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Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law

Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law

Author: Rosemary Rayfuse
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781781004760

Published In: October 2015
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781788110570

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This authoritative Handbook examines the current state of and the future challenges for international law in addressing the key activities that pose threats to the marine environment. It provides a critical analysis of, and constructive solutions for, the international legal regime for the protection of the marine environment and identifies areas of vital research need for the future.

The in-depth chapters, written by emerging and established experts in their fields, explore the legal framework for protection of the marine environment and look at issues such as pollution, seabed activities, and climate change as well as discussing the protection of marine biodiversity and considering regional approaches to the protection of the marine environment.

Each chapter goes beyond a survey of existing law to identify the shortcomings in the legal regime and areas of critical research needed to address these shortcomings. This timely book provides significant insights into contemporary issues surrounding the efficacy of the regime created by the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and details the further work needed to ensure the design and implementation of effective regulation and management of human activities that affect the marine environment.

Students and academics researching in the law of the sea and environmental law will find the Handbook central to their subject areas. The analyses and reform proposals are an invaluable resource for government and policy practitioners, as well as IGOs and NGOs involved in marine environmental issues.

Foreword

PART I THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

1. The LOSC Regime for Protection of the Marine Environment – Fit for the 21st Century?

Robin Churchill

2. Principles of International Marine Environmental Law

Yoshifumi Tanaka

3. Actors and Institutions for the Protection of the Marine Environment

James Harrison

Part II POLLUTION AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

4. Land Based Pollution and the Marine Environment

David Osborn

5. Vessel Source Pollution

Henrik Ringbom

6. The International Control of Ocean Dumping: Navigating from Permissive to Precautionary Shores

David VanderZwaag

PART III SEABED ACTIVITIES AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

7. Protecting the Marine Environment of the Deep Seabed

Michael Lodge

8. Reconciling Activities on the Extended Continental Shelf with Protection of the Marine Environment

Joanna Mossop

9. Protection of the Marine Environment from Offshore Oil and Gas Activities

Nengye Liu

10. Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment from Seabed Mining Activities on the Continental Shelf: Perspectives from the Pacific Islands Region

Marie Bourrel

PART IV PROTECTION OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY

11. Protecting Marine Species

Alexander Proelss and Katherine Houghton

12. Conservation and Sustainable use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Towards an Implementing Agreement

Dire Tladi

13. Marine Protected Areas in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

Glenn Wright, Julien Rochette and Elizabeth Druel

14. Environmental Assessment in Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

Robin Warner

15. Marine Scientific Research and the Protection of the Seas and Oceans

Anna Maria Hubert