The legal status of the Caspian Sea : current challenges and prospects for future development /

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Author / Creator:Janusz-Pawletta, Barbara.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Berlin : Springer, 2021.
Description:1 online resource (220 p.)
Language:English
Subject:Geopolitics -- Caspian Sea.
Caspian Sea -- Politics and government.
Caspian Sea -- Strategic aspects.
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Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12616896
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ISBN:9783662635407
3662635402
9783662635391
Notes:Chapter 6: The Regime for the Use of Nonliving Resources in the Caspian Sea.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 4, 2021).
Summary:This book analyzes the legal and economic situation concerning the removal and allocation of natural resources in the Caspian Sea the largest enclosed body of salt water in the world, which not only constitutes a fragile ecosystem with tremendous fishery resources, but is also rich in oil and gas deposits. After more than 20 years of negotiations, the five littoral states signed the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea in August 2018. This book investigates whether this long-awaited agreement may pave a way forward for the sustainable and peaceful development of the Caspian region. The newly introduced regulations on the delimitation of the boundaries, on the Caspian Sea's natural resources (especially its fossil fuels) and on the transport of goods by shipping and submarine pipelines, are of utmost importance for the successful participation of the Caspian states in global markets. In addition to a detailed analysis of the Convention, the book offers an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the historical background and current status of issues that are of critical importance for the region's development and security.
Other form:Print version: Janusz-Pawletta, Barbara The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin / Heidelberg,c2021 9783662635391
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-662-63540-7
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This book analyzes the legal and economic situation concerning the removal and allocation of natural resources in the Caspian Sea - the largest enclosed body of salt water in the world, which not only constitutes a fragile ecosystem with tremendous fishery resources, but is also rich in oil and gas deposits. After more than 20 years of negotiations, the five littoral states signed the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea in August 2018.


This book investigates whether this long-awaited agreement may pave a way forward for the sustainable and peaceful development of the Caspian region. The newly introduced regulations on the delimitation of the boundaries, on the Caspian Sea's natural resources (especially its fossil fuels) and on the transport of goods by shipping and submarine pipelines, are of utmost importance for the successful participation of the Caspian states in global markets. In addition to a detailed analysis of the Convention, the book offers an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the historical background and current status of issues that are of critical importance for the region's development and security.

Item Description:Chapter 6: The Regime for the Use of Nonliving Resources in the Caspian Sea.
Physical Description:1 online resource (220 p.)
ISBN:9783662635407
3662635402
9783662635391