03651cam a2200457 i 4500 3035 3035 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 220603t20232023enka ob 001 0 eng c 9781003275374 (electronic book) 1003275370 (electronic book) 9781000619119 (electronic book) 1000619117 (electronic book) 9781000619195 (electronic book) 1000619192 (electronic book) (hardback) (hardback) (paperback) (paperback) KO eng KO eng rda pn eng 346.04/695616 23/eng/20220531 Lothian, Sarah Louise, Marine conservation and international law : legal instruments for biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction / London : Routledge, 2023 1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) : illustrations Routledge research in international environmental law The promise and limits of international legal protection of BBNJ -- The Grotian tradition and its place in the BBNJ negotiations -- Is it a case of history repeating itself? -- A principled backbone : the potential role of modern governance principles and approaches in an ILBI -- A blueprint for Blue Gold : the search for planks of compromise in an ILBI -- Caught in a geopolitical undertow : marine protected areas beyond national jurisdiction -- Environmental impact assessments : devising a recipe for environmentally sustainable decision-making under an ILBI -- Time to wake the sleeping giant : implementing capacity-building and marine technology transfer in an ILBI -- A bridge to the future protection of BBNJ. "This book provides a blueprint for an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). The development of an ILBI could signify a pivotal turning point in the law of the sea by addressing regulatory, governance and institutional gaps and deficiencies in the existing international law framework for BBNJ. This book analyses the essential components an ILBI will require to effectively conserve and sustainably use BBNJ, focusing on marine genetic resources, area based management tools, environmental impact assessments, capacity-building and marine technology transfer. It investigates potential areas of compromise, as the success of an ILBI will rely upon the support of a powerful bloc of maritime states, principally the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, the Netherlands, France and Japan. This bloc of States has historically been the strongest proponent of the Grotian doctrine of freedom of the seas as it aligns with their predominant interest to preserve navigational freedom for their merchant and military fleets. Accordingly, this book assesses the extent to which the Grotian doctrine continues to exert influence on the development of the law of the sea and the development of an ILBI"--Publisher's description. Marine resources conservation Law and legislation. Marine biodiversity conservation Law and legislation. Law of the sea. Environmental law, International. Continental shelf Law and legislation. Routledge research in international environmental law. KO https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003275374 RUDRA_R R_RANJAN EB