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The IMLI Manual on International Maritime Law - Volume I: The Law of the Sea edited by Attard, David J; Fitzmaurice, Malgosia; Martínez Gutiérrez, Norman A (30th October 2014)
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13 Genetic Resources of the Sea

Iris Kirchner-Freis, Andree Kirchner

From: The IMLI Manual on International Maritime Law: Volume I: The Law of the Sea

Edited By: David J Attard, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Norman A Martínez Gutiérrez

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
30 October 2014
ISBN:
9780199683925

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 19 August 2019

Subject(s):
UNCLOS (UN Convention on the Law of the Sea) — Marine living resources — High seas — Exclusive economic zone — Territorial sea
Marine organisms and the genetic information that they contain are of growing scientific and commercial interest. Their potential for biotechnological, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications are of particular value, especially in combating human diseases. The exploration for and exploitation of marine resources is not limited to coastal waters; most of the organisms from which the new marine genetic resources derive, are found, for example, near hydrothermal vents. Not only because of the huge potential of marine genetic resources, many States have expressed...
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