The Stockholm Declaration and Law of the Marine Environment

This collection of essays commemorates the Thirtieth Anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment. The opening presentation is by the distinguished former Foreign Minister of Sweden, Dr. Hans Blix, a primary author of the Stockholm Declaration. A second keynote abstract is by Professor Bjorn Lomborg, the renowned author of The Skeptical Environmentalist. The third keynote essay is by the United Nations Under Secretary-General of Legal Affairs, Hans Correl. The remainder of the volume includes contributions by six judges from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, senior representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, International Maritime Organization, World Bank, Swedish Foreign Ministry and United States Department of State along with 25 professors and environmental law experts from 15 countries. The collection provides a comprehensive, in-depth review of the historic achievement as well as current relevance of the 1972 Stockholm Declaration as a landmark achievement in international environmental law. The Destiny Of The Principles Of The Stockholm Declaration / Alexandre Kiss ; The Stockholm Declaration And The Structure And Processes Of International Environmental Law / Jutta Brunnʹee ; Impact On The Development Of International Law On Cooperation: The United Nations Law Of The Sea, Straddling Stocks And Biodiversity Convention / Patricia Birnie -- The Marine Environment And International Environmental Governance / Geir Ulfstein ; The World Trade Organization And The Marine Environment / Alan Boyle ; International Financial Institutions And The Marine Environment: A View From The World Bank / David Freestone -- Regional Approaches To The Protection Of The Marine Environment / Tullio Treves -- Protection Of The Marine Environment Of The Baltic Sea Area --^ The Impact Of The Stockholm Declaration / Jonas Ebbesson ; Soft And Hard Law Aspects Of Fisheries Issues: Some Recent Global And Regional Approaches / William Edeson ; Regional Protection Of The Marine Environment In The Northeast Atlantic Under The Ospar Convention Of 1992 / Rainer Lagoni ; Polar Seas / Alexander S. Skaridov -- New Forms Of Cooperation In The Mediterranean System Of Environmental Protection / Maria Gavouneli -- The Black Sea: A Case Study In Regional Cooperation / Nilufer Oral ; The Protection Of The Marine Environment In The Adriatic Sea / Igor Vio -- Jurisdictional Developments And The Law Of The Sea Convention: Some Observations On Vessel-source Pollution / Kari Hakappaä̈ ; Marine Environment Jurisdictional Issues: Coastal States / Erik Franckx ; Flag State Perspectives / Marie Jacobsson ; Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas: Current Developments / J. Ashley Roach -- The Stockholm Declaration And Law Of Marine Environment: An Ngo Perspective / Bertil Hägerhäll --^ Environmental Problems In The Aegean Sea / Bayram And Ayaka Amaha Öztürk ; Of Scientists, Science And The Continental Shelf / George Taft -- Three Decades' Progress In High Seas Fisheries Governance: Towards A Common Heritage Regime? / Moritaka Hayashi ; Management Of The Utilization Of Living Marine Resources / Thorir Skarphedinsson ; Iceland's Adherence To The International Whaling Commision / Stefan Asmundsson ; Moratorium Or Management? / Ray Gambell ; Replacing Bias With Reality To Achieve The Stockholm Declaration's Dream Of A Poverty And Pollution Free World / Dick Monroe -- Some Future Developments In Liability And Compensation For Environmental Damage At Sea / Rosalie P. Balkin ; International Challenges In Addressing Marine Environmental Problems / Mary Beth West. Edited By Myron H. Nordquist, John Norton Moore & Said Mahmoudi. Includes Bibliographical References.