TY - CHAP AU - Salamanca Aguado, María Esther PY - 2025 SN - 978-3-031-92736-2 UR - https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82254 AB - After thirty years of functioning, the International Seabed Authority faces the most important moment in its history: the conclusion of the elaboration of the Mining Code, which regulates the exploitation activities in the Area. The Area and its... LA - eng PB - Springer Nature Switzerland KW - Law of the Sea Convention - Implementation Agreement - Common Heritage of Mankind - International Seabed Authority - Deep-sea mining - Mining Code - Environmental Regional Management Plans. TI - LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES OF THE TRANSITION TO THE EXPLOITATION PHASE OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE ‘AREA’ DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-92737-9_16 ER -