Marine Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation The Application and Future Development of the IMO’s Particularly Sensitive Sea Area Concept /

• Main Author: Roberts, Julian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Law.; Aquatic ecology.; Law of the sea.; International law.; International environmental law.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; International Environmental Law.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

Despite the potential benefits that PSSA designation can deliver, recent practice both within the IMO and by individual member States, has considerably undermined confidence in this emerging concept. The focus of this book is on the events within the IMO that have led to this lack of confidence aris...