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Law of the sea

Here are entered works on the system of public international law relating to jurisdiction over the oceans and exploitation of marine resources. Works on the system of law relating to marine commerce, including carriage of passengers or property by sea, maritime social insurance, liability for marine accidents, average, and marine insurance, are entered under [Maritime law.]

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97008889
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh97008889#concept

Variants

High seas, Jurisdiction over
Marine law
Ocean--Law and legislation
Ocean law
Sea, Law of the

Broader Terms

International law

Narrower Terms

Related Terms

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Derecho maritimo internacional
Diritto internazionale marittimo
Droit de la mer
law of the sea Label from public data source Wikidata
Law of the sea
海法

Broader Concepts from Other Schemes

Sources

found : UNBIS thesaurus.

found : Acad. Am. encyc.

found : Britannica.

found : Americana.

found : LC database, Dec. 5, 1997 (law of the sea; marine law; ocean law)

LC Classification

KZA1002-KZA4205

General Notes

Here are entered works on the system of public international law relating to jurisdiction over the oceans and exploitation of marine resources. Works on the system of law relating to marine commerce, including carriage of passengers or property by sea, maritime social insurance, liability for marine accidents, average, and marine insurance, are entered under [Maritime law.]

Example Notes

Note under [Maritime law]

Instance Of

Scheme Membership(s)

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Collection Membership(s)

Change Notes

1997-12-05 : new

1998-01-07 : revised

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