The Roles of Regional Law of the Sea

This Article draws together the record of regional law of the sea from recent regional developments, scholarly studies and recommendations, and the law of the sea debate. It analyzes the different roles which regional law of the sea might play and has played. It evaluates the prospects for regional law of the sea in different geographical areas and speculates about the contributions which regional law of the sea might make to the unfolding legal order of the oceans.