Effective Control and Deep Seabed Mining

The designations employed, as well as the content and presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority or the Commonwealth Secretariat, including, inter alia, concerning the legal status of any country or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its front [...] If an economic control model the term, in the context of the object and purpose was applied, both the developing state and the of the instrument.11 In determining the object developed state’s certificate of sponsorship would and purpose, consideration is to be provided to be required for the contract to be granted to the the complete treaty text (including the preamble subsidiary since the develop [...] The LOSC As stated in the preamble, the LOSC aims to provide a framework for governance of global oceans to promote peaceful uses, equitable utilization of resources, marine scientific research, Interpreting the Concept and protection and preservation of the marine environment.15 Effective control is used multiple of Effective Control times in the text of the convention and its annexes, outlining [...] Whether this emphasis on regulatory control can be construed as In a 2011 decision, the Council of the ISA requested a subsequent practice in the terms of VCLT article the LTC to analyze Regulation 11.2 and report 31.3 is debatable since the practices are of select to the Council.39 In order to help the LTC in bodies of the ISA, not the signatories themselves. [...] An investigation into the “ordinary the concepts of lifting the veil and diplomatic meaning” of the term through a comparative protection in international law are reflected in approach is in line with the interpretive rules the ILC Draft Articles and are responsive to the as identified in article 31 of the VCLT.