Preserving Community Interests in Ocean Governance towards Sustainability 2nd Edition

• Other Authors: Zou, Keyuan (Editor), Chang, Yen-Chiang (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Law; China; Marine Environment Protection Law (MEPL); daily penalty system (DPS); realistic obstacles; future proposals; maritime dispute; international conciliation; continental shelf; system effects; Arctic governance; Arctic sustainable development; international law; China's role; Arctic cooperation; globalization; international fisheries law; international fisheries organisations; fish products; high seas fisheries; precautionary approaches; International Seabed Authority; deep seabed mining; exploitation regulations; multi-subject participation; environmental impact assessment; environmental management and monitoring plans; regional environmental management plan; marine economy; sustainability; indicator system; Yangtze River Delta; entropy value method; maritime security; human security; sustainable development; ocean community; positive-sum mentality; South China Sea; illegal; unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; maritime Silk Road; Agreement of Port State Measures (PSMA); Anthropocene era; UNCLOS; marine environmental protection; anthropogenic underwater noise; ocean governance; marine pollution; high-seas MPAs; BBNJ Agreement; sustainable management; sustainable fishing; SDG 14; traditional fishing rights; law of the sea; policy exit; international law of climate action; international investment protection; linguistic entanglements in the law; offshore wind energy; ocean renewable energy; coastal states; debt relief; state responsibility; climate debt; sovereign debt; renewable energy transition; economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; heavily indebted poor countries; n/a
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References to community interests appear from time to time in scholarly writings in the field of international relations and international law. The concept of community interests refers to interests protected by international law binding either all or a group of states and go beyond the delimitation of a sovereign sphere of influence. In the literature, there are existing examples of research, such as in books and journal articles, that consider the various manifestations of what has been described as "community interests" in many areas regulated by international law, including natural resources, global markets, human rights, and the use of force, and observe how law has evolved from a legal system based on more or less specific consent and aimed at promoting the particular interests of states, to one that is more generally oriented towards collectively protecting common interests and values. However, this topic has not been thoroughly researched, meaning that there is a huge gap in the existing literature, particularly in the context of ocean governance and sustainability. This Special Issue attempts to fill this gap, so as to attract more studies on this important topic in academia.