Seabed Negotiations: The Failure of United States Policy

Authors

Jack N. Barkenbus

Library of Congress Authority File

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79122466

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The fifth and most recent session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sa (UNCLOS) was, as were previous sessions, unable to produce a solution to the deadlock over deep seabed mining. The tentative steps toward accommodation developed during the fourth UNCLOS session were brushed aside, and polarization again characterized the proceedings. As a result of this stalemate, strong pressure will grow within the United States Congress to abstain from further international negotiations and instead to esbalish a domestic regulatory system for deep-seabed mining.

Recommended Citation

Jack N. Barkenbus, Seabed Negotiations: The Failure of United States Policy, 14 San Diego L. Rev. 623 (1977).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol14/iss3/8