"May 2009."--T.p.

However, jurisdictional application of the Law of the Sea has not been easy. In this book the basic problems of regionalization are concisely described in relation to each area regime and the regulations of the new Law of the Sea.

"This is the outlaw sea - perennially defiant and untamable - that Langewiesche brings into view. The ocean is our world, he reminds us, and it is wild."--BOOK JACKET.

The first single-volume reference of its kind, this comprehensive handbook provides background information and analysis on the full range of contemporary ocean use issues.

History and geographical characteristics of Northern Sea Route and legal regime.