Book The Common Heritage of Mankind and the Changing Structure of International Law Kantathi Suphamongkhon ISBN 978-616-341-184-6 (Download .pdf below)

"The Common Heritage of Mankind principle holds that natural resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction belong to mankind and can be exploited only for the benefit of the international community, with special consideration to the interests and needs of developing states or held in trust for future generations. Individual states or corporations cannot exploit such resources without the permission of the International Seabed Authority."

Excerpt from the foreword