Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law (Research Handbooks in Environmental Law series)

This wholly new edition of the Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law provides an authoritative examination of international law relating to the protection of the marine environment. Rather than merely revised and updated, this new edition provides completely new and original chapters that critically engage with current legal issues surrounding activities that harm the marine environment, including marine pollution, seabed activities, exploitation of marine biodiversity and climate change, and with the different legal tools and mechanisms, including environmental impact assessments and compliance and dispute settlement mechanisms, used to protect the marine environment. New chapters also address legal issues relating to the role of technology and marine scientific research as well as the application of principles such as public participation. Each chapter goes beyond a survey of existing law to identify shortcomings in the legal regime and details further work needed to ensure effective regulation and management of human activities that affect the marine environment. Written by eminent scholars and practitioners, the Research Handbook on International Marine Environmental Law is a vital resource for scholars and government and policy practitioners, as well as for lawyers, policy advisers and advocates who work at intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations that address marine environmental issues. Front Matter Copyright Contents Contributors Preface PART I MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1. International marine environmental law in the 21st century 2. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea – still relevant to protection of the marine environment? 3. Fragmentation and coherence in the legal framework for the protection of the marine environment PART II LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 4. Basic principles of international marine environmental law 5. Compliance mechanisms under treaties relating to protection of the marine environment 6. Resolving international disputes concerning the marine environment 7. Mapping progress and challenges for the UNEP Regional Sea Programme for the Mediterranean 8. The Indian Ocean region and marine environmental law PART III POLLUTION AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 9. Vessel-source pollution – some key developments 10. Regulating shipping under conditions of uncertainty: The Arctic Ocean and knowledge-based decision-making 11. From ocean dumping to marine geoengineering: The evolution of the London Regime 12. Ocean acidification PART IV PROTECTING MARINE BIODIVERSITY 13. Protecting the marine environment of the deep seabed 14. Protecting marine biodiversity and vulnerable marine ecosystems 15. Marine mammals and migratory species PART V MECHANISMS AND TOOLS FOR PROTECTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 16. Public participation in the governance of deep-seabed mining in the Area 17. Marine scientific research and the protection of the seas and oceans 18. New technology and the protection of the marine environment 19. Implementing environmental impact assessment in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Epistemic, institutional and normative challenges 20. Enhancing marine protected areas and marine spatial planning through an ecosystem approach Index