Aldo Chircop

Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht, Volume 17 (2019), Issue 4, Page 462 - 470

In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships which will constitute the roadmap for the international shipping industry’s contribution to the mitigation goal of the Paris Agreement. Core concerns for developing States are the strategy’s unknown impacts, enhanced technical assistance and facilitation of technology transfer. This article argues that in order to enable developing countries to participate effectively and equitably in implementing the IMO strategy, it will be important for the strategy to consider measures beyond traditional technical assistance tools and voluntary financial support and to invoke the international legal obligations of developed States concerning technology transfer and related finance.

Alejandro Iza, Justine Brossard

Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht, Volume 17 (2019), Issue 4, Page 485 - 490

The question of the management of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) is framed, in the international negotiations on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in ABNJ, by abstract legal issues. The central conflict is related to the question on whether marine genetic resources in ABNJ are governed by the principle of common heritage of mankind or by the principle of freedom of the high seas. Instead of focusing on this specific legal issue, several States favoured the adoption of a practical approach and proposals were developed for an effective management of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction.