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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466070903321

Autore

Jaeckel Aline L

Titolo

The international seabed authority and the pre-cautionary principle : balancing deep seabed mineral mining and marine environmental protection / / By Aline L. Jaeckel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2017

ISBN

90-04-33228-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Publications on ocean development ; ; v. 83

Disciplina

343.07/709162

Soggetti

Ocean mining - Law and legislation

Ocean bottom - Law and legislation

Marine resources conservation - Law and legislation

Marine pollution - Law and legislation

Environmental law, International

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Deep Seabed Mining and the Marine Environment -- The Precautionary Principle in International Law -- The International Seabed Authority and the Seabed Mining Regime -- The Environmental Mandate of the isa -- Developing the isa’s Environmental Mandate Through the Mining Code -- Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Protective Measures -- Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Procedural Elements -- Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Institutional Aspects -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

With the transition to the commercial-scale exploitation of deep seabed minerals, the International Seabed Authority’s obligation to protect the marine environment is being tested. In The International Seabed Authority and the Precautionary Principle , Aline L. Jaeckel provides the first in-depth analysis of the Authority’s work in regulating and managing deep seabed minerals. This book examines whether and to what extent the Authority is implementing the precautionary principle in practice. This includes the development of adequate environmental



protection standards as well as procedural safeguards and decision-making processes that facilitate risk assessment and risk management. In doing so, the author offers an insightful example of how the precautionary principle can be translated into a practical management tool.