This course will examine the legal regime which binds States in their international relations concerning maritime matters. The course will examine the major maritime zones recognised in international law, such as the territorial sea, the contiguous and exclusive economic zones, the high seas, and the legal regime relating to the continental shelf. It will also examine the rules relating to the various uses of the seas, such as fishing, navigation, scientific research, regulation of marine pollution and military uses of the sea. It will examine the way in which disputes over conflicting uses of the seas arise and the manner in which they are handled and will look at the interrelationship between the public international law of the sea and municipal law.
Prerequisite or corequisite: LAWS2081 Public International Law or equivalent.