Međunarodno pravo mora i izvori međunarodnog prava [= International law of the sea and sources of international law] (author: VD. Degan) (Zagreb, 1989) : [book review]

Objavljivanje i ove knjige profesora Degana potaknuto je usvajanjem Konvencije UN o pravu mora 1982. godine. Za razliku od drugih autora koji su se bavili ovom temom, Degan je smjestio pravo mora u širi kontekst sustava međunarodnog prava, polazeći od samih izvora međunarodnog prava. Sadržaj knjige je podijeljen u 4 dijela, ali čine zaokruženu cjelinu. Iako autor djelo namjenjuje didaktičkoj svrsi, on ne zaobilazi brojna sporna pitanja iz ovog područja na koja daje znanstveno obrazložene odgovore.The conclusion of the 1982 UN Law of the Sea Convention has brought the law of the sea to the very forefront of interest in international law, inspiring series of publications devoted to that field. This book differs from other textbooks on the law of the sea in its approach to the matter. Namely, the author places the law of the sea in the larger context of international law, beginning the analysis with examination of the sources of international law in general. This approach is appropriate if we bear in mind that the 1982 Convention is not yet in force, and, the 1958 Geneva Convention still bind their states parties. On the other hand, uncertainty as to the content of customary international law in the field, makes the situation more complex. Thus, only proper study of the sources of international law can offer solutions to the crucial problems in contemporary international law. The book is divided into four parts. After an in-depth analysis of the sources of international law, it examines the law of the sea from three aspects: its development, legal regimes of different parts of the sea, seabed and its subsoil, and, legal status of vessels in different maritime zones. The author analyses the matter critically and thoroughly, making an important contribution to legal scholarship. This is the first book in Yugoslav literature of international law giving a systematic analysis of all the sources of international law, and covering traditional as well as recently-evolved sources of international law