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On 16 November 2004 international community will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Montego Bay Convention. The number of parties to the Convention currently stands at 145. This represents considerable progress towards universality. Ten years after its entry into force state practice has shown a strong adherence to its principles and norms. The Convention established the International Seabed Authority, the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea and the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. The law of the sea is at present challenged by new urgent and complex problems such as terrorism, piracy, organized crime, overfishing and degradation of the marine environment. It articulates the need of evolution and accomodation to the changing realities and interests. Nevertheless, whatever emerging issues the international community will face in the future, the Convention will provide the necessary legal framework for the steady evolution of the law of the sea.
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This article examines the legal and philosophical foundations of international environmental law. It analyses the legal regime of the Common Heritage of Mankind (Humankind) (CHM), Common Concern of Mankind (Humankind) (CCM), and the principles of intra- and intergenerational equity. The regime of CHM covers the Moon and other celestial bodies and the “Area” under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The regime of CCM relates to areas such as climate change and biodiversity. Both CHM and CCM are based on a premise that certain areas of human activities are held in common interest for the whole community of States. In this context, the article claims that the underlying, foundational principles of international environmental law have the common theme of intra- and intergenerational equity.
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The marine pollution is rarely debated from the perspective of land-based sources of pollution under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This article centres not only on a land-based source of pollution of the sea, but also a very particular one – the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident. Apart from causing severe infrastructural damage and posing a radiation-related threat to the public, Fukushima has had a lasting impact on the marine environment, too. Especially, since the operator of the plant has so far been unsuccessful in completely eliminating the radioactive leakage into the seas. This article considers the actual impact of the accident on the marine life along with the relevant recovery and remediation measures aimed to limit said impact, all in the light of the provisions of UNCLOS. Especially, with regard to its problematic (rather underdeveloped) enforcement and sanctioning system which should be more balanced, considering the various contemporary sources of pollution of the seas. Notwithstanding, UNCLOS will most likely further strengthen international cooperation with the ultimate aim of preventing the pollution of the world’s oceans.
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The South China Sea is one of the key interests of Chinese foreign policy. The author of the provided article will analyse geopolitical factors, including estimation of the total value of the resources of the South China Sea, further providing the reader with information about international law regulations regarding the analysed matter, as well as presenting the current situation on the South China Sea. During the realisation of said plan, the author will try to prove the thesis that the South China Sea is of utmost importance to the Republic of China, the thesis that international law is unable to resolve disputes arising from said sea, as well as the thesis that Chinese presence is gradually increasing on the South China Sea. After proving all of the highlighted theses, the author will present the most probable political forecast, as well as opinions presented in literature regarding this matter.
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Южно-Китайское море – это одна из главных тем, связанных с внешеей политикой Китайской Народной Республики. Автор статьи сделает анализ геополитических взаимоотношений на Южно-Китайском море, в том числе определит общую ценность натуральных залежей этой акватории, а также юридическую ситуацию на море. Автор представит и постарается доказать тезис о том, что Южно-Китайское море – это одна из главных территорий в создании внешеей политики Китая. Кроме того, представит тезис, что юридическо-международные договоры не в состоянии разрешать конфликты на море. В статьи идёт речь также о увеличении присутствия Китайской Народной Республики в этом регионе. В конце концов автор представит возможные варианты развития ситуации и мнения учёных на эту тему.
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The 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, held on 2 November 2001, passed a Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, an act of international law prepared for more than twenty years. The article discusses the history of the legislation undertakings which ultimately produced the text of the convention and explains the reasons for the lengthy absence of a consensus. The author delves into foremost controversial issues such as criteria for the definition of underwater cultural heritage, the relation between the titular convention and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the attitude of the convention to the law of salvage, the possibility of granting jurisdiction dealing with the protection of underwater cultural heritage to littoral states within the range of their exclusive economic zones and the Continental shelf and, finally, the relations between the convention in question and the ICOMOS Charter on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage. The article also offers a concise presentation of the contents of the most significant fragments of the ultimately accepted convention.
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