Indication of EU Mrine Environment Law - Effective legal framework for law of the sea in the globalized era

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03253
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: New fields of law
• Research Institution: Meiji University
• Principal Investigator: SATO CHIE 明治大学, 法学部, 専任准教授 (80611904)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-10-21 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 海洋法 / 海洋環境法 / 国家管轄権 / EU法 / EU環境法 / 生物多様性 / 予防原則 / 国家責任

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research project is to clarify what kinds of rules/systems should be introduced for healthy oceans (which means not only clean water quality but also sustainable fisheries and exploitations) in the globalized era. My research focuses on comparison with international legal framework for protection of marine environment and the EU’s laws and practices.
I analyzed relevant provisions of the UNCLOS, resolutions of the FAO and CBD State Parties Meeting, the UNEP regional sea programmes, and regional fisheries management bodies as international tools for protection of marine environment and then proceeded to analyze the EU legal framework for protection of marine environment. Based on these considerations, I discussed the positive and negative aspects of both legal regime. In my conclusion, I touched on a recent discussion on Arbitral Tribunal for South China Sea and proposed an adequate legal regime which will effectively deals with management for healthy oceans.

Free Research Field

国際法、EU法、海洋法、環境法