"The volume is based on presentations made at the 25th Anniversary conference which held 14-16 November 2019 in Kingston, Jamaica. The conference was co-sponsored by the Centre for Oceans Law and Policy (COLP), University of Virginia School of Law."--ECIP acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A historical perspective the evolution of the International Seabed Authority / Michael Wood -- Deep-seabed mining. The debate continues / Stephen Vasciannie -- The "common heritage of mankind" principle and the equitable sharing of benefits / Frida M. Armas-Pfirter -- The enterprise under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Common Heritage of Mankind / Eden Charles -- Gender leadership for the UN decade of ocean science. The pioneering role of the International Seabed Authority / Ronán Long, Zhen Sun and Mariamalia Rodríguez Chaves -- The role of the seabed disputes chamber in dispute settlement relating to activities in the area / Albert J. Hoffmann -- Checks and balances on the regulatory powers of the International Seabed Authority / James Harrison -- Deep-ocean polymetallic nodules and cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the global ocean new sources for critical metals / James R. Hein and Kira Mizell -- Future of deep-seabed mineral resources environmental issues / Philomène Verlaan -- Contractors' liability and the sponsoring states' role in enhancing the liability of the contractors / Guifang ( Julia) Xue and Xiangxin Xu -- The International Seabed Authority as claimant for damage to the marine environment resulting from activities in the area problems and prospects / Tara Davenport -- Insurance and compensation fund design for deep seabed liability lessons from existing civil liability regimes / Neil Craik -- The draft regulations on exploitation of mineral resources in the area "a work in progress" / Kathy-Ann Brown -- The future is the present / María Teresa Infante Caffi -- An ISA side issue UNCLOS, Article 82 and revenue sharing / Ted L. McDorman.

"The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part XI Regime and the International Seabed Authority: A Twenty-Five Year Journey, adopts a unique multidisciplinary approach by focusing on the legal, scientific, and economic perspectives of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the Convention. Central to its theme is raising awareness of the important role of the International Seabed Authority and how much it has achieved over the last 25 years in creating a regime for deep seabed mining. Through the rich and wide range of contributions, readers will be able to draw interesting new insight into the Authority's evolutionary work as well as its legal framework"-- Provided by publisher.

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