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