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"The present Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) provides an overview of the current status of deep seabed mining. A lack of specific regulations defining the terms and conditions for exploitation has been a significant barrier to deep seabed mining, but the Council of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nordquist, Myron H. (Editor ), Moore, John Norton, 1937- (Editor ), Long, Ronán (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2020]
Colección:Center for Oceans Law and Policy (Series) ; 23.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The present Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) provides an overview of the current status of deep seabed mining. A lack of specific regulations defining the terms and conditions for exploitation has been a significant barrier to deep seabed mining, but the Council of the International Seabed Authority has fast- tracked the development of regulations. Near universal acceptance of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, increased confidence in the ISA, successful trial mining, increased demand for strategic metals and tightening supplies, among other factors, suggest seabed mining on a commercial scale will soon occur"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004412026
9789004412026
ISSN:1872-7158 ;