Maritime issues in the South China Sea troubled waters or a sea of opportunity

The International Law of the Sea / by Rothwell, Donald, Stephens, Tim

Table of Contents: “…The history and sources of the international law of the sea -- Coastal waters -- Territorial sea and contiguous zone -- The exclusive economic zone -- The continental shelf -- The deep seabed -- High seas -- Islands -- Archipelagic states -- Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged states -- Navigational rights and freedoms -- International straits and archipelagic navigation -- Military uses of the oceans -- Marine resource management -- Marine scientific research -- Marine environmental protection -- Delimitation of maritime boundaries -- Maritime regulation and enforcement -- Dispute settlement in the law of the sea -- Oceans governance…”

The international law of the sea by Rothwell, Donald 1959-, Stephens, Tim (Timothy David)

Table of Contents: “…The history and sources of the international law of the sea -- Coastal waters -- Territorial sea and contiguous zone -- The exclusive economic zone -- The continental shelf -- The deep seabed -- High seas -- Archipelagic states -- Landlocked and geographically disadvantaged states -- Navigational rights and freedoms -- International straits and archipelagic navigation -- Military uses of the oceans -- Marine resource management -- Marine scientific research -- Marine environmental protection -- Delimitation of maritime boundaries -- Maritime regulation and enforcement -- Dispute settlement in the law of the sea -- Oceans governance.…”

Essentials of oceanography by Garrison, Tom 1942-

Table of Contents: “…-- Each of Earth's Inner Layers Has Unique Characteristics -- Radioactive Elements Generate Heat Inside Earth -- Continents Rise above the Ocean Because of Isostatic Equilibrium -- 3.3.Wegener's Idea Is Transformed -- 3.4.The Breakthrough: From Seafloor Spreading to Plate Tectonics -- Plates Interact at Plate Boundaries -- Insight from a National Geographic Explorer 3.1 -- Ocean Basins Form at Divergent Plate Boundaries -- Island Arcs Form, Continents Collide, and Crust Recycles at Convergent Plate Boundaries -- Crust Fractures and Slides at Transform Plate Boundaries -- 3.5.Confirmation of Plate Tectonics -- A History of Plate Movement Has Been Captured in Residual Magnetic Fields -- Plate Movement above Mantle Plumes and Hot Spots Provides Evidence of Plate Tectonics -- Sediment Age and Distribution, Oceanic Ridges, and Terranes Are Explained by Plate Tectonics -- 3.6.Scientists Still Have Much to Learn about the Tectonic Process -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- Chapter in Perspective -- 4.Ocean Basins -- 4.1.The Ocean Floor Is Mapped by Bathymetry -- Echo Sounders Bounce Sound off the Seabed -- Multibeam Systems Combine Many Echo Sounders -- Satellites Can Be Used to Map Seabed Contours -- Robots Descend to Observe the Details -- Insight from a National Geographic Explorer 4.1 -- 4.2.Ocean-Floor Topography Varies with Location -- 4.3.Continental Margins May Be Active or Passive -- Continental Shelves Are Seaward Extensions of the Continents -- Continental Slopes Connect Continental Shelves to the Deep-Ocean Floor -- Spotlight Figure 4.8 Major Features of Ocean Basins -- Submarine Canyons Form at the Junction between Continental Shelf and Continental Slope -- Continental Rises Form As Sediments Accumulate at the Base of the Continental Slope -- 4.4.The Topology of Deep-Ocean Basins Differs from That of the Continental Margin -- Oceanic Ridges Circle the World -- Hydrothermal Vents Are Hot Springs on Active Oceanic Ridges -- Abyssal Plains and Abyssal Hills Cover Most of Earth's Surface -- Volcanic Seamounts and Guyots Project above the Seabed -- Trenches and Island Arcs Form in Subduction Zones -- 4.5.The Grand Tour -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Chapter in Perspective -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- 5.Ocean Sediments -- 5.1.Sediments Vary Greatly in Appearance -- 5.2.Sediments May Be Classified by Particle Size -- 5.3.Sediments Are Classified by Source -- Terrigenous Sediments Come from Land -- Biogenous Sediments Form from the Remains of Marine Organisms -- Hydrogenous Sediments Form Directly from Seawater -- Cosmogenous Sediments Come from Space -- Marine Sediments Are Usually Combinations of Terrigenous and Biogenous Deposits -- 5.4.Neritic Sediments Overlie Continental Margins -- 5.5.Pelagic Sediments Vary in Composition and Thickness -- Turbidites Are Deposited on the Seabed by Turbidity Currents -- Clays Are the Finest and Most Easily Transported Terrigenous Sediments -- Oozes Form from the Rigid Remains of Living Creatures -- Hydrogenous Materials Precipitate out of Seawater Itself -- Researchers Have Mapped the Distribution of Deep-Ocean Sediments -- 5.6.Scientists Use Specialized Tools to Study Ocean Sediments -- 5.7.Sediments Are Historical Records of Ocean Processes -- A Closer Look 5.1 Could Sediment Cores Tell Us Something about Earth's History, and Thus Offer Insight into Future Change? …”