Essays about: "United Nations Law of the Sea"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words United Nations Law of the Sea.

1. 1. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea : A Marine Discourse

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Rasha Jazi; [2023]
   Keywords : ecolinguistics; critical discourse analysis; united nations; UNCLOS; marine discourse; oil pollution; high seas; IMO; GESAMP;

   Abstract : The marine environment’s evolving discourse on oil pollution in the High Seas since the 1958 Convention on the High Seas and the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas is of great significance. This research aims to investigate the changes and developments in this discourse, shedding light on the importance of addressing oil pollution and its impact on the marine environment. READ MORE

3. 2. Designing International Agreements on Global Governance : Analysis of the Applicability of Ostrom’s and Stern’s Principles on the BBNJ Agreement

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Ellinor Nyzell; [2023]
   Keywords : Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Marine Conservation; United Nations Law of the Sea; Ostrom’s Design Principles; Global Commons;

   Abstract : Areas beyond national jurisdiction or the high seas are vital areas for biodiversity and marine resources in our oceans, yet the protection and conservation of this global resource is insufficient due to absence of international agreement concerning the matter. Therefore, the new Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement was recently agreed upon, with the objective of ensuring protection for these resources. READ MORE

4. 3. Legal Analysis of Good Seamanship in Light of Autonomous Shipping

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Philip Wiström; [2022]
   Keywords : public international law; transport law; sjörätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines aspects of collision liability and navigational rights and freedoms of autonomous vessels. The thesis starts out with an introductory chapter which defines some terms and gives a short introduction to the field of regulatory maritime law. READ MORE

5. 4. Wasting our future by wasting the Sea : How to combat marine pollution from land-based sources on international and regional level

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Lovisa Fransson; [2020]
   Keywords : Marine pollution from land-based sources; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; Basel Ban Amendment; the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; international waste trade; environmentally sound management of wastes; marine plastic debris; international environmental law of the sea; transboundary marine pollution; UN Sustainable Development Goal 14.1; Agenda 2030;

   Abstract : In the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the environmental protection of the marine environment was first addressed in a comprehensive manner on an international level. However, the Convention distinguishes between four different sorts of pollution depending on which source the pollution originates from. READ MORE

6. 5. Statehood and Climate Change-Induced Sea Level Rise

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Oskar Langborg; [2019]
   Keywords : public international law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relation between climate change-induced sea level rise and the concept of statehood. The law on statehood is challenged in unprecedented ways as previously unthinkable scenarios become increasingly plausible. READ MORE