Ocean Law And Policy

In Ocean Law and Policy: Twenty Years of Development under the UNCLOS Regime, experts from fourteen countries present nineteen papers that provide insightful analyses of these wide-ranging issues that form the emerging new context of UNCLOS as a keystone to a working regime system.

This textbook provides the reader with a foundation in policy development and analysis and describes how policy, including legal mechanisms, is applied to marine environments around the world. It offers a systematic treatment of all aspects of marine policy, including environmental protection, fisheries, transportation, energy, mining and climate change. It starts with a biophysical overview of the structure and function of the marine environment with a particular emphasis on the challenges and opportunities of managing the marine environment. An overview of the creation and function of international law is then provided with a focus on international marine law. It explores the geographic and jurisdictional dimensions of marine policy, as well the current and anticipated challenges facing marine systems, including climate change-related impacts and resource over-exploitation. The book should appeal to senior undergraduate and graduate students and form a core part of the curriculum for marine affairs, science and policy courses. It will also provide supplementary reading for students taking a course in the law of the oceans, but is not aimed at legal specialists.

This important Research Handbook provides a guide to navigating the tangled array of laws and policies available to counter the ominous threats of ocean acidification. It investigates the limitations and opportunities for addressing ocean acidification under national, regional and global governance frameworks, including multilateral environmental agreements, law of the sea and human rights instruments.

The experiences of Canada and Australia provide useful lessons for other states grappling with the need to develop integrated approaches to managing their ocean and coastal resources. Canada and Australia have two of the largest maritime jurisdictions in the world and are extremely conscious of their responsibility and obligations for ocean governance. Both nations are addressing similar oceanic challenges, yet approaching policy development and implementation in different ways. This valuable study traces the implementation of these important global maritime regimes and provides a spectrum of viewpoints on key facets of ocean law and policy developments and constraints in these federal, western middle-power nations. Oceans Law and Policy in the Post-UNCED Era is the result of an ongoing research project by the Australia Canada Ocean Research Network (ACORN). it brings together papers from leading experts in this field, and, In taking a comparative approach, Is a major contribution.

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Contains the proceedings from the 30th annual conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law, held in Dublin 12-14 July 2006.

International Marine Economy offers contributions from marine experts around the globe on the economic impacts of recent developments in international waters.