scholarly journals A Cooperation Project Between the State University of Ghent and the University of Nairobi on the Law of the Sea, Ocean Management and Marine Policy

Afrika Focus ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Eddy Somers
Keyword(s):  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Marine Policy ◽  
General Description ◽  
State University ◽  
Cooperation Project ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Ocean Management ◽  
The Law ◽  
The University ◽  
Further Development

This contribution gives an idea of the necessity of cooperation in the field of the law of the sea, ocean management and marine policy towards East Africa. It is demonstrated through a substantial analysis of the development of the law of the sea that such a cooperation on an academic level can be a valuable means for further development in these fields for Third World States. A general description of a present cooperation project with Kenya is given as an example of this kind of approach.

scholarly journals Further Development Of The Law Of The Sea Convention: Mechanisms For Change

2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Recent Attempt ◽  
The Law ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Do So

How do treaties evolve? How in particular do we ensure the [durability over time] of a globalconvention, intended to elaborate [a new and comprehensive regime for the law of the sea] ?1Earlier attempts to do so all failed. Why should the most recent attempt be any more successful?

The Anthropocene and the international law of the sea

2011 ◽  
Vol 369 (1938) ◽  
pp. 909-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davor Vidas
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
New Developments ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Geological Information ◽  
The Law ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Formal Recognition

The current law of the sea provides a framework for various specific issues, but is incapable of responding adequately to the overall challenges facing humankind, now conceivably already living in the Anthropocene. The linkages between the development of the law of the sea and the current process towards formal recognition of an Anthropocene epoch are twofold. First, there is a linkage of origin. The ideological foundations of the law of the sea facilitated the emergence of forces that were to lead to the Industrial Revolution and, eventually, to levels of development entailing ever-greater human impacts on the Earth System. Second, there are linkages in interaction. Geological information has prompted key developments in the law of the sea since the introduction of the continental shelf concept in the mid-twentieth century. With the formalization of the Anthropocene epoch, geology might again act as a trigger for new developments needed in the law of the sea. This article explores those two aspects of linkages and examines prospects for further development of the law of the sea framework, through concepts such as the responsibility for the seas as well as those related to new approaches to global sustainability such as the ‘planetary boundaries’.

scholarly journals A Marine-Biology-Centric Definition of Ocean Connectivity and the Law of the Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (0) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
Elise Johansen ◽  
Irene Vanja Dahl ◽  
Alexander Lott ◽  
Philipp Peter Nickels ◽  
Ingrid Solstad Andreassen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Marine Biology ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Marine Ecosystems ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
The Law ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Further Development

The inter-connectedness of marine ecosystems has been repeatedly acknowledged in the relevant literature as well as in policy briefs. Against this backdrop, this article aims at further reflecting on the question of to what extent the law of the sea takes account of or disregards ocean connectivity. In order to address this question, this article starts by providing a brief overview of the notion of ocean connectivity from a marine science perspective, before taking a closer look at the extent to which the law of the sea incorporates the scientific imperative of ocean connectivity in the context of four examples: (i) straits, (ii) climate change and ocean acidification, (iii) salmon and (iv) the ecosystem approach to fisheries. Tying the findings of the different examples together, this study concludes by stressing the need of accommodating ocean connectivity not only in the interpretation and implementation of the existing law (of the sea) but also in its further development.

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