Legal Regime of Marine Environment in the Bay of Bengal

Rahman M. Habibur

ISBN 10: 8126907592 / ISBN 13: 9788126907595

Published by Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2007

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pp. xxviii + 377 Map.

Seller Inventory # 7602508

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Legal Regime of Marine Environment in the Bay of Bengal
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8126907592
• ISBN 13: 9788126907595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

1. Introduction 2. Environmental Regime for the Bay of Bengal 3. International Documents Towards Marine Environment 4. Deep Seabed Mining and Marine Environment 5. Settlement of Environmental Disputes: The Bay of Bengal Phase Conclusion Annexures Bibliography Index

Synopsis

There is a growing concern about the change in composition of the atmosphere, depletion of the ozone shield, pollution of marines and rapid population growth leading to alarming imbalance between population and resources. Concerted efforts are being made across the world to curb the environmental degradation. The UN Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972 marked the beginning of the development of international environmental law by "soft law" mechanism. With the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, the state parties have been made obligatory to protect the marine environment, including all the resources therein. The present book is a treatise on the legal regime of the marine environment in the Bay of Bengal. It provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the legal regime governing this particular maritime area. It focuses on its protection, preservation and development. It deals with fisheries as well as the protection of the environment against pollution and the discharge of waste from land. Beginning with the study of fisheries management in the Bay of Bengal, the book includes in its study the major agreements and protocols, international documents on marine environment, seabed mining and its consequences, settlement of environmental disputes, and the present-day socio-economic condition in the Bay of Bengal Region. M. Habibur, M.Sc, LLB (Dhaka), LLM (Rajshahi), LLM (Wales), Ph.D. (Bangalore), is Professor at the Department of Law and Justice, Rajshahi University. He is also Visiting Scholar at Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Germany. Earlier, he held positions of Chairman, Department of Law, and Dean, Faculty of Law, Rajshahi University. Renowned as a specialist on the subject of the Law of the Sea, Dr. Rahman has to his credit a large number of papers on this topic published in the journals of India and other countries.