Fisheries Subsidies under International Law

• Main Author: Chen, Chen-Ju (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Hamburg Studies on Maritime Affairs, International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the University of Hamburg, 20
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Law of the sea.; International environmental law.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space.; International Environmental Law.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

Subsidies to fisheries have been in existence for centuries. However, these remained outside the spotlight of the international community until the turn of this century when the negative effects that fisheries subsidies have on international trade, the environment and sustainable development became...