Regional cooperation for the establishment and management of transboundary marine protected areas: a reflection on normative shifts in international environmental law

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2022
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Enright, Sarah Ryan
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University College Cork
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The purpose of this thesis is to examine the extent of the legal obligations of States under international law to conserve marine biodiversity via the establishment of transboundary marine protected areas (MPAs) across international jurisdictions. The main argument presented will demonstrate that while the science underpinning conservation of marine biodiversity and ecological connectivity has evolved to recommend transboundary networks of MPAs, the relevant international legal framework has not evolved in parallel to support their designation and implementation, resulting in limited and ad hoc approaches globally, ranging from traditional legally binding multilateral options under the United Nations Regional Seas Programme to non-legally binding voluntary agreements. In particular, this thesis sets out to examine to what extent international environmental law and the law of the sea facilitate and support cooperation between States in creating transboundary MPAs, in particular at the regional level.
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Transboundary marine protected areas , Regional cooperation , Marine environmental law
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Enright, S. R. 2022. Regional cooperation for the establishment and management of transboundary marine protected areas: a reflection on normative shifts in international environmental law. PhD Thesis, University College Cork.