UDK: 341.225

Aleksander V. Zigarev - Head of the Navigation Department of the Department of State Policy in the Field of Maritime and Inland Water Transport, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Abstract. Today, the sea area not covered by the national jurisdiction of states requires special international protection, since it is the property of all mankind. The International Seabed Authority, which is powered to control the implementation of exploration activities within the area is of particular importance in the framework of the protection of the international seabed area. The legal status and structure of the Authority are defined in the United Nation’s Convention in the Law of the Sea. Meanwhile, the issues affecting the specifics of the Authority’s activities, as well as the main areas of its work at the legislative level and within the scientific community, have not been studied yet. Based on an analysis of current international legislation there has been made an attempt to comprehensively understand the main areas of activity of the International Seabed Authority.

Keywords: International Seabed Authority; search and mining of mineral resources; sea environment protection; sea area.

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