Alexander Proelß is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Trier, specialising in the law of the sea. The contributors are renowned experts in the law of the sea in various countries.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary is a reference work for law practitioners, scholars, theorists, that will shed an inspiring light on future legal discussion and instruments still to come. I fully recommend it and congratulate its editor and the publishing houses for embarking in this important and necessary project.

• PART I INTRODUCTIONPART II TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONEPART III STRAITS USED FOR INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATIONPART IV ARCHIPELAGIC STATESPART V EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONEPART VI CONTINENTAL SHELFPART VII HIGH SEASPART VIII REGIME OF ISLANDSPART IX ENCLOSED OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEASPART X RIGHT OF ACCESS OF LAND-LOCKED STATES TO AND FROM THE SEA AND FREEDOM OF TRANSITPART XI THE AREAPART XII PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTPART XIII MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHPART XIV DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF MARINE TECHNOLOGYPART XV SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTESPART XVI GENERAL PROVISIONSPART XVII FINAL PROVISIONSANNEX I HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES ANNEX II COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELFANNEX III BASIC CONDITIONS OF PROSPECTING, EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATIONANNEX IV STATUTE OF THE ENTERPRISEANNEX V CONCILIATIONANNEX VI STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEAANNEX VII ARBITRATIONANNEX VIII SPECIAL ARBITRATIONANNEX IX PARTICIPATION BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Alexander Proelß is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Trier, specialising in the law of the sea. The contributors are renowned experts in the law of the sea in various countries.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary is a reference work for law practitioners, scholars, theorists, that will shed an inspiring light on future legal discussion and instruments still to come. I fully recommend it and congratulate its editor and the publishing houses for embarking in this important and necessary project.

• PART I INTRODUCTIONPART II TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONEPART III STRAITS USED FOR INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATIONPART IV ARCHIPELAGIC STATESPART V EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONEPART VI CONTINENTAL SHELFPART VII HIGH SEASPART VIII REGIME OF ISLANDSPART IX ENCLOSED OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEASPART X RIGHT OF ACCESS OF LAND-LOCKED STATES TO AND FROM THE SEA AND FREEDOM OF TRANSITPART XI THE AREAPART XII PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTPART XIII MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHPART XIV DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF MARINE TECHNOLOGYPART XV SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTESPART XVI GENERAL PROVISIONSPART XVII FINAL PROVISIONSANNEX I HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES ANNEX II COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELFANNEX III BASIC CONDITIONS OF PROSPECTING, EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATIONANNEX IV STATUTE OF THE ENTERPRISEANNEX V CONCILIATIONANNEX VI STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEAANNEX VII ARBITRATIONANNEX VIII SPECIAL ARBITRATIONANNEX IX PARTICIPATION BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Alexander Proelß is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Trier, specialising in the law of the sea. The contributors are renowned experts in the law of the sea in various countries.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary is a reference work for law practitioners, scholars, theorists, that will shed an inspiring light on future legal discussion and instruments still to come. I fully recommend it and congratulate its editor and the publishing houses for embarking in this important and necessary project.

• PART I INTRODUCTIONPART II TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONEPART III STRAITS USED FOR INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATIONPART IV ARCHIPELAGIC STATESPART V EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONEPART VI CONTINENTAL SHELFPART VII HIGH SEASPART VIII REGIME OF ISLANDSPART IX ENCLOSED OR SEMI-ENCLOSED SEASPART X RIGHT OF ACCESS OF LAND-LOCKED STATES TO AND FROM THE SEA AND FREEDOM OF TRANSITPART XI THE AREAPART XII PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENTPART XIII MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHPART XIV DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF MARINE TECHNOLOGYPART XV SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTESPART XVI GENERAL PROVISIONSPART XVII FINAL PROVISIONSANNEX I HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES ANNEX II COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELFANNEX III BASIC CONDITIONS OF PROSPECTING, EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATIONANNEX IV STATUTE OF THE ENTERPRISEANNEX V CONCILIATIONANNEX VI STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEAANNEX VII ARBITRATIONANNEX VIII SPECIAL ARBITRATIONANNEX IX PARTICIPATION BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS