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The increase of claims by coastal States to extend jurisdiction over adjacent maritime areas may be partly attributed to the advancement and availability of the technology that allows for the exploration and exploitation of resources at depths that until a few years ago were unreachable to mankind.
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982 and entered into force on 16 November 1994, published at 1833 U.N.T.S. 3 [UNCLOS].
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Convention on the High Seas, done at Geneva on 29 April 1958 and entered into force on 30 September 1962, published at 450 U.N.T.S. 11 [1958 Convention on the High Seas]; Convention on the Continental Shelf, done at Geneva on 29 April 1958 and entered into force on 10 June 1964, published at 499 U.N.T.S. 311 [1958 Convention of the Continental Shelf]; Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, done at Geneva on 29 April 1958 and entered into force 10 September 1964, published at 516 U.N.T.S. 205 [1958 Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone]; Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, done at Geneva on 29 April 1958 and entered into force on 20 March 1966, published at 559 U.N.T.S. 285; Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes, done at Geneva on 29 April 1958 and entered into force on 30 September 1962, published at 450 U.N.T.S. 169.
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Becker-Weinberg, V. (2014). Introduction. In: Joint Development of Hydrocarbon Deposits in the Law of the Sea. Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43570-0_1
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