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Ronzitti, Natalino, ed., The Law ofNoual Wadmare, A Collection of Agreements and Doeurnente loith Commentaries. Dordreeht, The Netherlands, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1988. Pages: xviii, 888.Preface, List of Contributors, Abbreviations, Introductory, Index, Agreements and Documents With Commentaries. Introductory by N. Ronzitti. Price: $225.00. Publisher's address: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, P.O. Box 989,3300 AZ Dordreeht, The Netherlands.

Pmfessar Ronzitti has compiled a unique collection of materiala re].

evant to the formulation of the law of naval warfare. Each of the twenty.faur treaties, agreements and documents compiled includes commentary by a prominent international law scholar. These commentaries not only discuss the historical background and key provisions of the pertinent text, they also critically analyze ita impact onthe formulation of the law of naval warfare and It8 modern day rele. vance in light of current State practice and technological advancements in naval weapons.

In the preface, Professor Ronzitti shares with the reader the theme that will dominate the text "new conventional law 1s needed to render the law of naval warfare consonant with reality " He develops this theme IDhis lengthy introduction, examining four modern day factors influencing the traditional law of naval warfare: the U.N

Charter, the Law ofthe Sea Convention...