The acquisition of the resources of the bottom of the sea: a new frontier of international law.

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by  Grunawalt, Richard J.

NPS ARCHIVE
1966
GRUNAWALT, R.
THE ACQUISITION OF THE RESO—URCES
OF THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
A NEW FRONTIER OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
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LCDR Richard J. Grunawalt, USN
14th Career Class
1966
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THE ACQUISITION OP THE RESOURCES OP
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TUB BOTTOM OF TEB SEA A NEW FRONTIER
OP INTERNATIONAL LAW
A THESIS
PRESENTED TO
THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S SCHOOL, U.S. ARMY
The opinions and conclusions expressed herein
are those of the individual student author and do not
necessarily represent the views of either The Judge
Advocate General's School, U.S. Army, or any other
governmental agency. References to this study should
include the foregoing statement.
by
Lieutenant Commander Richard J. Grunawalt, U. S. Navy
April 1966
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SCOPE
An examination of the means whereby States have
sought to acquire dominion over the resources of the bed
of the sea and its subsoil* with particular emphasis on
the inherent difficulties in applying recognized princi-
ples of territorial acquisition, coupled with an analysis
of those provisions of the 1958 Geneva Convention on the
Continental Shelf pertaining to the extension of a
coastal State's 'sovereign rights' over such resources
down to and beyond a depth of 200 meters. The thesis
also examines the problems which have not been resolved
by the 1958 Convention, as well as the practical necessity
of their solution, and suggested solutions are offered.
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X. XilTRODUCi'Iotf 1
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A. General latraduction and Premise. I
B. The Continental Shelf Defined 2
C. M*a i i^orunc« of che Continental
onelf 5
IX. Trie continental fhsjM and Traditional
International oaw
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A. The Res osmium Communis Terra
Mulliue Dichotomy
B. Tne Recognized f«ode» of Territorial
Acquisition 13
1. Accretion 14
Prescription IS
Occupation 17
XXX. The Practice of State* 23
A. The Truman Proclamation /3
B. Post-Truman Proclamation Developments. 28
C. Tne Formulation of a New Rule of
Customary International Law
XV. The Convention On the Continental Shelf. .35
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A. Generally 35
a. The *200 Meter* - 'Deptn of Exploit-
aoility' Compromise 38
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C. Tne Impact of Recent Technological.
Svances On Tne Convention on the
Continental limit 17
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V. lie Bed of the Sea Beyond the Shelf
A. Generally .50
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3. Deep Ocean Technology 51
C. The Resources of the Deep Ocean Floor. .S3
D. The Continental Shelf Doctrine and
the Deep Ocean Floor
VI. xary, Conclusion and Recoaotiendations.
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A. Summary 66
S. Conclusions
C. Recommendations. /Q
Appendix A. The Trua*an Proclamation of IMS. . . 75
Appendix B. The Convention on the Continental
Shelf
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Table of Cases and Statutes 96
Bibliography
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