International Marine Mammal Law is a comprehensive, introductory volume on the legal regimes governing the conservation and utilisation of marine mammals.
Nikolas Sellheim, Visiting Researcher at Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
Why an Introduction to International Marine Mammal Law?.- Marine Mammals - Some Basics.- Marine Mammals and Humans.- The Global Framework for the Environment and Marine Mammals.- The International Legal Framework for Whales.- The International Legal Framework for Seals.- The International Legal Framework for Polar Bears.- The Characteristics of International Marine Mammal Law.- The Future of International Marine Mammal Law.
“This textbook meets the author’s goal as a good departure for further studies on international marine mammal law for a wider audience. This book will be a good addition to the bookshelves, it provides a good material for basic courses at universities and for those outside the academeic world who are working on marine mammal related issues.” (Dele Raheem, The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol. 12, 2020)