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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
In addition to the function of considering and giving recommendations on the submissions of coastal States on the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) is also tasked under article 2 of Annex III of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to provide scientific and technical advice to the coastal States in the preparation of their submissions. The legal literature focuses mainly on the function of the CLCS to consider and make recommendations on submissions. This article aims to cover the gaps in literature and addresses thorny issues relating to the nature, scope, contents and consequences of the advice, including the relationship of the coastal State, the CLCS and the individual commissioner providing advice.
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