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PART ONE:THE BOUNDARIES OF HYDROSPACE 3

1.The Outer Limit of the Continental Shelf 3

Article I of the Geneva Convention 4

Ⅰ--Ordinary Meaning 5

Ⅱ--Equitable Interpretation--Intention of the Parties 8

Ⅲ--Functional Interpretation 31

Ⅳ--The Judgment of the International Court of Justice in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases 32

Ⅴ--Conclusion 35

Ⅵ--Conventional Settlement of the Outer Limit 36

2.Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Between Opposite and Adjacent States:The North Sea Continental Shelf Cases 41

Ⅰ--The Dispute 41

Ⅱ--The Court's Central Argument 43

Ⅲ--Stages in the Development of the Continental Shelf Doctrine 47

Ⅳ--"Special Circumstances" 62

Ⅴ--Conclusions 70

Appendix:Equidistance--Principle and Method 71

APPENDIX TO PART ONE：NOTE ON SUBMARINE GEOLOGY 74

PART TWO:THE UTILISATION OF HYDROSPACE 81

3.The Legal Regime of Deep-Sea Mining 81

Ⅰ--Status and Legal Regime of the Sea-bed and Subsoil beyond the Continental Shelf under International Customary Law 81

Ⅱ--A Conventional Regime for Deep-Sea Mining 103

PART THREE:ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF HYDROSPACE 127

Introduction 127

4.The Prevention of Oil Pollution 130

Ⅰ--Prevention of Oil Pollution at Source:The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil,1954-1969 130

Ⅱ--Prevention of Oil Pollution at Source:The Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf(1958) 139

Ⅲ--Prevention of Oil Pollution:The Jurisdiction and Control of the Coastal State 139

Ⅳ--Prevention of Oil Pollution:Regional Co-operation in dealing with Significant Spillages of Oil 158

Agreement for Co-operation in dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil(the Bonn Agreement) 158

5.Liability for Oil Pollution 163

Ⅰ--Civil Liability for Oil Pollution 163

Ⅱ--Oil Pollution and the Exploitation of the Continental Shelf 181

6.Nuclear Pollution 184

Ⅰ--The Testing or Use of Nuclear Weapons 184

Ⅱ--The Use of Nuclear Devices for Peaceful Purposes 184

Ⅲ--The Transport of Radioactive Substances 185

Ⅳ--The Disposal of Radioactive Wastes 186

7.Marine Pollution by "Other Hazardous Substances" 193

Ⅰ--Other Hazardous Substances Transported by Sea 193

Ⅱ--Other Hazardous Substances:Pollution via Other Routes 195

Ⅲ--A New Convention? 199

PROSPECT 206

Appendix Ⅰ:Status of Conventions on Law of the Sea as at January 1,1971 212

Appendix Ⅱ:Bilateral Treaties on the Continental Shelf 215

Appendix Ⅲ:Bibliographical Note 217

Appendix Ⅳ:Declaration of Principles Governing the SeaBed and the Ocean Floor and the Subsoil thereof beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction 218

Appendix Ⅴ:Resolution on Law of Sea Conference 221

Appendix Ⅵ:Membership of United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction 224

Index of Persons 227

Subject Index 229