Peaceful Order in the World's Oceans

Ambassador Satya N. Nandan, C.F., C.B.E., was the first Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (1996-2008). He was also Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Fiji, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Law of the Sea, and Fiji’s Ambassador to the European Economic Community and nearby countries. He is a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln’s Inn, England, and also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Fiji. Ambassador Nandan is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Center for Oceans Law and Policy at the University of Virginia.Michael W. Lodge is currently the Deputy to the Secretary-General and Legal Counsel for the International Seabed Authority. He closely worked with Ambassador Nandan for many years on deep seabed and fisheries issues. He holds a MSc. in Marine Policy and is a Barrister of Gray's Inn, London. Michael Lodge has authored over 25 books and articles on the law of the sea, oceans policy and related issues. Professor Myron H. Nordquist serves concurrently as the Associate Director and Editor of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy at the University of Virginia School of Law. Professor Nordquist has edited over 60 books on law of the sea and international security topics. He is Editor-in-Chief of the multi-volume Commentary on the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea sponsored by the Center for Oceans Law and Policy.

• INTRODUCTIONBIOGRAPHIESSatya N. Nandan Michael W. LodgeMyron H. NordquistPERSONAL REFLECTIONSA Tribute to Satya Nandan by Tommy Koh Reflections on Ambassador Satya Nandan by Hasjim Djalal Satya Nandan—the Honest Broker Diplomat by S. JayakumarDiplomat and Agent of Change by Mary Beth WestTHE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEASatya N. Nandan’s Role in Drafting the Informal Single Negotiating Text: Aspects of the Preparatory Work for UNCLOS by Gudmundur EirikssonBaselines in the Modern Law of the Sea by David H. AndersonIslands by Andrew J. Jacovides Asia and UNCLOS: Progress, Practice and Problems by Tommy KohThe Re-Birth of Japan as an Ocean State: The Basic Act on Ocean Policy and Its Impacts by Moritaka Hayashi Offshore Drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf: International Best Practices and Safety Standards in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill by Myron H. Nordquist and Aimee FausserDelimitation of the Continental Shelf and Determination of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles in Areas of Overlapping Claims: The Nordic Model by Tomas H. HeidarThe Inexorable Rise of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea within the European Legal Order by Ronán LongDeclarations of Competence in the Law of the Sea, a Very European Affair by Liesbeth Lijnzaad Croatian Writers and State Practice in the Law of the Sea by Budislav VukasMemorializing UNCLOS III, Interpreting the Law of the Sea Convention, and the Virginia Commentary by John E. NoyesDEEP SEABED MININGThe Contribution of the Regulations of the International Seabed Authority to the Progressive Development of International Environmental Law by Rüdiger WolfrumSome Reflections on the Evolutionary Approach to the Establishment of the International Seabed Authority by Gwenaëlle Le GurunMarine Scientific Research in the Area by J. Ashley RoachSatya Nandan’s Legacy for the Heritage of Mankind by Michael W. LodgeINTERNATIONAL FISHERIESThe FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Between Soft and Hard Law by Tullio TrevesSatya Nandan’s Contribution to the Development of the Precautionary Approach in International Law by David FreestoneSustainable World Fisheries: Elements of Success by Ichiro NomuraThe Evolution of International Fisheries Law in the Island Nations of the Pacific: The Quest for Control by Transform AqorauProgress in the Implementation of Conservation and Management Measures for Bigeye and Yellowfin Tunas in the Western and Central Pacific: Sharing the Conservation Burden and Benefit by Quentin Hanich and Martin TsamenyiFather of the WCPFC Convention: Ambassador Satya N. Nandan by Nien-Tsu Alfred Hu

"The result is a good mix of personal reflections on and insights into the conferences, such as UNCLOS III, and those that led to the two implementation agreements, and on certain regional fisheries management organisations in the home region of Ambassador Nandan."-Erik van Doorn, Kiel University