MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA:TWENTY YEARS'PRACTICES AND PROSPECTS

海洋环境与国际海洋法法庭:二十年的实践与展望（英文）

The marine environment is severely threatened by human activities. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 established the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea （1TLOS） to adjudicate disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention. Marine environment is an essential part of the Convention. This paper aims at discussing the role of the 1TLOS in protecting the world＇s oceans through analyzing environmental aspects of the 1TLOS＂ jurisprudence. The second chapter discusses environmental concerns in the mandate of the ITLOS. Chapter three explores environmental concerns in the adjudication of lTLOS through reviewing the 25 cases submitted to the ITLOS in the past 20 years. Chapter four discusses the contributions and challenges of the 1TLOS in marine environmental protection through assessing its environmental jurisprudence from practical and theoretical perspectives. It then comes to a conclusion that the ITLOS has adopted a proactive stance towards the protection of marine environment, and that a big progress has been made in protecting marine environment by the ITLOS.

1982年的《联合国海洋法公约》设立了国际海洋法法庭,以审理有关《公约》的解释或适用的任何争端。海洋环境是《公约》的核心内容之一。本文旨在通过分析国际海洋法法庭学理中的环境内容,探讨国际海洋法法庭在保护世界海洋环境中发挥的作用。第二部分讨论国际海洋法法庭委任中的环境因素。第三部分通过分析国际海洋法法庭在二十年中受理的25起案件,探讨国际海洋法法庭审判中涉及的环境因素。第四部分从理论和实践的角度评估其环境法理,分析国际海洋法法庭在海洋环境保护方面的贡献和挑战。结论为国际海洋法法庭在海洋环境保护方面采取了积极的态度,并且已经取得了较大的进步。