Table of Contents: International law and the genetic resources of the deep sea

Main Author:	Leary, David Kenneth.
Corporate Author:	Joint International Law Program.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, c2007.
Series:	Publications on ocean development, v. 56
Subjects:	Marine sciences > Research > Law and legislation. Ocean bottom > Law and legislation. Hydrothermal vent ecology. Germplasm resources conservation > Law and legislation.
Online Access:	http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10234969

Table of Contents:

The international significance of deep-sea hydrothermal vents
Framework treaties and key concepts in international law
Regional and other environmental treaties
The continental shelf regime
The common heritage of mankind
Domestic legal regimes regulating activities at hydrothermal vent sites within national jurisdiction
The emerging deep sea biotechnology industry
Marine scientific research
The role of the International Seabed Authority
Elements of the future international legal regime.