Noncompliance and the development of regimes addressing marine pollution from land-based activities

Elizabeth A. Kirk

doi:10.1080/00908320802235270

Noncompliance and the development of regimes addressing marine pollution from land-based activities

Elizabeth A. Kirk

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Abstract

The primarily action-oriented nature of obligations in regimes designed to address marine pollution from land-based activities makes establishing whether or not states are complying with their obligations difficult. At the same time, a lack of knowledge about and understanding of the marine environment and effectiveness of responses to pollution make noncompliance likely. These threats might undermine the legitimacy of any regime. However, they do not appear to do so here. Instead, they prompt action to improve on all counts. This effect appears to be largely a result of the tacit recognition of the distinction between willful, norm-generating and operational noncompliance by those party to the regimes, with each type of noncompliance generating a different response.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-256
Number of pages	22
Journal	Ocean Development and International Law
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00908320802235270
Publication status	Published - 2008

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Compliance
Marine pollution from land-based activities
Regime development
Law

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Noncompliance and the development of regimes addressing marine pollution from land-based activities

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