Exploring Ocean Frontiers
Author | : Frances Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1970 |
ISBN-10 | : UVA:35007003961673 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Exploring Ocean Frontiers written by Frances Scott and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New technology has opened the world under the oceans as never before, but access has created ownership issues. The "Law of the Sea" goes back to an ancient Phoenician colony on the Island of Rhodes. Greek and Roman sailors used it before it was encoded in Byzantine law. That ancient law has had to react through the millennia to ideas and exploration. Today's questions about access to the oceans' wealth isbbeing re-argued in international courts like the United Nations.