Marine Plastic Pollution and the Rule of Law

Marine Plastic Pollution and the Rule of Law

Author: Linda Yanti Sulistiawati

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9786219618526

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0́8Marine Plastic Pollution and the Rule of Law0́9 is a collection of eleven chapters focusing on the best practices and challenges of combating marine plastic pollution in the Asia-Pacific. It serves as a resource for academics, policymakers, and civil society on legal responses to the marine plastic pollution crisis. In particular, it examines how the law can be deployed to mitigate marine plastic pollution, and the challenges to implementation and enforcement at the international, regional and domestic levels.


The Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in International Law

The Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in International Law

Author: Judith Schäli

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-04-19

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9004508619

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The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. The massive accumulation of plastics in marine environments is one of the most pressing environmental concerns of our time. This book examines the relevant international legal framework applying to land-based sources of plastic pollution. Against the backdrop of the dynamics of recent policy formulation in this field, it outlines the main developments and provides a snapshot inventory of state obligations related to plastic pollution mitigation. The Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in International Law identifies the main barriers and opportunities, and points out the possible building blocks of an enhanced regime.


Marine Anthropogenic Litter

Marine Anthropogenic Litter

Author: Melanie Bergmann

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 3319165100

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This book describes how man-made litter, primarily plastic, has spread into the remotest parts of the oceans and covers all aspects of this pollution problem from the impacts on wildlife and human health to socio-economic and political issues. Marine litter is a prime threat to marine wildlife, habitats and food webs worldwide. The book illustrates how advanced technologies from deep-sea research, microbiology and mathematic modelling as well as classic beach litter counts by volunteers contributed to the broad awareness of marine litter as a problem of global significance. The authors summarise more than five decades of marine litter research, which receives growing attention after the recent discovery of great oceanic garbage patches and the ubiquity of microscopic plastic particles in marine organisms and habitats. In 16 chapters, authors from all over the world have created a universal view on the diverse field of marine litter pollution, the biological impacts, dedicated research activities, and the various national and international legislative efforts to combat this environmental problem. They recommend future research directions necessary for a comprehensive understanding of this environmental issue and the development of efficient management strategies. This book addresses scientists, and it provides a solid knowledge base for policy makers, NGOs, and the broader public.


The Environmental Rule of Law for Oceans

The Environmental Rule of Law for Oceans

Author: Froukje Maria Platjouw

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-02-28

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1009253735

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Our oceans need a strong and effective environmental rule of law to protect them against increased pressures and demands, including climate change, pollution, fisheries, shipping and more. The environmental rule of law for oceans requires the existence of a set of rules and policies at multiple governance levels that appropriately regulate human activities at sea and ensure that pressures on the marine ecosystem are tackled effectively. Adhering to the rule of law through clear, predictable, coherent, and legitimate rules, and their implementation and enforcement, is timely and urgent. In this book, we are searching for ways to improve, strengthen and further develop the environmental rule of law for oceans. The book provides future-oriented perspectives on how law should evolve to better preserve the oceans. All chapters incorporate novel insights and ideas for legal solutions that might inspire scholars, actors, authorities, citizens and communities around the globe. This title is Open Access.


The Environmental Rule of Law for Oceans

The Environmental Rule of Law for Oceans

Author: Froukje Maria Platjouw

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-02-28

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 100925376X

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A forward-looking perspective on how law should evolve to better protect and preserve our oceans.


Competing Norms in the Law of Marine Environmental Protection

Competing Norms in the Law of Marine Environmental Protection

Author: Henrik Ringbom

Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.

Published: 1997-10-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9041106995

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The number of global instruments affecting the law of marine environmental protection--both `soft' and `hard' law--grows constantly. Regional organizations have become increasingly concerned with matters affecting traditional freedoms of the seas. As a result, the law in this area has rapidly expanded, often creating competing or conflicting rules. Competing Norms in the Law of Marine Environmental Protection contains edited versions of the papers presented at a conference in the andÅland Islands, Finland, in August 1996, convened by the Department of Law of andÅbo Akademi University, Finland. It provides a detailed examination of current legal issues relating to the variety of rules and rule-makers in the field of marine environmental protection. It then goes further, relating the recent developments to international law in a wider context. The legal regime regulating ship safety and pollution prevention provides an excellent illustration of contemporary trends of international law in general and of the law of the sea and international environmental law in particular.