Preliminary Thoughts on Marine Spatial Planning in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

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Abstract

The conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction is one of the most controversial issues facing the law of the sea, and one that will probably be the scope of a new implementing agreement of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (losc). The agreement will address a set of challenges not on the agenda at the time losc was drafted, constituting an opportunity for addressing innovative notions, but also to question established ones as States attempt to ensure the compatibility between the former and the latter. One of the many challenges and a key aspect is the adoption of area-based management tools such as marine spatial planning. This article examines the existing legal gap regarding the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and the use of marine spatial planning as an essential area-based management tool.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)570-588
JournalInternational Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • marine spatial planning
  • areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ)
  • implementing agreement
  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC)

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