Marine Pollution and the Law of the Sea

Y

3

Conferences; Environment; Environmental Influences; International Law; Oceanography; Policy Formation; Pollution; Water Pollution; World Problems

Despite a rising tide of contamination, effective controls of marine pollution appear dubious because of conflicting national and economic interests. Since countries can not agree on problems such as national sovereignty, dispute settlement, jurisdiction over oil on the Continental Shelf and international seabed sources, marine pollution will remain ineffectively regulated. (BT)

1976

EJ130134