The 1982 Convention and Customary Law of the Sea: Observations, a Framework, and a Warning

Authors

John King Gamble Jr.
Maria Frankowska

Library of Congress Authority File

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

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This Article examines the relationship between the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and customary international law of the sea. The authors warn against the simple inquiry of whether the 1982 Convention codifies existing customary law, and propose a three-category approach with which to analyze the Convention's provisions. The authors argue that the relationship between the 1982 Convention and customary international law is an organic, interactive process that will preoccupy legal scholarship for the rest of the decade and that any attempt to arrive at a definitive treatment of this issue would be impossible.

Recommended Citation

John K. Gamble Jr. & Maria Frankowska, The 1982 Convention and Customary Law of the Sea: Observations, a Framework, and a Warning, 21 San Diego L. Rev. 491 (1984).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol21/iss3/2