This textbook on the law of the sea sets the subject in the context of public international law. It comprehensively covers the principal topics of the course, f

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The Law of the Sea (LOS) treaty resulted from some of the most complicated multilateral negotiations ever conducted. Difficult bargaining produced a remarkably

Recent maritime disputes, environmental disasters, and piracy have raised the profile of the law of the sea. This Oxford Handbook brings together high-level ana