The Law of the Sea Convention: US Accession and Globalization, provides valuable insight into a number of contemporary and pressing issues concerning the world’s oceans and their management . Brought together at the 34th Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law (COLP), Part l reports on the work of international experts which considers the impact of the lack of US participation in UNCLOS, evaluating topics such as energy and economic development as well as ramifications for U.S. national security and navigational rights. The second section examines key trends in commercial shipping, piracy and terrorism, islands and rocks, safety and navigational freedom, marine scientific research, and emerging global oceans policy issues. Presented by a diverse group of leading academics and policy makers, the work included in Part ll brings together the results of an international meeting co-sponsored by the Korea Maritime Institute, the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea and COLP.

Collectively, the work included in this important volume contributes to the existing literature and will be of interest to scholars, practitioners and the policy community.