The Designation Of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas: A New Layer In The Regime For Marine Environmental Protection From International Shipping

摘要: Over the last three decades, global protection of marine environment from vessel-source pollution has evolved into a complex multi-level protective regime within United Nations Convention on Law Sea, 1982 (LOS Convention) framework and several specialized international legal instruments. The can be envisaged as consisting four major levels protection, which are discussed in this chapter. Particularly sensitive sea areas (PSSAs) constitute significant Level 3 environmental layer that legitimizes regional national efforts for higher standards shipping eligible ecosystems. There is presumption proponent States have political management will to act. At same time, however, argument should endeavour better implement existing 1 2 responsibilities justify additional encroachments navigation rights through action still holds. Keywords: protection; shipping; LOS Convention; particularly