| Summary/Abstract |
The recent finalization of the Russian Federation's title to a patch of the continental shelf in the Sea of Okhotsk beyond the nation's 200-mile exclusive economic zone was an event that took place in accordance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III), downgrading this country's legal status significantly from what it had been in this maritime area under the national law doctrine. This author responds to the government's latest move with a critical analysis of what the nation stands to gain from it.
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