with contributions by
Professor Ronán Long, the Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, World Maritime University
Professor Christina Voigt, Department of Public and International Law
Jakub Ciesielczuk, Neapolis University - Neapolis University in Cyprus
Carlos A. Cruz Carrillo, University of Basel Juristische Fakultät
and Dr. Leonila Guglya, Business School Lausanne
About the book
Our oceans need a strong and effective environmental rule of law to protect them against increased pressures and demands, including climate change, pollution, fisheries, shipping and more.
The environmental rule of law for oceans requires the existence of a set of rules and policies at multiple governance levels that appropriately regulate human activities at sea and ensure that pressures on the marine ecosystem are tackled effectively. Adhering to the rule of law through clear, predictable, coherent, and legitimate rules, and their implementation and enforcement, is timely and urgent. In this book, we are searching for ways to improve, strengthen and further develop the environmental rule of law for oceans.
The book provides future-oriented perspectives on how law should evolve to better preserve the oceans. All chapters incorporate novel insights and ideas for legal solutions that might inspire scholars, actors, authorities, citizens and communities around the globe.
This title is Open Access.
About the Editors
Froukje Maria Platjouw is a Researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo and at the Scandinavian Institute for Maritime Law, University of Oslo. She is an expert in EU and international law, specialized in environmental law, ocean law and ecosystem-based governance.
Alla Pozdnakova is Professor of Law at the Scandinavian Institute for Maritime Law, University of Oslo. Her areas of research and teaching are public international law, law of the sea, outer space law, environmental law, Arctic, and EU/EEA law. She is a board member of the International Law Association, Norway, a member of the International Institute for Space Law and the expert committee for Norwegian space law.
This text refers to the hardcover edition.