Juan Ignacio Alcaide Jimanez

Governing the Deep Sea: Legal, Technological, and Environmental Challenges in the Exploitation of Polymetallic Nodules under the UNCLOS/ISA Regime

The commercial exploitation of polymetallic nodules in the International Seabed Area poses governance challenges under international law. This article examines the adequacy of the normative framework established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as administered by the International Seabed...