ISA

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intergovernmental organization international organization

ISA is the acronym for the International Seabed Authority, the intergovernmental organization responsible for regulating mineral-related activities in the international seabed area beyond national jurisdiction.

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Surface form Occurrences
International Seabed Authority 0

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization ⓘ
international organization ⓘ
abbreviation ISA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
adopts regulations on prospecting and exploration for mineral resources in the Area ⓘ
appliesTo seabed, ocean floor and subsoil beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
cooperatesWith International Maritime Organization ⓘ
States Parties to UNCLOS ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
countryOfHeadquarters Jamaica ⓘ
develops Mining Code for activities in the Area ⓘ
fieldOfWork deep seabed mining regulation ⓘ
environmental protection of the seabed ⓘ
law of the sea ⓘ
marine mineral resources ⓘ
foundedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
governs mineral-related activities in the Area ⓘ
hasAdministrativeBody Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
hasExecutiveBody Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
hasOrgan Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Council of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Finance Committee of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
hasPrimaryDecisionMakingBody Assembly of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
headOfGovernmentBody Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority ⓘ
headquartersLocation Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
jurisdiction international seabed area beyond national jurisdiction ⓘ
languageUsed United Nations official languages ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
surface form: UNCLOS

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Jamaica Standard Time ⓘ
mandate manage the Area and its resources as the common heritage of mankind ⓘ
memberOf United Nations system ⓘ
purpose ensure effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of activities in the Area ⓘ
organize and control activities in the Area for the benefit of mankind as a whole ⓘ
regulate mineral-related activities in the international seabed area ⓘ
regionServed global ⓘ
regulates exploration for cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts in the Area ⓘ
exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Area ⓘ
exploration for polymetallic sulphides in the Area ⓘ
role contracting authority for exploration and exploitation of deep seabed minerals in the Area ⓘ
standsFor International Seabed Authority ⓘ
status autonomous international organization under UNCLOS framework ⓘ
subjectTo 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
surface form: 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS

Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
typeOfAreaRegulated the Area (international seabed area beyond national jurisdiction) ⓘ

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ISA → abbreviation → ISA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: International Seabed Authority