Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas The IMO's Role in Protecting Vulnerable Marine Areas /

• Main Author: Kachel, Markus J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, 13
• Subjects: Law.; Law of the sea.; International law.; International environmental law.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Nature conservation.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; International Environmental Law.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Nature Conservation.
• Physical Description: XX, 376 p. 1 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540787792
• ISSN: 1614-2462 ;

Designations of large Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) triggered a controversial debate within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) concerning the legal basis of PSSAs, the relationship between the IMO’s PSSA guidelines and UNCLOS, as well as the competency of IMO to adopt mandatory protective measures in these areas. As a result, IMO conducted a review process which led to substantially updated guidelines adopted in late 2005. This book provides a detailed analysis of the PSSA guidelines and protective measures available in PSSAs. Emphasis is placed on their legal basis and the implications for coastal states' jurisdiction over vessel-source pollution.