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Shipbreaking in Developing Countries: A Requiem for Environmental Justice from the Perspective of Bangladesh

By Saiful Karim
Routledge December 2017

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ISBN-13
9781138818200
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
December 2017
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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In the past shipbreaking, (the disposal of obsolete ships), was a very common industrial activity in many developed countries. However, due to stringent domestic environmental and labour laws it is almost impossible for the increasing number of vessels to be disposed of domestically, and now developing Nations including Bangladesh, China, India, Turkey and Pakistan regularly participate in this activity. The shipbreaking yards in these countries are not only detrimental to the marine and coastal environment but also represent significant health hazards to local people and workers. Given the global importance of the issue, an effective legal and institutional framework for a sustainable operation of the shipbreaking industry is desperately needed.

Sitting at the intersection of three distinct fields—environmental justice, international environmental law and international maritime law- this book offers an innovative take on the issues surrounding the shipbreaking process. Drawing on the case-study of Bangladesh due to its prominence in the shipbreaking industry, the author implements an environmental justice framework to examine the issues of sustainability surrounding shipbreaking, and analyses the relationship between social development, economic development and environmental protection. Maritime perspectives of environmental justice will also be highlighted through a discussion of the International Maritime Organization’s role in the implementation of the Hong Kong Convention in developing countries.

This book will be of great interest to scholars of environmental justice, international maritime law and international environmental law.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Environmental Justice and International Environmental Law: A Tale of Three Principles
3. International Legal Framework for Transboundary Movement and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Obsolete Ships: Whither Environmental Justice
4. Environmental Justice in the Shipbreaking Industry: A Case Study on Bangladesh
5. Concluding Remarks
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