International law and the genetic resources of the deep sea
By: by David Kenneth Leary
Contributors: Joint International Law Program
Series: Publications on ocean development -- v. 56
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9789004155008
Subjects: Hydrothermal vent ecology; Germplasm resources conservation; Ocean bottom; Law and legislation; Marine sciences; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: The international significance of deep-sea hydrothermal vents; title: Framework treaties and key concepts in international law; title: Regional and other environmental treaties; title: The continental shelf regime; title: The common heritage of mankind; title: Domestic legal regimes regulating activities at hydrothermal vent sites within national jurisdiction; title: The emerging deep sea biotechnology industry; title: Marine scientific research; title: The role of the International Seabed Authority; title: Elements of the future international legal regime.