This collection of essays, by leading academics and practitioners, provides a critical review of the LOSC and its relationship to and interface with the wide range of developments which have occurred since 1982.

Volume III is devoted to the marine environmental law and maritime security law.

Volume II published 21 January 2016 addresses the major issues which arise in the law of the sea.

The Law of the Sea addresses the major issues which arise in the law of the sea.

This exhaustive introduction to this complex area of the law covers the principal topics and illustrates the operation of shipping law in practice. This edition has been extensively revised and updated to incorporate significant statutory developments and cases. x

It uses historical and theoretical analysis as the framework for a practical explanation of how shipping works today