Governance of Seas and Oceans [Hardcover]

The governance of seas and oceans, defined as all forms of social participation in decision-making on the marine environment, is here mainly from a legal perspective view with the Law of the Sea as a determinant. The book presents the main aspects of maritime law and the history of its construction. The exploitation of living resources, minerals and marine energy reserves, maritime transport, marine ecosystems disturbance by a vessel traffic constantly increasing, are included.

Foreword xi

Chapter 1. Transformations in International Law of the Sea: Governance of the “Space” or “Resources”? 1
Florence GALLETTI

1.1. Introductory remarks 1

1.2. The importance of marine spaces in International Law of the sea 2

1.2.1. Definitions of International Law of the sea: a keystone of the governance of maritime spaces 2

1.2.2. Marine spaces considered by law: the interest of qualifying maritime zones 4

1.2.3. Development of legal control over certain marine spaces: a phenomenon both ancient and renewed 6

1.2.4. Maritime zones near and far from coasts: a distinction established between systems of sovereignty
and those of jurisdiction 9

1.3. Place accorded to resources located at sea in the International Law of the Sea 15

1.3.1. Separate treatment for non-living marine resources and fished living marine resources 15

1.3.2. Biological resources at the heart of the overlap between environmental law, biological diversity law, the Law of the Sea and fishing law 20

1.3.3. Indirect treatment of resources through ecosystem quality conservation policies 29

1.4. Conclusion 33

1.5. Bibliography 34