Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York

Review of the hardback: 'This … will certainly provide much food for thought to those interested in the law of the sea or the role of the rule of law in contemporary international relations.' American Journal of International Law

• Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Table of treaties and other international instruments; Table of cases; 1. Introduction; 2. The dispute settlement procedure under UNCLOS; 3. Limitations on applicability of compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions; 4. Optional exceptions to applicability of compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions; 5. Deep seabed mining; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York

Review of the hardback: 'This … will certainly provide much food for thought to those interested in the law of the sea or the role of the rule of law in contemporary international relations.' American Journal of International Law

• Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Table of treaties and other international instruments; Table of cases; 1. Introduction; 2. The dispute settlement procedure under UNCLOS; 3. Limitations on applicability of compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions; 4. Optional exceptions to applicability of compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions; 5. Deep seabed mining; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York

Review of the hardback: 'This … will certainly provide much food for thought to those interested in the law of the sea or the role of the rule of law in contemporary international relations.' American Journal of International Law

• Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Table of treaties and other international instruments; Table of cases; 1. Introduction; 2. The dispute settlement procedure under UNCLOS; 3. Limitations on applicability of compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions; 4. Optional exceptions to applicability of compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions; 5. Deep seabed mining; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.