Competing Norms in the Law of Marine Environmental ProtectionHenrik Ringbom Kluwer Law International B.V., 1997 M10 1 - 268 pages 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. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accepted international rules adopted amendments Annex apply Basel Convention binding classification societies Coastal State Jurisdiction Code Colregs Commission Committee competence concerned dumping effect enforcement exclusive economic zone flying the flag foreign ships global guidelines hazardous wastes IMO Conventions IMO Doc IMO's implementation innocent passage inspection instruments International Convention international law International Maritime International Maritime Organization international rules ISBN issue legislation marine environment marine environmental protection Marine Pollution maritime safety MARPOL measures ment MEPC movement of hazardous navigation norms North Sea North Sea Conferences obligations organization Oslo Oslo Convention pacta tertiis Paris MOU Port State Control practice Prevention of Pollution principle procedures proposal Protocol provisions reference regime regional agreements regulatory conventions relating relevant requirements ro-ro rules and standards soft law SOLAS specific STCW supra note territorial sea tion tional traffic transboundary movement transit treaty UNCLOS Article United Nations vention waters