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Volume 42 | Number 1 Fall 2006

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The MOX Plant Case: The Question of “Supplemental Jurisdiction” for International Environmental Claims Under UNCLOS

by M. Bruce Volbeda

Summary

  1. Introduction

  2. Background
    1. Introduction
    2. The Irish Sea
    3. The MOX Plant
    4. Commissioning the MOX Plant
    5. Regulatory Background
    6. Scientific and Technical Overview
    7. Case Posture
  3. The Dispute
    1. Ireland's UNCLOS Claims
    2. Ireland's Non-UNCLOS Claims
  4. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
    1. Introduction
    2. Article 288: "Jurisdiction"
      1. Interpreting the Article
      2. Negotiation History
    3. Article 293: "Applicable Law"
    4. Articles 287 and 288
    5. Jurisdiction Versus Applicable Law: The Case for Supplemental Jurisdiction Under UNCLOS
  5. Interpreting UNCLOS
    1. Introduction to UNCLOS
    2. Negotiation History: Article 293
    3. Article 311: Relation to Other Conventions and Agreements
  6. Extrinsic Analysis
    1. UNCLOS as a "Constitution," not a "Statute"
    2. Integrative Role Evident in UNCLOS
    3. Straddling Stocks Agreement
    4. Principles of Statutory Construction and Contract Interpretation
  7. Supplemental Jurisdiction in U.S. Federal Law
    1. Early Caselaw
    2. The Supplemental Jurisdiction Statute
    3. Comparison to UNCLOS
  8. Conclusion

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