Lei do mar e soberania: história e perspectivas

Abstract

This work has as main objective relate to the branch of Maritime Law and the idea of national sovereignty of countries, in this case more specifically, of Brazil. This final paper is divided in two main principle parts, one to discussion international and another about the Brazilian territory. Starting debating the international law of the sea since its historical process of formulation until the United Nations Con vention for the Law of the Sea 1982, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Through the history of the International Maritime Organization and its acts. In the second part we study the application of the law of the sea in national issue, highlighting the history of Braz il on the subject and the entities responsible for implementation, for example the Departamento de Portos e Costas (DPC). We also highlight the implications of United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea in Brazil and the latest issues involving natio nal sovereignty, Blue Amazon and pre - salt.