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"This book has a great deal to offer....written for students of international law and...political scientists, historians, geographers, and others from consulting this authoritative text....this text is rooted in a...well-crafted empirical study...." Peter J. Stoett, International Journal

• List of boxes, figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of main symbols used in UN documents; Glossary; Table of cases; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Birth and Development of the Principle: The UN General Assembly as Midwife: Introductory remarks to part I; 2. The formative years (1945–1962); 3. Promoting economic development by the exercise of permanent sovereignty: the period after 1962; 4. Permanent sovereignty, environmental protection and sustainable development; 5. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources in territories under occupation or foreign administration; Summary and appraisal of part I; Part II. Natural-Resource Law in Practice: From Creeping National Jurisdiction Towards International Co-operation: Introductory remarks to part II; 6. International investment law: from nationalism to pragmatism; 7. The law of the sea: extension of control over marine resources; 8. International environmental law: sovereignty versus the environment?; Appraisal of part II; Part III. Balancing Rights and Duties in an Increasingly Interdependent World: 9. Rights and claims: seeking evidence of recognition in international law; 10. Duties: the other side of the coin; 11. Sovereignty over natural resources as a basis for sustainable development; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

fm.author_biographical_note1

"This book has a great deal to offer....written for students of international law and...political scientists, historians, geographers, and others from consulting this authoritative text....this text is rooted in a...well-crafted empirical study...." Peter J. Stoett, International Journal

• List of boxes, figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of main symbols used in UN documents; Glossary; Table of cases; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Birth and Development of the Principle: The UN General Assembly as Midwife: Introductory remarks to part I; 2. The formative years (1945–1962); 3. Promoting economic development by the exercise of permanent sovereignty: the period after 1962; 4. Permanent sovereignty, environmental protection and sustainable development; 5. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources in territories under occupation or foreign administration; Summary and appraisal of part I; Part II. Natural-Resource Law in Practice: From Creeping National Jurisdiction Towards International Co-operation: Introductory remarks to part II; 6. International investment law: from nationalism to pragmatism; 7. The law of the sea: extension of control over marine resources; 8. International environmental law: sovereignty versus the environment?; Appraisal of part II; Part III. Balancing Rights and Duties in an Increasingly Interdependent World: 9. Rights and claims: seeking evidence of recognition in international law; 10. Duties: the other side of the coin; 11. Sovereignty over natural resources as a basis for sustainable development; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

fm.author_biographical_note1

"This book has a great deal to offer....written for students of international law and...political scientists, historians, geographers, and others from consulting this authoritative text....this text is rooted in a...well-crafted empirical study...." Peter J. Stoett, International Journal

• List of boxes, figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of main symbols used in UN documents; Glossary; Table of cases; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Birth and Development of the Principle: The UN General Assembly as Midwife: Introductory remarks to part I; 2. The formative years (1945–1962); 3. Promoting economic development by the exercise of permanent sovereignty: the period after 1962; 4. Permanent sovereignty, environmental protection and sustainable development; 5. Permanent sovereignty over natural resources in territories under occupation or foreign administration; Summary and appraisal of part I; Part II. Natural-Resource Law in Practice: From Creeping National Jurisdiction Towards International Co-operation: Introductory remarks to part II; 6. International investment law: from nationalism to pragmatism; 7. The law of the sea: extension of control over marine resources; 8. International environmental law: sovereignty versus the environment?; Appraisal of part II; Part III. Balancing Rights and Duties in an Increasingly Interdependent World: 9. Rights and claims: seeking evidence of recognition in international law; 10. Duties: the other side of the coin; 11. Sovereignty over natural resources as a basis for sustainable development; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.