International legal framework on the prevention of vessel-source pollution

• Main Author: LIU, Nengye
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Vess el-source pollution; Freedom of navigation; IMO; Law of the Sea; Environmental Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4139; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6097/viewcontent/248292.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

T h is paper exa mi ne s the international legal f r a m e w o r k of the prevention of vessel-source marine pollution. It provides an overview of current international framework. First-the study introduces International Maritime Organization (IM O ) and the Law of the Sea Convention (LO SC ). Second-it analyzes the relation between Conventions adopted under the auspices of the IMO (IMO Conventions) and the LOSC. Third.it discusses major IMO Conventions dealing with prevention of vessel-source pollution. Finally, this paper addresses challenges of the international legal framework.