member States of the International Seabed Authority

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The member States of the International Seabed Authority are the countries that have joined this intergovernmental organization to collectively regulate and manage mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond national jurisdiction.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of states ⓘ
membership of international organization ⓘ
canAdopt regulations on exploitation of mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
regulations on prospecting and exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts ⓘ
regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic nodules ⓘ
regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides ⓘ
canSponsor contractors for exploitation in the Area ⓘ
contractors for exploration in the Area ⓘ
collectivelyExercise sovereign rights in matters relating to the Area and its resources ⓘ
collectiveObjective development of common heritage of mankind principle ⓘ
equitable sharing of financial and other economic benefits from activities in the Area ⓘ
promotion of marine scientific research in the Area ⓘ
protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ
coordinateWith International Maritime Organization ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
other competent international organizations ⓘ
decisionMakingMode chambered voting system in the Council ⓘ
one-state-one-vote in the Assembly ⓘ
elect Assembly President of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
geographicalScope global ⓘ
hasRole implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
management of mineral resources in the international seabed Area ⓘ
regulation of mineral-related activities in the Area ⓘ
includes developed countries ⓘ
developing countries ⓘ
geographically disadvantaged states ⓘ
land-locked states ⓘ
major consumers of minerals ⓘ
major investors in seabed mining ⓘ
states that are potential producers of seabed minerals ⓘ
states with large populations ⓘ
legalBasis 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
meetAt Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
membershipType state parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
states that have acceded to the 1994 Part XI Agreement ⓘ
obligatedTo comply with regulations adopted by the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
contribute to the budget of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
participateIn Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Finance Committee of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
partOf International Seabed Authority ⓘ
shareResponsibilityFor ensuring activities in the Area are carried out for the benefit of mankind as a whole ⓘ
ensuring effective protection for the marine environment from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ

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Office for Conference and Translation Services of the International Seabed Authority → serves → member States of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ