Dear Colleagues, I wonder whether someone with a legal bent might be able
to answer the following question? Rule 51 of the Rules of Procedure
[Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, 1998]notes that the
recommendations of the Commission regarding an application from a state
will be submitted in writing to the Secretary-General and to the claimant
state. Are those recommendations then made public?
The reason for asking this is that only with knowledge of the
recommendations can a third party judge whether the boundary proclaimed by
the coastal state rests 'on the basis of these recommendations' [Article
76 (8)]. The Commission itself does not seem to have the power to make such
an assessment.
If this point has already been dealt with in the literature I apologise for
not having encountered it. Sincerely, Victor Prescott
JRV and DF Prescott
44,Lucas Street,
East Brighton
Victoria 3187
AUSTRALIA
Phone 61 3 9592 5156
Fax 61 3 9593 1624
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