In 2009, the International Seabed Authority, in conjunction with the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in the United Kingdom, convened a seminar for a group of invited experts to discuss the issues associated with article 82. The present report, which examines the legal and policy issues associated with the implementation of article 82, was originally prepared as a background paper for the seminar, and was subsequently extensively revised to take into account the views expressed by participants in the seminar.
A revised version of a paper produced by Dr. Aldo Chircop of Dalhousie University, Canada, for a seminar hosted by the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, UK, 11-13 February 2009. Includes bibliographic references. Electronic version available: http://www.isa.org.jm/files/documents/EN/Pubs/Article82.pdf or http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/Leg-LOS-007.pdf