The Exclusive Economic Zone in International Law

Since the end of World War II, the concept of an exclusive economic zone has developed from the desire of a growing number of states to extend their authority over vast maritime areas, primarily for the purpose of controlling resources. This book is a study of the exclusive economic zone, its development, scope and effect, and its relationship with other aspects of the law of the sea. The author also looks at the process through which the EEC entered the realm of customary international law and the role of the United Nations in that process. The book should be of interest to academic lawyers, legal practioners and legal civil servants concerned with the law of the sea.