Protecting the Oceans Beyond National Jurisdiction

Dr. Robin Warner is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, Australia. Her principal research interests lie in the reconciliation of the law of the sea with international environmental law and in high seas governance. Prior to her appointment at the University of Wollongong, Robin Warner was an Assistant Secretary in the Commonwealth Attorney Generals Department and Director of International Law for the Australian Defence Force.

• SERIES EDITOR’S PREFACEPREFACELIST OF ABBREVIATIONSTABLE OF TREATIES INSTRUMENTS AND DECLARATIONSI The Impact of Human Uses on the Marine Environment Beyond National Jurisdiction- Introduction - The Physical Characteristics of the Open Ocean and Deep Seabed Environments - Deep Sea Habitats - Threats to the Marine Environment Beyond National Jurisdiction from Human Activities - ConclusionII The Law of the Sea Convention Framework for Regulating Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction- Introduction- The High Seas Regime- The Seabed Beyond National Jurisdiction- Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment- ConclusionIII Developing Complementary Principles for Regulating the MarineEnvironment Beyond National Jurisdiction- Introduction- Establishing a Framework for Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment- Integrated and Ecosystem Based Management of the Marine Environment - ConclusionIV Sectoral Implementation of Environmental Protection in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction – Marine Living Resource Exploitation and Maritime Transport- Introduction- The Exploitation of Marine Living Resources Beyond National Jurisdiction – Regulatory Framework for Environmental Protection- Maritime Transport Beyond National Jurisdiction – Environmental RegulationV Sectoral Implementation of Environmental Protection in Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction – Deep Seabed Mining- Introduction- ISA Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules in the Area- Draft ISA Regulations for Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Sulphides and Ferromanganese Cobalt Rich Crusts (PSFCRC Regulations)- ConclusionVI Regional Implementation of Environmental Protection in Marine AreasBeyond National Jurisdiction- Introduction- UNEP Regional Seas Conventions and their Application to Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - Non UNEP Regional Marine Environmental Protection Regimes and their Application to Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - ConclusionVII International Initiatives to Strengthen the Environmental ProtectionFramework for Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction- Introduction- Current International Discussions on the Protection of the Marine Environment Beyond National Jurisdiction - Options for Strengthening the Environmental Protection Framework for Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction - ConclusionBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX

"This book provides a comprehensive and articulate exposition of both the impacts of human activities on ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction and the current, albeit imperfect, legal framework for its protection, as well as an examination of a number of options currently being considered for strengthening the legal and institutional framework for protecting ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction."Rosemary Rayfuse, Ocean Yearbook 25