TECHNICAL and LEGAL ASPECTS of the REGIMES of the CONTINENTAL SHELF and the AREA the FOURTH ALBUM

TECHNICAL and LEGAL ASPECTS of the REGIMES of the CONTINENTAL SHELF and the AREA,  the FOURTH ALBUM

Preface
Acknowledgements
Welcome Remarks
Address ofthe Leader ofthe State Oceanic Administration
Address ofthe Presentation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
Part ⅠGeneral Progress of Relative Internationallnstitutions on Extended Continental Shelf
Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles and the Commission on theLimits of the Continental Shelf （CLCS）
Work Progress ofthelnternational SeabedAuthority
China's Practice Regarding the Regimes of the Continental Shelf and the
Part ⅡRelevant Scientific Issues on the Theory and Practice of the Continental Shelf and the Area
Geological Evolution of the South China Sea Marginal Basin
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 17 Years ofArticle 76Implementation
The Applicability and the Application of the Evidence to the Contrary
Resources of the Area and Deep Seabed： New Development
Mid—Ocean Ridges： Their Generation and Associated Mineral Deposits
Hydrothermal Exploration： How？ Where？ Why？
Part ⅢLegal Issues on the Theory and Practice of the Continental Shelf and the Area
A Comparison between Our Case 16 on the Bay of Bengal and the ICJ Case between Columbia and Nicaragua， with Some Emphasis on the Delimitation ofthe Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles
Working Relationship of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea with other Relevant Institutions
Implementation ofArticle 82： Theory and Practice
Access to Marine Genetic Resources in Area beyond National Jurisdiction：A Chinese Perspective
Characteristics and Effects of Submissions to the CLCS in the East ChinaSea and South China Sea
The Latin American Claims and their Impact on the Definition of the Continental Shelf and its Outer Limits
The Continental Shelf of the United States： Trends and Projections in Policy and Law
Disputed Continental ShelfAreas beyond 200 Nautical Miles： SomeReflections

We also have noticed that widespread attention from the international society has been drawn to the issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).The General Assembly has established an Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working
Group to discuss relevant issues.The scope covered by the working group rs rather broad, which includes the conservation and sustainable use of BBNJ, the sharing of benefits from the utilization of marine genetic resources, area based management tools for BBNJ, environmental impact assessments, and capacity-building and transfer of marine technology from the exploitation of marinegenetic resources, etc.The core concern of every country lies in the legal status of BBNJ and whether we should design new international rules specially for theconservation and sustainable use of BBNJ.In a meeting of the Ad Hoc Informal Working Group convened in 2013, countries had a unanimous agreement on the proposal of setting up a new agenda to discuss the submitted suggestions andopinions in relation to the scope, parameter and feasibility of the new rules.On that basis, the Working Group will submit a recommendation to the General Assembly before 2015.
The conservation and sustainable use of BBNJ is a newly emerged issue which has a close relation to the regime of the outer continental shelf and the Area.For example, there are significant disagreements on the legal status of marine genetic resources, where some countries hold that the principle of common heritage of mankind applies in determining the legal status of marine genetic resources, while others, in comparison, stand for the regime of high seas, or call for a new regime.Deliberations on these proposals necessarily involve a careful examination on certain aspects, such as the current responsibility and competent of the Authority, and the rights and obligation of coastal States over the marine genetic resources on its outer continental shelf, etc.