The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf : Law and Legitimacy.

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Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Short Forms; List of Figures and Table; Conventions and Other International Instruments; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; 1.2 Outline; Chapter 2 The Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf in International Law; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Early History of the Legal Regime of the Continental Shelf; 2.3 Continental Shelf Claims and the Development of International Law; 2.4 Limits to Coastal State Claims over the Continental Shelf; 2.5 Assessment.

Chapter 3 Legal Aspects of the Commission's Decision-Making3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Outline; 3.3 Legal Aspects of the Commission's Procedural Decision-Making; 3.4 Legal Aspects of the Commission's Substantive Decision-Making; 3.5 Legal Effects of the Commission's Recommendations; 3.6 Assessment; Chapter 4 Legitimacy of the Commission and Its Decision-Making; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Outline; 4.3 Legitimacy; 4.4 Membership and Composition; 4.5 Independence and Impartiality; 4.6 Procedures; 4.7 Assessment; Chapter 5 The Future of the Commission.

5.1 Article 76 of the LOS Convention: An Opportunity Lost?5.2 Obstacles to Reform; 5.3 Dislocation of Decision-Making; Bibliography; Table of Cases; Index.

The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Law and Legitimacy examines the Commission from two different but interrelated perspectives: a legal analysis of the Commission's decision-making; and a study of normative legitimacy related to the Commission and its procedures.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.

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