulation of a New Rule of Customary International Law XV. The Convention On the Continental Shelf. .35 . A. Generally 35 a. The *200 Meter* - 'Deptn of Exploit- aoility' Compromise 38 ii I*. . Chapter Pejes C. Tne Impact of Recent Technological. Svances On Tne Convention on the Continental limit 17 M V. lie Bed of the Sea Beyond the Shelf A. Generally .50 . 3. Deep Ocean Technology 51 C. The Resources of the Deep Ocean Floor. .S3 D. The Continental Shelf Doctrine and the Deep Ocean Floor VI. xary, Conclusion and Recoaotiendations. . A. Summary 66 S. Conclusions C. Recommendations. /Q Appendix A. The Trua*an Proclamation of IMS. . . 75 Appendix B. The Convention on the Continental Shelf . . ?tf Table of Cases and Statutes 96 Bibliography iii
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