CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- I Introduction -- 1 The Definition of the Law of the Sea -- II Sources of the Law of the Sea -- 2 The Impact of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea on Customary Law -- 3 Generally Accepted International Rules and Standards -- 4 Possible Role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Interpretation and Progressive Development of the Law of the Sea -- III Relation of the Law of the Sea to Other Fields of International Law -- 5 The Law of the Sea Convention and the Law of Treaties -- 6 Droit de la mer et droits de l'homme -- IV Delimitation of Maritime Areas -- 7 The LOS Convention and Sea Boundary Delimitation -- V Natural Resources of the Sea -- 8 The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Protection of the Living Resources of the Sea -- 9 Common Heritage of Mankind: A Legal Concept for the Survival of Humanity -- VI Navigation -- 10 The New Law of the Sea and Navigation: A View from the Mediterranean -- VII Military Uses of the Sea -- 11 L'utilisation pacifique de la mer, dénucléarisation et désarmement -- VIII Protection of the Marine Environment -- 12 International Law and the Pollution of the Sea -- 13 Provisions of the Draft Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment and the UNEP's Involvement in their Implementation -- IX Enclosed or Semi-Enclosed Seas -- 14 Enclosed and Semi-Enclosed Seas -- 15 The Mediterranean: An Enclosed or Semi-Enclosed Sea? -- X Settlement of Disputes -- 16 Le choix des procédés prévus par l'article 287 de la Convention de 1982 sur le droit de la mer -- 17 Main Features of Courts and Tribunals Dealing with the Law of the Sea Cases -- 18 The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Some Features of the New International Judicial Institution.

19 Règlement du Tribunal international du droit de la mer - questions choisies -- 20 Décisions ex aequo et bono et différends relatifs au droit de la mer -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.