The Outward Limit of the Department of Interior's Authority Over Submerged Lands—The Effect of Customary International Law on the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Authors

Donna Darm

Abstract

After briefly establishing the relevant background of the controversy, this Comment suggests that neither the President's proclamation nor the new customary law of the EEZ operates to change domestic law and concludes that DOI's claim exceeds its authority under domestic law.

First Page

673

Recommended Citation

Donna Darm, Comment, The Outward Limit of the Department of Interior's Authority Over Submerged Lands—The Effect of Customary International Law on the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 60 Wash. L. Rev. 673 (1985).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol60/iss3/13