The NILOS yearbooks provide the reader with a collection of documents related to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, issued each year by organizations, organs and bodies of the United Nations system. Documents of the UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and its regional Commissions, the UN Secretary-General's Informal Consultations, PrepCom ISA/ITLOS, UNCED, UNEP and UNCTAD are included first, followed by the documents of specialized agencies and other autonomous organizations of the UN system, including FAO, IAEA, ILO, IMO, UNESCO/IOC and WMO.

This is the only independent collection of documents related to ocean affairs & the law of the sea, issued each year by international organizatios. It is arranged systematically & thereby gives the community of scholars & practitioners in ocean affairs & the law of the sea much improved access to essential documentation.

On 16 November 1994, the 1992 U.N. Law of the Sea Convention took effect. Progress is now evident in the implementation of Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, as reviewed by the 1997 UNGA Special Session. These developments and the establishment of the International Seabed Authority (ISBA) and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) make the continuation of the NILOS Documentary Yearbook, now in its 11th year, of particular significance in the years to come. The Yearbook compiles the documents related to ocean affairs and the law of the sea issued each year by organizations, organs, and bodies of the United Nations system. These include documents of the U.N. General Assembly, ECOSOC and its regional Commissions, the U.N. Secretary-General's Informal Consultations, PrepCom ISA/ITLOS, UNCED, UNEP and UNCTAD; followed by the documents of specialized agencies and other autonomous organizations of the U.N. system, including FAO, IAEA, ILO, IMO, UNESCO/IOC and WMO. The Yearbook reproduces in full documents issued in the course of the most recent year and lists other relevant documents. The NILOS Documentary Yearbook has proved of invaluable assistance in facilitating access by the community of scholars and practitioners in ocean affairs and the law of the sea to essential documentation.

Building on the success of the International Journal of Estuarine & Coastal Law & Marine Policy Reports , The International Journal of Marine & Coastal Law addresses all aspects of marine (maritime) & coastal law. Its breadth of coverage extends to all of the legal issues arising from Ocean & Coastal Management, Marine & Coastal Conservation, Maritime Boundary Delimitation, High Seas, EEZ & Coastal Fisheries Management, Control of Marine & Coastal Pollution, Offshore Energy & Resource Exploitation, Sea Bed Mining, International Aspects of Shipping, Estuarine & Coastal Zone Resource Management, & Naval & Military Uses of the Oceans. An International Editorial Board supplies a distinctive feature: a vigorous current developments section which provides notes & commentary on international treaties & case law, national statute law, national court decisions, & other aspects of state practice; includes the relevant original documentation where appropriate; & monitors developments in relevant international organizations at a global & regional level. The format also includes in-depth articles, each preceded by an abstract; a book review section; & a current bibliography. An index & tables of cases, statutes, agreements, conventions, & treaties also enhance the accessibility of information.

Already in its sixth year of existence, this "Documentary Yearbook" provides you with the only independent collection of documents related to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, issued each year by international organizations. The "Yearbook" is arranged systematically and thereby gives the community of scholars and practitioners in ocean affairs and the law of the sea much improved access to essential documentation. Like the previous volumes, the 1990 volume focuses on the United Nations family of international organizations and on several non-UN intergovernmental organizations of developing states. The most important documents which were issued in the course of 1990 are reproduced (in whole or in part), while other relevant documents are listed. An extensive index of Keywords facilitates access by the reader to the complex and often interrelated matters dealt with by various organizations as well as to the information concerning individual states, regions and international instruments.