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Contents
- Preliminary Material
- Main Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The Negotiation of UNCLOS
- 2.3 The Nature of the UNCLOS Legal Framework
- 2.3.1 UNCLOS as a jurisdictional framework for maritime activities
- 2.3.2 UNCLOS as a source of general principles relating to the protection of the marine environment
- 2.3.3 UNCLOS as a source of substantive rules on the protection of the marine environment
- 2.3.4 UNCLOS as a source of procedural rules on the protection of the marine environment
- 2.3.5 UNCLOS as a framework for future normative development
- 2.3.6 UNCLOS as a dispute settlement regime
- 2.4 Conclusion
- 3 Mainstreaming Marine Biological Diversity Conservation in the Law of the Sea
- 4 Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 UNCLOS and Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution
- 4.3 The Global Framework for Addressing Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution
- 4.4 Regional Cooperation on Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution
- 4.4.1 Forms of regional cooperation
- 4.4.2 Regional rules and standards on land-based sources of marine pollution
- 4.4.3 The progressive development of regional measures to combat land-based sources of marine pollution
- 4.4.4 Access to information and public participation in the regulation of land-based sources of marine pollution
- 4.4.5 Promoting compliance with rules and standards
- 4.4.6 Interface between the GPOA and regional processes
- 4.5 Conclusion
- 5 Dumping of Waste at Sea
- 6 Marine Environmental Threats from Shipping
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 The International Institutional Framework for the Regulation of Marine Environmental Threats from Ships
- 6.3 The Adoption of International Shipping Standards to Protect the Marine Environment
- 6.4 The Implementation and Enforcement of Shipping Standards
- 6.5 Preparedness and Response in the Case of Shipping Incidents
- 6.6 Conclusion
- 7 Fishing and the Conservation of Marine Living Resources
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Fishing under UNCLOS
- 7.3 The Global Development of the Legal Framework for the Conservation and Management of Marine Living Resources
- 7.4 The Role of Regional Institutions in the Conservation and Management of Marine Living Resources
- 7.5 Special Conservation Regimes for Marine Living Resources
- 7.6 Conclusion
- 8 Environmental Regulation of Seabed Activities within and beyond National Jurisdiction
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Rights and Duties of Coastal States in Relation to Seabed Activities and Installations
- 8.3 Development of International Rules, Standards, and Recommended Practices and Procedures in Relation to Oil and Gas Exploitation
- 8.4 Seabed Activities beyond National Jurisdiction
- 8.4.1 The International Seabed Authority and the regulation of seabed activities beyond national jurisdiction
- 8.4.2 Prospecting and protection of the marine environment
- 8.4.3 Regulating the environmental impacts of exploration
- 8.4.4 Regulating the environmental impacts of exploitation
- 8.4.5 Environmental emergencies
- 8.4.6 Deep-seabed protected areas
- 8.4.7 Enforcement of the Seabed Mining Code
- 8.4.8 The role of sponsoring States in the regulation of seabed mining beyond national jurisdiction
- 8.5 Conclusion
- 9 Addressing the Marine Environmental Impacts of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification
- 10 Towards Integrated Management of the Oceans at the International Level
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Ad Hoc Inter-Institutional Cooperation and Coordination for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- 10.3 Regions as a Basis for Systematic Inter-Institutional Cooperation and Coordination
- 10.4 The Global Framework to Promote Cooperation and Coordination for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- 10.5 Revisiting Cooperation and Coordination in the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
- 10.6 Conclusion
- 11 The Role of International Law in Saving the Oceans and Future Challenges for the Legal Framework
- 11.1 The Multifaceted and Multilayered Nature of the International Legal Framework for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- 11.2 The Influence of General Principles of International Environmental Law on the Legal Framework for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- 11.3 A Dynamic International Legal Framework for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- 11.4 Continuing Challenges for the International Legal Framework for the Protection of the Marine Environment
- Further Material