IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/natres/v7y1983i3p227-238.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Exploitation of the Mineral Resources of the Oceans as Affected by the Provisions of the Convention on the Law of the Sea

Author

Listed:
  • E. J. LANGEVAD

Abstract

The adoption of the Convention on the Law of the Sea in April 1982 and the signature of the treaty by 117 countries in December of the same year marked the conclusion of lengthy negotiations which had taken more than 10 years. However, not all problems related to the exploitation of deep‐sea mineral resources, with which this article is concerned, have been solved. These problems will be dealt with by the Preparatory Commission set up under the terms of the Convention and related resolutions. In particular, questions related to pioneer investment activities and possible impact on land‐based producers will be discussed. The author, who was directly involved in many of the negotiations, concludes that legal and institutional as well as technical and market factors will influence the future course of ocean mining activities. L'adoption de la Convention sur le droit de la mer en avril 1982 et la signature du traité par 117 pays en décembre de la même année ont marqué la fin de longues négociations qui ont duré plus de 10 ans. Toutefois, tous les problèmes concernant l'exploitation des ressources minières d'origine marine profonde, qui font l'objet de cet article, n'ont pas été résolus. Ils seront examinés par la Comission préparatoire établie selon les termes de la Convention et les résolutions connexes. En particulier, les questions ayant trait aux premiers investissements et leurs répercussions sur les producteurs conventionnels seront étudiées. L'auteur qui a été directement engagé dans plusieurs de ces négociations conclut en disant que le cours futur des activités minières marines sera influencé par des facteurs d'ordre légal, institutionnel, technique ainsi que par les conditions de marché. La adopción de la Convención sobre el Derecho del Mar en abril de 1982 y la firma del tratado por 117 países en diciembre del mismo an̄o marca la conclusión de largas negociaciones que tomaron más de 10 an̄os. Sin embargo no todos los problemas relacionado con la explotación de minerales en mar profundo han sido resueltos. Estos problemas serán tratados por la Comisión Preparatoria establecida bajo los términos de la Convención y resoluciones relacionadas. En particular se discutirán asuntos relacionados con inversiones pioneras y el posible impacto sobre los productores en tierra firme. El autor, quien ha participado directamente en muchas de estas negociaciones, concluye que los factores legales, institucionales así como técnicos y de mercado influenciarán el uso futuro de la minería en mar profundo.

Suggested Citation

  • E. J. Langevad, 1983. "Exploitation of the Mineral Resources of the Oceans as Affected by the Provisions of the Convention on the Law of the Sea," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 7(3), pages 227-238, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:7:y:1983:i:3:p:227-238
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1983.tb00264.x
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-8947.1983.tb00264.x
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/j.1477-8947.1983.tb00264.x?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Aldo F. Barsotti, 1984. "Copper, Cobalt, Nickel and Manganese Availability from Land‐based Endowments A Perspective," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 8(3), pages 267-278, July.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:7:y:1983:i:3:p:227-238. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1111/(ISSN)1477-8947 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.