The precautionary principle in the law of the sea : : modern decision making in international law / / Simon Marr.

• Superior document: Publications on Ocean Development ; Volume 39
• VerfasserIn: Marr, Simon,
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Publications on ocean development ; Volume 39.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

The content and status of the precautionary principle remains highly debated and various questions arise, such as its status as a rule of customary international law, including its scope, addressee, triggering threshold, precautionary action measures, and eventually limits of the principle. Thus, th...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Preface and acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 History and Overview of the Precautionary Principle
• 1.1 The Concept of the Precautionary Principle
• 1.2 The Nature of a Principle as Compared to a Rule of law
• 1.3 The Precautionary Principle in Operation
• 1.4 Burden of Proof
• 1.5 Precautionary Principle v. Precautionary Approach
• 1.6 Critique of the Precautionary Principle
• 2 Science
• 2.1 Scientific Uncertainties Included
• 2.2 Degree of Scientific Certainty
• 2.3 Threshold Finding
• 2.4 Risk Assessment Methods
• 2.5 Institutional Changes
• 2.6 Conclusions
• 3 Limitations of the Precautionary Principle
• Introduction
• 3.1 Principle of Proportionality
• 3.2 Principle of Sustainable Development
• 3.3 The Law of the Sea Convention
• 4 Pollution of the Marine Environment
• Introduction
• 4.1 International Conferences
• 4.2 Global Agreements
• 4.3 Regional Agreements
• 4.4 UNEP Regional Seas Conventions
• 4.5 Interim Conclusions
• 4.6 International Courts
• 4.7 Municipal Courts
• 4.8 National Laws and the European Community
• 4.9 Conclusions
• 5 Marine Biodiversity
• Introduction
• 5.1 International Conferences
• 5.2 Global Agreements
• 5.3 European Community
• 5.4 National Laws
• 5.5 Conclusions
• 5.6 Unwanted Aquatic Organisms in Ship's Ballast Water
• 6 Precautionary Approach to Dumping and Incineration
• Introduction
• 6.1 International Conferences
• 6.2 Global Agreements
• 6.3 Regional Agreements
• 6.4 National Laws
• 6.5 Conclusions
• 6.6 Disposal of Offshore Installations
• 7 Conservation and Management of Living Marine Resources
• Introduction
• 7.1 Global Agreements
• 7.2 Regional Agreements and IWC
• 7.3 General Assembly Resolutions
• 7.4 Interim Conclusions
• 7.5 Courts and Tribunals.
• 7.6 National Laws and the European Community
• 7.7 Conclusions
• 7.8 Drift-net Fishing
• 8 Transboundary Movements of Radioactive and Hazardous Substances
• Introduction
• 8.1 Rights of the Coastal State/ LOS Convention
• 8.2 Global Agreements
• 8.3 Resolutions and Declarations at International Conferences
• 8.4 National Laws and the European Community
• 8.5 Conclusions
• 9 From a Principle to a Rule of Customary International Law?
• 9.1 Customary International Law and How it Develops
• 9.2 Status of Customary International Law
• 10 Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index.