Answeres
A1. On one hand oceans and everything in them should equally belong to a mankind. However, it is not a case coastal countries obviously have more rights to exploit the oceans then the land locked ones. Also rich countries have technology to exploit oceans unlike the poor ones. Of course certain laws have been established which regulate ocean exploitations. For example coastal countries have a right to consider 22.2 kilometers from the coast as their territorial waters. Also, coastal counties have the right to exploit the oceans 322 km of the shore (EEZ or exclusive economic zones).
A2
The richness of the ocean floors, it's mineral deposits including oil and natural gas, is a permanent issue in last few decades. Although UN tried to convince the men kind that oceans belong to everyone it seems that rich coastal countries will get the most from the oceans. I really don't know what could be said that wold reassure developing countries and made them think hey would get the rights and opportunities to exploit the oceans
A3 Looking at the world map it is clear that many many many countries have their shores on Atlantic and Pacific ocean because the continents of North and South America, part of Europe, West coast of Africa, west coast of Asia, and Australia are bordered by either Pacific or Atlantic Ocean. Therefore it's logical that all of those countries should have equal rights to exploit the oceans. On the over had as the oceans do not really belong to anyone or any country, the land locked countries have the right to exploit the oceans' riches. Another problem is sharing. Rich countries which can afford to exploit the oceans are not keen to share the riches with anyone on a contrary they are trying to grab more then it even belongs to them and they are even ready to start the wars over the oceans' riches. Therefore developing countries would probably stay deprived of those riches, and the rich would become rich and the poor would become poorer yet.
A1. On one hand oceans and everything in them should equally belong to a mankind. However, it is not a case coastal countries obviously have more rights to exploit the oceans then the land locked ones. Also rich countries have technology to exploit oceans unlike the poor ones. Of course certain laws have been established which regulate ocean exploitations. For example coastal countries have a right to consider 22.2 kilometers from the coast as their territorial waters. Also, coastal counties have the right to exploit the oceans 322 km of the shore (EEZ or exclusive economic zones).
A2
The richness of the ocean floors, it's mineral deposits including oil and natural gas, is a permanent issue in last few decades. Although UN tried to convince the men kind that oceans belong to everyone it seems that rich coastal countries will get the most from the oceans. I really don't know what could be said that wold reassure developing countries and made them think hey would get the rights and opportunities to exploit the oceans
A3 Looking at the world map it is clear that many many many countries have their shores on Atlantic and Pacific ocean because the continents of North and South America, part of Europe, West coast of Africa, west coast of Asia, and Australia are bordered by either Pacific or Atlantic Ocean. Therefore it's logical that all of those countries should have equal rights to exploit the oceans. On the over had as the oceans do not really belong to anyone or any country, the land locked countries have the right to exploit the oceans' riches. Another problem is sharing. Rich countries which can afford to exploit the oceans are not keen to share the riches with anyone on a contrary they are trying to grab more then it even belongs to them and they are even ready to start the wars over the oceans' riches. Therefore developing countries would probably stay deprived of those riches, and the rich would become rich and the poor would become poorer yet.
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