Part IIntroduction

1. 1The Environmental Rule of Law for Oceans

   Froukje Maria Platjouw and Alla Pozdnakova

Part IITackling Multiple Pressures on the Oceans

1. 2Oceans and Climate Change: Implications for UNCLOS and the UN Climate Regime

   Christina Voigt

2. 3Controlling GHG Emissions from Shipping: The Role, Relevance and Fitness for Purpose of UNCLOS

   David Testa

3. 4An International Legal Framework for Marine Plastics Pollution: Time for a Change to Regulate the Lifecycle of Plastics

   Dawoon Jung

4. 5The ‘Thin Law’ of Plastic Regulation and a Proposal for a Regional or Global Waste Tariff

   Anastasia Telesetsky

5. 6Pollution of the Marine Environment by Spaceflights

   Alla Pozdnakova

Part IIIBalancing the Exploitation and Preservation of Ocean Resources

1. 7Restoration Activities in the Marine Environment: Balancing Diverging Perceptions of ‘Risk’

   Rozemarijn J. Roland Holst

2. 8Marine Geoengineering to Abate Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: How to Address Regulatory Voids and Uncertainty

   Brita Bohman and Henrik Ringbom

3. 9Filling an Iceberg-Sized Gap in the Law of the Sea: Addressing an Emerging Demand on Oceans

   Aref Shams

4. 10The Precautionary Principle/Approach and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Management of Living Resources

   Maurus Wollensak

5. 11A Regime Lost at Sea: Critical Reflections on the UNCLOS Conservation Regime and the Future of Marine Biodiversity Protection

   Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny

6. 12Fisheries Redistribution under Climate Change: Rethinking the Law to Address the ‘Governance Gap’?

   Mitchell Lennan

7. 13Defining Marine Genetic Resources: Navigating through the Sea of Uncertainties

   Jakub Ciesielczuk

Part IVPaths towards Effective Ocean Governance, Implementation and Compliance

1. 14Legitimacy and EU Marine Governance

   David Langlet

2. 15Recognition of Maritime Environmental Crimes within International Law: A New Global Paradigm for the Protection and Preservation of the Marine Environment

   Vasco Becker-Weinberg

3. 16Mending the Net: State Responsibility for Nationals Engaged in IUU Fishing?

   Pieter van Welzen

4. 17The Advisory Jurisdiction of the ITLOS: From Uncertainties to Opportunities for Ocean Governance

   Carlos A. Cruz Carrillo

5. 18Could the WTO Save the Oceans? An Inquiry into the Role of the WTO in the Future of Fisheries Policies

   Leonila Guglya

6. 19Improving Compliance with International Fisheries Law through Litigation

   Solène Guggisberg

Part VStrengthening the Rule of Law in Regional Seas and Oceans

1. 20Regional Cooperation for the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in the Eastern Tropical Pacific: A Rule of Law Perspective

   Sarah Ryan Enright

2. 21Oil Pollution Control Regulations in the Baltic Sea: The Effect of Institutional Interplay on Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach

   Kirsi White

3. 22The International Law of the Sea and Arctic Governance: Paving the Way to Integrated Ecosystem-Based Marine Management

   Andrey Todorov

4. 23Understanding Japan’s Resumption of Commercial Whaling under International Law

   Constantinos Yiallourides

5. 24Failing Rule of Law: The Case of the South China Sea

   Agnes Chong

Part VIConcluding Remarks

1. 25Legal Solutions for Oceans in Change: Mapping Out the Way Forward

   Froukje Maria Platjouw and Alla Pozdnakova