United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part XI Regime and the International Seabed Authority: A Twenty-Five Year Journey

Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera joined the Authority as Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General in 2017. Previously, he served as a career diplomat for twenty years in a number of positions, including the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations.Myron H. Nordquist served as the Associate Director at the University of Virginia School of Law and Editor-in-Chief for the Centre for Oceans Law and Policy and for the seven-volume set titled UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982: A Commentary sponsored by the Virginia Centre. He has edited more than 70 books on law of the sea topics and has authored several scholarly articles on oceans law, national security, and international law.

• AcknowledgmentsList of Figures and TableNotes on ContributorsPart 1: Introductory ChapterIntroduction: The International Seabed AuthorityA Twenty-Five-Year JourneyMyron H. Nordquist and Alfonso Ascencio-HerreraIntroduction: Statement by H.E. Michael W. Lodge, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority at the Opening of the International Conference on Legal, Scientific and Economic Aspects of Deep Seabed Mining, Kingston, Jamaica, 14–16 November 2019Michael LodgeThe International Seabed Authority at Twenty-FiveThe Status of the UNCLOS Notion of the Common Heritage of Mankind under International Law – Keynote AddressPatrick RobinsonThe International Seabed Authority and the United NationsA Success Story of CooperationVladimir JaresPart 2: The Evolution of the International Seabed Authority from 1994 to Date1 A Historical PerspectiveThe Evolution of the International Seabed AuthorityMichael Wood2 Deep-Seabed MiningThe Debate ContinuesStephen VascianniePart 3: Common Heritage of Mankind and Capacity Building under UNCLOS3 The “Common Heritage of Mankind” Principle and the Equitable Sharing of BenefitsFrida M. Armas-Pfirter4 The Enterprise under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Common Heritage of MankindEden Charles5 Gender Leadership for the UN Decade of Ocean ScienceThe Pioneering Role of the International Seabed AuthorityRonán Long, Zhen Sun and Mariamalia Rodríguez ChavesPart 4: Dispute Settlement and Right to Redress under Part XI of UNCLOS6 The Role of the Seabed Disputes Chamber in Dispute Settlement Relating to Activities in the AreaAlbert J. Hoffmann7 Checks and Balances on the Regulatory Powers of the International Seabed AuthorityJames HarrisonPart 5: Scientific Aspects of Deep Seabed Mining8 Deep-Ocean Polymetallic Nodules and Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crusts in the Global OceanNew Sources for Critical MetalsJames R. Hein and Kira Mizell9 Future of Deep-Seabed Mineral ResourcesEnvironmental IssuesPhilomène VerlaanPart 6: Sponsoring States and Liability Issues10 Contractors’ Liability and the Sponsoring States’ Role in Enhancing the Liability of the ContractorsGuifang (Julia) Xue and Xiangxin Xu11 The International Seabed Authority as Claimant for Damage to the Marine Environment Resulting from Activities in the AreaProblems and ProspectsTara Davenport12 Insurance and Compensation Fund Design for Deep Seabed LiabilityLessons from Existing Civil Liability RegimesNeil CraikFuture Prospects13 The Draft Regulations on Exploitation of Mineral Resources in the Area“A Work in Progress”Kathy-Ann Brown14 The Future IS the PresentMaría Teresa Infante Caffi15 An ISA Side IssueUNCLOS, Article 82 and Revenue SharingTed L. McDormanIndex

"[T]his edited volume is a treasure trove of materials for academics, practitioners, and students, with much to rummage through for those interested in deep seabed mining, providing a lot of gems and nuggets from the various authors to reflect on, which may well lead to further research on the issues discussed." Edwin Egede in Ocean Yearbook 38 (2023).