Marine mammal conservation and the law of the sea / Cameron S.G. Jefferies ; preface by John Norton Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jefferies, Cameron S. G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine mammals--Law and legislation.

Marine mammals.

Marine animals--Conservation--Law and legislation.

Marine animals.

Wildlife conservation (International law).

Law of the sea.

Physical Description:

xii, 401 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Marine mammal conservation remains a hot-button international environmental issue, but progress towards addressing key conservation and management issues within existing governance structures-most notably the International Whaling Commission-has stalled. Cameron Jefferies offers a fresh look at the future of international marine mammal management in a way that advances the ongoing dialog surrounding UNCLOS implementation and effective living marine resource management, while employing the comprehensive rational decision-making model as a theoretical framework. Marine Mammal Conservation and the Law of the Sea lays out and critiques the marine mammal regulatory landscape. It introduces the rational conservation model, and details the modern threats to marine mammals, including climate change, by-catch, environmental pollution, ship strikes. Next, it discusses options for reform under UNCLOS and existing treaties, and finally introduces a new holistic treaty regime based on the rational conversation model, based in part on the UN Fish Stocks Agreement. This book will appeal to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers across public international law, international relations, political science, and environmental policy in the academic, governmental, IO, and NGO spheres."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Preface by John Norton Moore

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Chapter 1

Introduction

I. Unfinished Business

II. Conservation, Sustainability, and Other Key Terms

III. Foundational Works

IV. The Global Ocean

V. Marine Mammals

VI. Conclusion

Chapter 2

The Current Marine Mammal Regulatory Landscape

I. Resource Type and Economic Considerations

II. Legal Foundation of International Ocean Governance

III. Conclusion

Chapter 3

Goals for the Rational Conservation of Marine Mammals

and Emerging Ethical Considerations

I. Rational Decision-Making Model

II. Goals for Rational Marine Mammal Management

III. Ethical Considerations

IV. Conclusion 191

Chapter 4

Modern Threats to Marine Mammals

I. Current Threats to Marine Mammals 193

II. Features of a New Response 253

III. Conclusion 254

Chapter 5

The Case for an Implementing Agreement Pursuant to Articles 65 and 120 of UNCLOS and the Creation of an International Marine Mammal Commission

I. Legally Justified Options for International Marine

Mammal Conservation

II. UNCLOS Implementing Agreements

III. The History and Interpretation of Articles 65 and 120 of UNCLOS

IV. Treaty Termination and International Organization Succession

V. Jurisdictional Limits

Chapter 6

The Proposal: Part I

The Framework for a New Approach

I. Introduction

II. Constructing the Framework for a UN Marine Mammals Agreement

Chapter 7

The Proposal: Part II

The Secretariat, Regionalism, and Marine Protected Areas

II. Institutional Structure & the Secretariat

III. Regionalism

IV. Marine Protected Areas

V. Conclusion

Chapter 8

Concluding Thoughts

Appendices

Appendix 1: Extant and Recently Extinct Marine Mammal Species

Appendix 2: Ocean Zones

Appendix 3: Draft Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Marine Mammals (Short form: UN Marine Mammals Agreement)

Appendix 4: Structure of the Proposed International Regime for the Conservation

of Marine Mammals

Index.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - University of Virginia, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190493141

0190493143

OCLC:

941874914