Multilateral Environmental Treaties

Edited by Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Professor of International Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK and Attila Tanzi, Department of Law, University of Bologna, Italy, with Angeliki Papantoniou, Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK

'The contributing authors to this volume include several established leading academics in the field of environmental law alongside early career researchers. Given the diversity of authorship the research quality is consistently of high quality, which is a credit to the editors. The volume will be a useful first stop text for students, academics as well as practicing lawyers and others involved in environmental governance.'

• Contents:Foreword to the Encyclopedia by Jamie Benidickson and Yves Le Bouthillier Foreword to Volume by Michael FaureIntroduction by Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Attila Tanzi and Angeliki PapantoniouPART 1 BIODIVERSITYSection A: Global Agreements1. Convention On Biological Diversity 1992Marine Yzquierdo2. Bonn Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals 1979 (CMS)Melissa Lewis and Arie Trouwborst3. Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS), the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats (Gorilla Agreement), and the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA)Melissa Lewis and Arie Trouwborst4. In UN Convention To Combat Desertification 1994Katrien Steenmansi) Global Conventions, which are Relevant to the Protection of the Environment5. Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage 1972Stefan Gruber6. Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora 1973Azra DizdarevicSection B: Regional Agreements7. Central American Convention for the Protection of the Environment Francesco Seatzu Section C: Agreements Regulating the Protection of Particular Species or Habitats8. International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling 1946Katrien Steenmans9.Convention On Wetlands Of International Importance, Especially As Waterfowl Habitat) 1971 (Ramsar)Edward J. GoodwinSection D: Fisheries10. Convention Concerning Fishing in the Black Sea 1959Gabriela A. OantaSection E: Protocols to Regional Agreements of Marine Environmental Protection11. The Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol to The Convention on The Protection Of The Black Sea Against Pollution 2002Gabriela A. Oanta12. Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Protocol (SPAW) of Duplthe Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region 1983 (Cartagena Convention)Mary E. Desmond and Ann PowersPART 2 MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONSection A: Global Agreements13. United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea 1982Meagan S. Wong14. International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships MARPOL 2012 (and Annexes I, II,III,IV,V,VI)Gian Maria Farnelli 15. Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter 1972 And 1996 ProtocolGian Maria Farnelli and Attila Massimiliano TanziSection B: Regional AgreementsB.1. Europe/Asia16. OSPAR Convention 1992- Convention For The Protection Of The Marine Environment Of The North-East Atlantic (and Annexes I, II,III, IV)Meagan S. Wong 17. Convention For The Protection Of The Marine Environment Of The Baltic Sea 1992 (Helsinki)Gian Maria Farnelli18. Convention For The Protection Of The Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution 1976 (Revised In Barcelona, Spain, On 10 June 1995 As The Convention For The Protection Of The Marine Environment And The Coastal Region Of The Mediterranean)Vladislav Lanovoy19. Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution 1992 Elizabeth A. Kirk, Naporn Popattanachai and Chioma IbeB.2. Caribbean Regions20. Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region 1983 (Cartagena Convention)Mary E. Desmond and Ann Powers21. Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean RegionMary E. Desmond and Ann Powers22. Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol)Mary E. Desmond and Ann PowersPART 3 SHARED FRESH WATER RESOURCESSection A: Global Agreements23. Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses 1997Ludovica Chiussi24. Convention On The Protection And Use Of Transboundary Watercourses And International Lakes 1992 (The UNECE Helsinki Convention)Cristina ContarteseSection B: Regional AgreementsB.1 Europe25. Agreements On The Protection Of The Rivers Meuse Scheldt 1994Cristina Contartese26. Convention On Cooperation For The Protection And Sustainable Use Of The Danube River (Danube River Protection Convention) 1994Ludovica Chiussi and Felix Zaharia27. Rotterdam Convention On The Protection Of The Rhine 1998 Cristina Contartese28. Finnish-Russian agreement concerning frontier watercoursesIrina KrasnovaSection C: Groundwater29. The Guarani Aquifer Agreement 2010Francesco SindicoPART 4 ATMOSPHERESection A: Global Agreements30. Convention For The Protection Of The Ozone Layer 1985 (Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer)Francesca Romanin JacurPART 5 HAZARDOUS WASTESection A: Global Agreements31. The Basel Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal 1989Juliette Voinov Kohler32. Rotterdam Convention On The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pesticides In International Trade 1998Tarcísio Hardman Reis33. Stockholm Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants 2001 (UNECE) (POPs)Tarcísio Hardman ReisSection B: Regional Agreements34. Bamako Convention On The Ban Of The Import Into Africa And The Control Of Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa (1994)Juliette Voinov KohlerPART 6 CLIMATE CHANGE35. United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change 1992Panos MerkourisPART 7 PROCEDURAL OBLIGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL HUMAN RIGHTS36. Espoo Convention On Environmental Impact Assessment In A Transboundary Context 1991Angeliki Papantoniou37. Aarhus Convention On Access To Information, Public Participation And Access To Justice In Environmental Matters 1998Elena FasoliPART 8 NATURAL RESOURCESSection A: Global Agreements38. Energy Charter Treaty 1994Silke Goldberg and Krishna KakkaiyadiPART 9 ANTARCTIC/ARCTIC REGIONSSection A: Antarctic39. The Antarctic Treaty 1959: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991)Rebecca BatesIndex