This paper reviews the codification of the international standard for the exploitation of the continental shelf, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The “Law of the Sea” convention or treaty, this agreement entered into force in 1994 yet still has not been ratified...

This is a summary of developments in New Zealand relating to the law of the sea in 2012. Developments include the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012, Marine Legislation Bill 2012, inquiries into foreign charter fishing vessels, fishing cooperation in...