Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law
- Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar 2015
- xiv, 492p.
978-1-78100-476-0
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 twenty first century 2. Principles of international marine environmental law 3. Actors and institutions for the protection of the marine environment PART II. POLLUTION AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 4. Land-based pollution and the marine environment 5. Vessel-source pollution 6. The international control of ocean dumping: navigating from permissive to precautionary shores PART III SEABED ACTIVITIES AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 7. Protecting the marine environment of the deep swabed 8. Reconciling activities on the extended continental shelf with protection of the marine environment 9. Protection of the marine environment from offshore oil and gas activities 10. Protection and preservation of the marine environment from seabed mining activities on the continental shelf: perspectives from the Pacific Island region PART IV PROTECTION OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY 11. Protecting marine species 12. Conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction: towards an implementing agreement PART V. REGIONAL APPROACHES TO THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PART VI. CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT