International Marine Environmental Law

Name: International Marine Environmental Law | Institutions, Implementation and Innovations
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Institutions, Implementation and Innovations

Andree Kirchner(Herausgeber*in)

Kluwer Law International (Verlag)

Erschienen am 31. Oktober 2003

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Cover
Half Title Page
Editorial Board
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Series Editors' Preface
Preface
List of Contributors
GAUSS Institute for Environmental Protection and Safety in Shipping Bremen
International Marine Environmental Law: Editorial Introduction
Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment and the Dispute Settlement Regime in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT
POTENTIAL DISPUTES UNDER PART XII
POTENTIAL DISPUTES UNDER OTHER PARTS OF THE CONVENTION
DISPUTES SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE SEABED DISPUTES CHAMBER
THE ROLE OF COURTS AND TRIBUNALS IN THE PRESCRIPTION OF PROVISIONAL MEASURES
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA
CONCLUDING REMARKS
The Role of ITLOS as a Means of Dispute Settlement under UNCLOS
I. THE TRIBUNAL AND THE TERMS OF THE LOS CONVENTION
The Organisation of the Tribunal
Jurisdiction
II. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SHIPPING ASPECTS OF THE TRIBUNAL'S CASELAW
1. The Saiga (No. 2) Case and the question of bunkering in the EEZ
2. The Saiga (No. 2) Case and arrest at sea
3. Prompt Release of detained fishing vessels and reefers
4. The Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases
5. Swordfish Case
6. MOX Plant Case
7. Issues to do with the registration and management of ships
III. SUMMING UP
The Environmental UNCLOS and the Work of IMO in the Field of Prevention of Pollution from Vessels
INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
I. BASIC FACTS ON IMO'S MANDATE AND ITS TREATY-MAKING ACTIVITY
The Mandate of IMO
Treaty-Making Activity
II. GENERAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN UNCLOS AND IMO TREATIES
IMO and the Right of Intervention of Coastal States
UNCLOS's and IMO's Work in the Field of Liability and Compensation for Pollution Damage from Vessels Source
UNCLOS and IMO Technical Treaties in the Field of Prevention of Marine Pollution
III. MAIN JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES INVOLVING THE APPLICATION OF MARPOL IN THE LIGHT OF UNCLOS
Flag State Jurisdiction
Port State Jurisdiction
Coastal State Jurisdiction. Routeing Measures
IV. SPECIAL MANDATORY MEASURES FOR CERTAIN AREAS
Special Areas and Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA)
V. POLLUTION INCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES AT SEA
VI. RECENT TREATY LAW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The AFS Convention
Ballast Water Management
Environmental Regulation of Deep Seabed Mining
I. INTRODUCTION
II. THE 1982 CONVENTION AND 1994 AGREEMENT
III. THE REGULATIONS
Recommendations for the Guidance of Contractors
IV. OUTSTANDING ISSUES
V. CONCLUSION
Law of the Sea and Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations from Ocean Areas
I. SYSTEM OF METEOROLOGICAL/OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS AT SEA, THEIR ROLE AND IMPORTANCE
II. PROTECTION OF MARINE METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS LEADING TO THE UN CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA
III. ROLE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED JOINT WMO/IOC TECHNICAL COMMISSION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE METEOROLOGY
Inter-Agency Collaboration or Inter-Agency Competition - A Challenge for the UN System
1. INTRODUCTION
2. TERMINOLOGY
3. FROM ENVIRONMENT TO ECOSYSTEM: 1972-2002
4. INTEGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE (IEG)
5. OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPLICATIONS
Capacity-Building in International Marine Environmental Law: Perspectives of Developing Countries
INTRODUCTION
ACHIEVEMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. Raising of Environmental Awareness
2. Technical Cooperation
3. Raising of Environmental Standards: A Measured Assessment
FAILURES OF INTERNATIONAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1. The Environmental Tragedy
2. Lack of Faith in International Standards
3. Globalization's Uncharted Prophecy
4. Environment and Development: The Ongoing Dilemma
CONCLUSION
Effectiveness of International Environmental Protection Treaties on the Sea Transport of Mineral Oil and Proposals for Policy Revision
SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Effectiveness of International Treaties
1.2. Legal Framework for Shipping and Marine Pollution (Law of the Sea)
1.3. Genesis and Structure of the Convention (MARPOL Annex I)
2. POSITIVE ASPECTS
2.1. Primary Objectives
2.2. Successful Policy Instruments
2.3. Secondary Achievements (Side Effects)
2.4. External Factors (Free Effects)
3. NEGATIVE ASPECTS
3.1. External Factors (Complicating Factors)
3.2. Failed Approaches (Policy Instruments)
3.3. Side Effects
4. EXTRAPOLATION OF SUCCESS
4.1. Effects on the Marine Environment
4.2. Turning Away from Damaging Tradition
4.3. Environmental Policy: Proposals for Further Projects
5. INTEGRATED EVALUATION
6. POLICY REVISION
6.1. Institutional Policy Organization
6.2. Proposals for Policy Formulation
National Supervision: The Role of the Flags of Convenience
International Regulatory Policy: The United Nations Organizations
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LITERATURE
Ending Flag State Control?
I. SETTING THE SCENE
II. THE EMERGING GOVERNANCE DEFICIT
III. THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF A GENUINE LINK
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF OPEN REGISTRY OPERATIONS: THE ISSUE OF JURISDICTION AND CONTROL
V. AN INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENT TO REGULATE FLAGS-OF-CONVENIENCE
VI. ALTERNATIVE MEASURES
VII. CONCLUSION
Port State Control as an Instrument to Ensure Compliance with International Marine Environmental Obligations
1. INTRODUCTORY NOTE
2. THE EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON PORT STATE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL: AN OVERVIEW
3. PORT STATE CONTROL AS AN INSTRUMENT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
4. THE FEATURES OF PSC AS A COMPLIANCE TOOL
5. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: ADOPTION OF DIRECTIVE 2001/106/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL
6. CONCLUDING REMARKS
Marine Protected Areas in the Exclusive Economic Zone
INTRODUCTION
THE ENVIRONMENTAL RÉGIME OF THE EEZ
POLLUTION, ECOSYSTEMS AND HABITATS
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS WITH REGARD TO POLLUTION FROM VESSELS: MPAs, PSSAs, MARPOL SPECIAL AREAS
1. Marine Protected Areas Provided for in Art. 211(6) UNCLOS
2. Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs)
3. MARPOL Special Areas
OTHER AREAS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE SEA
CONCLUSION
Approaches to the Establishment of Protected Areas on the High Seas
1. BACKGROUND
2. DEEP-SEA RESOURCES, THEIR USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
2.1. Deep-water Fish Stocks and Benthos
2.2. Deep-water Coral Reefs and Associated Communities
2.3. Chemosynthesis-based Communities
3. APPROACHES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BIODIVERSITY, SPECIES AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION IN THE DEEP SEA
3.1. Stable Reference Areas
3.2. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
3.3. Self-binding Code for Researchers at Hydrothermal Vents
3.4. Discussions by International Organisations
3.5. Provisions for the Protection of Deep-sea Areas in EEZs by States
3.6. Code of Conduct Developed by Industry
3.7. Activities by Non-governmental Organisations
3.8. Workshop on "Managing Risks to Biodiversity and the Environment on the High Sea"
4. UNIQUE SCIENCE PRIORITY AREAS (USPAS)
4.1. Proposal for a Unique Science Priority Area
5. CONSEQUENCES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
Management of Marine Nature Reserves in East Asia: The Case of the People's Republic of China
INTRODUCTION
LAW AND REGULATIONS
IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING
(i) Changli Golden Seashore Nature Reserve
(ii) Marine Nature Reserves in Shanghai
INTERNATIONAL LAW IMPLICATIONS
(i) The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention)
(ii) The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
(iii) The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention)
(iv) The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention)
(v) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78)
(vi) Other Treaties
PROSPECTS
Aquaculture and Environmental Regulations: The German Situation within the North Sea
ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENT LAWS
(a) Historical Background
(b) International Laws
(c) Regional Laws
(d) Laws in Germany
3. DECISION-MAKING IN COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
3.1. Decision Support System Analysis as a Tool in the Decision-Making Process
3.2. Participation Techniques
4. ICZM FRAMEWORK FOR AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT IN THE NORTH SEA
5. DISCUSSION
6. CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK
REFERENCES
Compensation for Environmental Damage in Maritime Liability Regimes
A. INTRODUCTION
1. Environmental Liability
2. The US Regime for Compensation for Natural Resource Damage
B. TREATIES RELATING TO MARINE POLLUTION
1. Liability and Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage
2. Other Maritime Conventions
C. NON-MARINE CONVENTIONS INVOLVING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1. Activities Dangerous to the Environment
2. Hazardous Wastes
3. Liability for Damage Caused by Nuclear Activities
D. ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE TO AREAS BEYOND THE LIMITS OF NATIONAL JURISDICTION
1. Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects
2. Deep Seabed Mining
3. Environmental Damage in Antarctica
E. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE IOPC FUND
F. CONCLUSIONS
1. Damage through the Environment and Damage to the Environment
2. Comparison with the US Regime
3. Recent Developments
Index
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