Law of the Sea Institute

Multilateralism and International Ocean-Resources Law: Papers from the 2003 LOSI Conference
at the University of California, Berkeley
edited by Harry N. Scheiber with Kathryn J. Mengerink (2004)

Table of Contents [PDF, 66 KB]

Chapter I -- Introduction
The 1953 International North Pacific Fisheries Convention: Half-Century Anniversary of a New Departure in Ocean Law
Harry N. Scheiber, Law, University of California, Berkeley

Chapter II -- Special Communication
Recollections of the 1952 International North Pacific Fisheries Convention
Judge Shigeru Oda, International Court of Justice (retired)

Chapter III -- Keynote Address
The Pacific Ocean and the U.S.-Japan Relations: A Way of Looking Back at the 20th Century
Akio Watanabe, International Relations, University of Tokyo (emeritus); and Research Institute for Peace and Security, Japan

Chapter IV
Japan, the Pacific Fisheries, and the North Atlantic Triangle: The Route to the North Pacific Fisheries Convention
Harry N. Scheiber, Law, University of California, Berkeley

Commentary on Chapter 4 [PDF, 24 KB]
Elizabeth B. Elliot-Meisel, History, Creighton University

Chapter V
Scientific Cooperation in the North Pacific: The PICES Project
Warren S. Wooster, Marine Affairs, University of Washington and Sara F. Tjossem, International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Chapter VI
Rethinking the Principle of Abstention: The North Pacific and Beyond (abstract) [PDF, 41 KB]
Yasuko Tsuru, International Politics, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan

Commentary on Chapter 6 [PDF, 31 KB]
Tsuneo Akaha, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Chapter VII
Regionalism, Fisheries, and Environmental Challenges in the Pacific
Jon M. Van Dyke, Law, University of Hawai`i at Manoa

Chapter VIII
Ocean Policy Toward Russia & the Pacific Fisheries: The U.S. & Western Countries’ Perspective [PDF, 125 KB]
Vladimir M. Kaczynski, Marine Affairs, University of Washington

Commentary on Chapter 8 [PDF, 42 KB]
Tsuneo Akaha, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Chapter IX
The "Volga" Case (Russian Federation v. Australia): Prompt Release and the Right and Interests of Flag and Coastal States [PDF, 68 KB]
Donald R. Rothwell and Tim Stephens, Law, University of Sydney, Australia

Chapter X
Multilateralism and Marine Issues in the Southeast Atlantic [PDF, 120 KB]
Erik Franckx, Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Chapter XI
Marine Ecosystem Management and a "Post-Sovereign" Transboundary Governance
Bradley Karkkainen, Law, University of Minnesota

Chapter XII
Straddling and Highly Migratory Flags (abstract) [PDF, 43 KB]
Davor Vidas, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway

Chapter XIII
Flags of Convenience Before the Law of the Sea Tribunal
Tullio Treves, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; and Law, State University of Milan

Chapter XIV
Fisheries in the South Atlantic: The Negotiation between the European Union and Mercosur (abstract)
[PDF, 43 KB]
Juan Sola, Law, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chapter XV
Protection and Conservation of the Sedentary Species of the Deep Seabed (abstract) [PDF, 45 KB]
Frida Armas-Pfirter, Law, Austral University, Argentina

Appendix A
Conference Program

Appendix B
Conference Authors and Participants