Law of the sea
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
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
- info:lc/authorities/sh97008889
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh97008889#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- High seas, Jurisdiction over
- Marine law
- Ocean--Law and legislation
- Ocean law
- Sea, Law of the
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
Exact Matching 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]
Change Notes
- 1997-12-05: new
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