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International legal system: Marine pollution
Summary
This review analyzes the international legal framework governing marine pollution, examining the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and related instruments while identifying gaps and limitations in current regulations for protecting marine biodiversity and ecosystem health.
This research aims to address the environmental concerns of marine pollutions and explores the international legal legislation to regulate the equilibrium in the marine ecosystem. It outlines the impacts of marine pollution on the biodiversity, social economy and the wellbeing and health conditions. Subsequently, a critical assessment of law regulation in marine pollutions/Limitations in the international environmental law regulations; and utilizes the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as a foundation for policy recommendations.
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