Offering a practical exploration of persistent and new challenges relating to contemporary international fisheries law, this book examines emerging and unresolved issues in international fisheries law.
Covering a wide range of international legal aspects related to fisheries governance, it offers practical perspectives that go beyond the existing debates in this field. An expert team of contributors offers a comprehensive study of current challenges in fisheries governance, institutional law frameworks, procedural aspects and trade and enforcement issues. The book enriches fisheries law scholarship, outlining the capacity of international law to address challenges in international fisheries law and policy, highlighting the critical importance of fisheries to many states, coastal communities and economies globally.
The book’s chapters have been meticulously selected, focusing on policy and practical considerations. The result is a comprehensive edited collection covering the main persistent challenges in international fisheries law, making it an essential reading for all those interested in the conservation, integrated management and sustainable use of living resources globally.
Edited by:
Bjørn Kunoy,
Tomas Heidar,
Constantinos Yiallourides
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9781032794457
ISBN 10: 1032794453
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 14 October 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
PART I: Introduction 1. International Fisheries Law: Persistent and Emerging Challenges PART II: Governance and Institutional Challenges in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations 2. Decolonizing RFMOs: The Case of the United Kingdom’s IOTC Membership on Behalf of the Chagos Archipelago 3. Overlapping Geographical Mandates of RFMOs 4. Challenges in RFMO Compliance Review Mechanisms PART III: Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations 5. Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in RFMOS and Under UNCLOS 6. Emerging Dispute Settlement Principles and Practices in RFMOs 7. The Objection Procedure in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation PART IV: Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing 8. IUU Fishing Vessel Listing Cooperation and Current RFMO Practices 9. Indonesian Enforcement Measures Against IUU Fishing Vessels 10. Addressing Transshipment as Part of an Integrated Scheme of Monitoring Measures PART IV: Substantive and Procedural Aspects in Fisheries Disputes 11. Limitations on Compulsory Settlement of Disputes with Regard to Fisheries in the EEZ Arising from Article 297(3)(a) of UNCLOS 12. Compulsory Conciliation Proceedings Regarding Disputes on Conservation and Management of Fish Stocks 13. Jurisdictional Issues in the Settlement of Disputes Concerning Straddling Fish Stocks Under UNCLOS 14. The Scope of Obligations in Article 63(1) of UNCLOS on the Management of Shared Fish Stocks 15. Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks: Compatibility Requirement and Scope of Rights of High Seas Fishing Nations PART V: Trade related Measures and Fisheries 16. WTO Trade Disputes Concerning Marine Living Resources 17. The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and IUU Fishing 18. Regulatory Space for Measures Affecting Trade in Marine Resources 19. Unilateral Harmonization and the Implementation of the Import Provisions of the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act PART VI: The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Process (BBNJ Process) and Implications for Fisheries Management 20. The Interface Between the BBNJ Agreement and RFMOs 21. The Impact of the BBNJ Agreement on Regional Fisheries Management Organisations or Arrangements PART VII: Climate Change and Fisheries 22. International Fisheries Law and the Anthropocene: A Challenge to Foundational Narratives 23. Climate Change and Management of Shared and Straddling Fish Stocks: Nothing (New) To See Here, Folks?
Bjørn Kunoy is Professor of International Law at the University of the Faroe Islands. He is also Special Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Faroe Islands. Tomas Heidar is President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Director of the Law of the Sea Institute of Iceland. Constantinos Yiallourides is Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in International Law at Macquarie University, Sydney. He is also Research Leader in Law of the Sea at the British Institute of International & Comparative Law (BIICL), London.
