This volume covers a variety of topics in the fields of the law of the sea and the protection of the environment. The particular focus of the volume is on the r

Several disturbing issues pose a threat to the marine environment and its wellbeing, among them marine environmental pollution and degradation of marine biodive

Explores how the law of the sea can develop in support of the objectives of the United Nations climate regime.

The oceans cover more than seventy per cent of the surface of the planet and they provide many vital ecosystem services. However, the health of the world's ocea

The book examines whether the jurisdiction of coastal States under international law can be extended to include powers of intervention towards vessels posing a