Deep seabed mining: A definition of the problem
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ocean Development & International Law
- Vol. 17 (4) , 271-308
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00908328609545807
Abstract
The prospects for deep seabed mining in this century appear remote. The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea was closed for signature on December 10, 1982. As of that date, 155 nation‐states and four entities had signed, but not the United States and some others. Since that time, the United States has endeavored without much success to develop a “Reciprocating States Agreement”; that would legitimate seabed mining with or without the U.N. Convention. On the other hand, the Preparatory Commission has met six times and is making only modest progress without the participation of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Federal Republic of Germany.Keywords
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