Overview

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.

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Author:   Rosemary Rayfuse ,  Aline Jaeckel ,  Natalie Klein
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9781789909074

ISBN 10:   1789909074
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   14 April 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface xi PART I MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1 International marine environmental law in the 21st century 2 Rosemary Rayfuse, Aline Jaeckel and Natalie Klein 2 The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea – still relevant to protection of the marine environment? 33 Robin Churchill 3 Fragmentation and coherence in the legal framework for the protection of the marine environment 57 Alexander Proelss PART II LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 4 Basic principles of international marine environmental law 81 Yoshifumi Tanaka 5 Compliance mechanisms under treaties relating to protection of the marine environment 104 James Harrison 6 Resolving international disputes concerning the marine environment 124 Natalie Klein and Millicent McCreath 7 Mapping progress and challenges for the UNEP Regional Sea Programme for the Mediterranean 150 Nilufer Oral 8 The Indian Ocean region and marine environmental law 172 Erika Techera PART III POLLUTION AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 9 Vessel-source pollution – some key developments 196 Henrik Ringbom 10 Regulating shipping under conditions of uncertainty: The Arctic Ocean and knowledge-based decision-making 218 Tore Henriksen 11 From ocean dumping to marine geoengineering: The evolution of the London Regime 240 Karen N Scott 12 Ocean acidification 264 Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb and Tim Stephens PART IV PROTECTING MARINE BIODIVERSITY 13 Protecting the marine environment of the deep seabed 289 Michael Lodge 14 Protecting marine biodiversity and vulnerable marine ecosystems 311 Rosemary Rayfuse 15 Marine mammals and migratory species 333 Richard Caddell PART V MECHANISMS AND TOOLS FOR PROTECTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT 16 Public participation in the governance of deep-seabed mining in the Area 361 Jeff Ardron, Hannah Lily and Aline Jaeckel 17 Marine scientific research and the protection of the seas and oceans 385 Anna-Maria Hubert 18 New technology and the protection of the marine environment 409 Hilde J Woker, Rozemarijn J Roland Holst and Harriet Harden-Davies 19 Implementing environmental impact assessment in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Epistemic, institutional and normative challenges 428 Neil Craik and Kristine Gu 20 Enhancing marine protected areas and marine spatial planning through an ecosystem approach 451 Vasco Becker-Weinberg Index 467

Reviews

'This second edition of the Research Handbook is a tour de force of the most relevant topics of marine environmental law by global experts in the field. This book is a must read for any practitioners and policymakers who are interested in viable solutions for ocean governance dilemmas where the needs of humans may not be easy to reconcile with the needs of increasingly precarious ocean ecosystems.' -- Anastasia Telesetsky, California State University (San Luis Obispo), US 'The Research Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of critical issues in international marine environmental law. Ambitious and forward looking, it addresses contemporary concerns, such as biodiversity loss, plastic pollution and climate change, suggesting solutions for coping with these challenges. This is an excellent and highly recommended publication for scholars and practitioners engaged in this crucial field of law.' -- Tomas Heidar, Vice-President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

'The Research Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of critical issues in international marine environmental law. Ambitious and forward looking, it addresses contemporary concerns, such as biodiversity loss, plastic pollution and climate change, suggesting solutions for coping with these challenges. This is an excellent and highly recommended publication for scholars and practitioners engaged in this crucial field of law.' -- Tomas Heidar, Vice-President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Author Information

Edited by Rosemary Rayfuse, Emerita Scientia Professor, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW Sydney, Australia, Aline Jaeckel, Associate Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia and Research Associate, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, Germany and Natalie Klein, Professor, Faculty of Law and Justice, UNSW Sydney, Australia

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