Legal Regimes for Environmental Protection : Governance for Climate Change and Ocean Resources

Hans-joachim Koch, Doris König, Joachim Sanden And Roda Verheyen Offer Important New Insights Into Legal Questions On Climate Change At A Regional Level And The Legal Instruments Available To Address Environmental Problems On Critical Maritime Topics. An International Group Of Eminent Authors Put Forward Proposals For Solving Legal Challenges In International Law, European Law And Domestic Law. Important Themes Including National Climate Protection Law Regulations (e.g. In The U.s.a., The Eu, China And South Africa), Regulations On International Fisheries, Mariculture And Environmental Protection, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, Overfishing And Ocean Governance Are Addressed. This Volume Is Of Particular Relevance For Academic And Practicing Lawyers With An Interest In The Recent Legal Discussions On Climate Change Law And Environmental Law Of The Sea. Introduction / Hans-joachim Koch, Doris König -- Part 1: Current National And Regional Climate Protection Law -- Section 1.1: General Remarks -- Global Warming Continues, International Climate Politics Keeps Failing / Mojib Latif -- Section 1.2: National Climate Protection Law: A Basis For International Success -- The Sleeping Giant Awakes: Us Actions To Mitigate Climate Disruption / David Driesen -- Climate Change And The Law In Japan / Yukari Takamura -- Climate And Energy Policy In The Eu And Germany At A Crossroads / Simon Marr -- Climate Change Law In China - Is Renewable Energy Law An Effective Tool For Combating Climate Change? / Nengye Liu -- Climate Change, Law And Development In Africa: A Reflection On Selected Aspects, Relations And Responses / Oliver C. Ruppel -- Part 2: Marine Environmental Protection And World Nutrition -- Section 2.1: General Remarks --^ The Current State Of International Fisheries And The Protection Of Extensively Overfished Fish Stocks / Manfred Niekisch, Markus Salomon, Stefanie Jung -- Mariculture And Environmental Protection – Problems And Regulatory Strategies / Jorge Bermúdez Soto -- Regional Fisheries Management Organisations And Their Efforts And Measures To Regulate Fishing Activities / Rosemary Rayfuse -- Section 2.2: Overfishing -- A New Basic Regulation For The Eu Common Fisheries Policy: A Post-reform Inventory / Till Markus -- Enforcement Issues In Norwegian Fisheries Law / Tore Henriksen -- New Steps In The Control Of Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated Fishing / Gabriela A. Oanta -- Section 2.3: Mariculture -- Licensing And Permit Requirements: Norway / Martin Bryde -- Licensing And Permit Requirements: Scotland / Matthew Gubbins -- Product-related Regulation: Certification Of Mariculture Products / Magreet Van Vilsteren -- Discussion Summary Working Group: Mariculture / Arndt Schmehl --^ Section 2.4: Ocean Governance -- The Evolving Framework For International Navigation In The Arctic / Aldo Chircop -- Compliance With The Un Convention On The Law Of The Sea: Problems And Prospects / Robin Churchill -- A Jurisprudential Reflection On Marine Environmental State Jurisdiction -- Bénédicte Sage-fuller -- Regional Cooperations In Marine Environmental Law / Dorota J. Englender -- Part 3: Conclusion -- Legal Regimes For Regional Climate Protection And The Protection Of The Seas As Dominant Topics In International Environmental Poicly And Law - Conclusion / Joachim Sanden And Roda Verheyen. Edited By Hans-joachim Koch, Doris König, Joachim Sanden, Roda Verheyen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.