- Title
- International marine environmental law: a case study in the Wider Caribbean Region
- Creator
- Sheehy, Benedict
- Relation
- Georgetown International Environmental Law Review Vol. 16, Issue 3, p. 441-472
- Relation
- http://www.law.georgetown.edu/journals/gielr/archive.html
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2004
- Description
- This article has four main parts guiding the reader through the convention, examining the situation and leading to some conclusions regarding international environmental law as it is manifested in the Caribbean. The first deals with the Cartagena Convention and provides a detailed review of the terms of the convention. This part is followed by a review of other potentially applicable international legal agreements and in particutar, a detailed review of the terms of MARPOL 73/78, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto. The discussion then moves to a comparison between the two conventions and examines the evidence for claims that these conventions are successful in achieving their ends. The study reveals that environmental problems continue to plague tie marine environment. To develop a better understanding of these problems, the study examines the case of Mexico. The basic problems of under-funded programs, lack of political will and general neglect by the developed world are examined and commented upon. The article concludes with some recommendations for future developments both in the Wider Caribbean Region and in international environmental treaties in general.
- Subject
- United Nations; environmental law; degradation; Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider-Caribbean Region
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/34224
- Identifier
- uon:3520
- Identifier
- ISSN:1042-1858
- Language
- eng
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