International Environmental Law and Law of the Sea: Analysis of Legal and Political Aspects of Institution Interaction

2020 ◽  
pp. 519-539
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vasilenko ◽  
Ekaterina Bliznetskaya
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Law ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
International Environmental Law

scholarly journals The Environmental Jurisprudence of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
Environmental Disputes ◽  
Dispute Settlement System ◽  
Marine Environmental ◽  
Environmental Jurisprudence

AbstractThis presentation starts out with an overview of the environmental jurisprudence of international tribunals and courts in the last decade. The author then examines the jurisprudence of the ITLOS and considers four issues that have arisen: the precautionary principle; environmental impact assessment; environmental co-operation; and jurisdiction over marine environmental disputes. Concluding, he asks what the jurisprudence tells us about the Tribunal's role in the LOSC dispute settlement system. First, the Tribunal's provisional measures cases have established the utility of the Article 290 procedure as a means of protecting the rights of other States but also the marine environment in general. Second, there is evidence in the case law of a desire to settle disputes between the parties in a way that contributes to the development of a consistent jurisprudence and of a willingness to interpret and apply Part XII of the Convention in accordance with the contemporary state of international environmental law. The Tribunal's record on marine environmental disputes is a positive one.

scholarly journals A Bridge Too Far? Assessing the Prospects for International Environmental Law to Resolve the South China Sea Disputes

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Ong
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
International Law ◽  
South China ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
China Sea

Doctrinal approaches to the South China Sea island and maritime jurisdiction disputes have traditionally invoked the international law on territorial sovereignty acquisition and the law of the sea for their resolution. However, neither of these two fields of international law and their established institutions has succeeded in settling these disputes. This paves the way for consideration of other, related but less historically and politically significant international legal developments establishing constraints against the activities undertaken on and around many of the South China Sea insular formations. In this paper, the potential for international environmental law to resolve the South China Sea disputes will be examined. Specifically, international environmental law governing ‘shared’ water bodies and their application in relevant international case law will be assessed. These obligations will be mapped onto the South China Sea disputes, with a view to providing the means for co-operation towards the resolution of these disputes.

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: A Forum for the Development of Principles of International Environmental Law?

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwenaele Rashbrooke
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
International Tribunal ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Uk

AbstractThis article examines the role of the ITLOS established by the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention. It considers the extent to which principles of international environmental law are reflected in the 1982 Convention. It then reviews the relevant jurisprudence of the tribunal including the Southern Blue-fin Tuna case between Japan and Australia and New Zealand, the MOX case between Ireland and the UK, and the Land Reclamation case between Malaysia and Singapore to determine the extent that the ITLOS case-law has indeed contributed to the development of certain key principles of international environmental law, including Stockholm Principle 21/Rio Principle 2, the principle of preventative action, cooperation and precaution.

scholarly journals [BOOK REVIEW] The Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes

2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 211-215
Author(s):  
Davina Oktivana
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Law Students ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
Extensive Analysis ◽  
Peaceful Settlement ◽  
International Dispute

Yoshifumi Tanaka is a Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen. He has published widely in the fields of the law of the sea and international environmental law. I had a profound admiration for Tanaka’s writings, particularly in law of the sea subjects. He has a compelling method in deliberating issues comprehensively but still convenient to digest, especially for academicians, practitioners, and law students (postgraduate). Settlement of International Dispute is considered as a foundation of the establishment and the development of International Law. Accordingly, there are plenty of books and writings had published addressing similar topic, however, Tanaka’s book is distinctive. Tanaka successfully gives the reader an exhaustive and extensive analysis of the procedures for dispute settlement both in traditional means and newly development. In addition, He complemented figures and tables to give the reader a comprehensive understanding.

The Telders International Law Moot Court Case 2009: The Mare Liberum Case (Rosmarus v. Urusus)

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 384-388
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
The State ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Court Case ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
Public International Law ◽  
The Law ◽  
Oil Rig ◽  
Offshore Oil

This case concerns a claim for damages by the State of Rosmarus following an accidental explosion and leak at an offshore oil rig operated by the State of Urusus and the seizure of an Urusus-flagged fishing vessel by the State of Rosmarus. It involves issues of public international law, including the law of the sea, the law of treaties, and international environmental law.

The Contribution of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to the Protection of the Marine Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 354-369
Author(s):  
Tomas Heidar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
International Tribunal ◽  
International Environmental Law ◽  
Precautionary Approach ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
The Law

Abstract In its 25 years’ history, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has dealt with a number of environmental cases. This has primarily occurred in the context of proceedings relating to the prescription of provisional measures and in advisory proceedings. This article explains how the Tribunal has reaffirmed and developed the basic environmental principles in Part XII of the Law of the Sea Convention, including the obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment, the precautionary approach, the duty to conduct environmental impact assessments, and the duty to cooperate, as well as the duty of due diligence, thereby contributing to the protection of the marine environment. Part XII of the Convention is a product of the 1970s and its provisions therefore reflect the state of international environmental law at that time. However, the Tribunal has interpreted and applied the aforementioned principles consistently with the contemporary state of international environmental law.

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