The International Seabed Authority (ISA) equally referred to as the Authority was created with a mission to administer the Area and the resources found therein for the benefit of mankind as a whole. The Area in this case refers to the seabed and the ocean floor and subsoil beyond the limits of...

The International Seabed Authority is an international organization created in 1982 by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Implementation Agreement of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1994 to administer the Area and the resources found...

The International Seabed Area equally known as the Area is an integral part of the ocean which constitutes the seabed and the ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. This significant part of the ocean and its resources are the common heritage of mankind and as...