Combatting Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: Legal Aspects of Sea-Based Engineering Measures

Legal Perspectives

AvHenrik Ringbom,Brita Bohman

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

New technologies are being introduced to address the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea. By removing or chemically treating the seabed sediments, or by mechanically increasing oxygen levels in the deep sea, it is hoped that leakage of phosphorus from the seabed can be reduced. The effectiveness of such technologies is uncertain and they are scientifically controversial.Combatting Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: Legal Aspects of Sea-Based Engineering Measures explores a number of legal issues under international, European and national law raised by such 'sea-based measures' aimed at improving the environment of the Baltic Sea. In the absence of a legal framework for the measures, the work also represents a case study in how international environmental law operates when general environmental law principles represent the main legal source available. It is concluded that in view of the scientific uncertainty surrounding the technologies, such principles do not offer sufficient guidance to national permit authorities who will ultimately decide on the matter.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-26
Mått:155 x 235 x 6 mm
Vikt:183 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Brill Research Perspectives in the Law of the Sea
Antal sidor:96
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004399563

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Henrik Ringbom, Ph.D. (2007), is Professor II at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Oslo (Norway) and Adjunct Professor (Docent) at Åbo Akademi University in Turku/Åbo (Finland). He has published widely in the field of international and European maritime and environmental law.Brita Bohman, LL.D. (Stockholm University, Sweden, 2017) is Senior Lecturer in environmental law at Stockholm University since 2018 and currently holds a two-year Post Doc position in Ocean Governance Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2017–2019). Her dissertation analyzed the international and EU regulation of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea.Saara Ilvessalo, LL.M. (2016), is the Coordinator of Baltic Area Legal Studies BALEX, a legal competence cluster between the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. She has been researching the legal framework for sea-based measures in the assessment ‘Speeding up the Ecological Recovery of the Baltic Sea’ (2018).

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Combatting Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea: Legal Aspects of Sea-Based Engineering MeasuresHenrik Ringbom, Brita Bohman and Saara IlvessaloAbstractKeywords1 Introduction2 Applicable Legal Framework for Sea-Based Measures3 Key Issues Raised by Sea-Based Measures4 The Relevance and Role of National Law5 Recent Development at HELCOM6 Concluding ObservationsList of ReferencesAuthors’ Biographical Notes