The American Society of International Law. The Freedom of the Seas (Latin and English version, Magoffin trans.) Error est non minus vetus quam pestilens, quo multi mortales, ii autem maxime qui plurimum vi atque opibus valent, persuadent sibi, aut, quod verius puto, persuadere conantur, iustum atque iniustum non suapte natura, sed hominum inani quadam opinione atque consuetudine distingui. Itaque illi et leges et aequitatis speciem in hoc inventa existimant, ut eorum qui in parendi condicione nati sunt dissensiones atque tumultus coerceantur; ipsis vero qui in summa fortuna sunt collocati, ius omne aiunt ex voluntate, voluntatem ex utilitate metiendam.
Hanc autem sententiam absurdam plane atque naturae contrariam auctoritatis sibi nonnihil conciliasse haud adeo mirum est, cum ad morbum communem humani generis, quo sicut vitia ita vitiorum patrocinia sectamur, accesserint adulantium artes quibus omnis potestas obnoxia est. Edition: current; Page: [3] Non perplexam, non intricatam movemus quaestionem.
Cognoscite hanc causam principes! Cognoscite populi! Edition: current; Page: [7] Item: Et alibi. Nature Publishing Group : science journals, jobs, and information. PLOS Collections : Article collections published by the Public Library of Science. HERMIONE - Home. Home :: OCEAN2012. Gulf Oil Spill, Deepwater Disaster. PDFs of the Chapters — Census of Marine Life Maps and Visualization. Marine Wildlife Encyclopedia. Tree of Life Web Project. The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history (phylogeny).
Each page contains information about a particular group, e.g., salamanders, segmented worms, phlox flowers, tyrannosaurs, euglenids, Heliconius butterflies, club fungi, or the vampire squid. ToL pages are linked one to another hierarchically, in the form of the evolutionary tree of life. Starting with the root of all Life on Earth and moving out along diverging branches to individual species, the structure of the ToL project thus illustrates the genetic connections between all living things. UN Atlas of the Oceans.
The Deep Sea. Ocean Layers. A Decade of Discovery. Deep-Sea News. Portals.iucn.org/docs/iucnpolicy/2012-resolutions/en/WCC-2012-Res-074-EN Implementing conservation and sustainable management of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.pdf. 3.a Protect Habitats and Biodiversity. 1. Initiate a process towards the identification of gaps and ways forward, including through the implementation of existing instruments and the possible development of a multilateral agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. This process, including a possible implementing agreement would address the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in ABNJ, in particular, together and as a whole, marine genetic resources, including questions on the sharing of benefits, measures such as area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, and environmental impact assessments, capacity-building and the transfer of marine technology. 2.
Agree targets and a process for identification and protection of BBNJ, including implementation of Nagoya decisions (Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD COP 10) on marine biodiversity conservation. 3. Www.itlos.org: Case No. 17. BERNAERTS’ GUIDE. Ited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Main Page. Special Presentation commemorating the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea This special presentation includes extracts from film footage of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. To view the full version of this footage, as well as other statements, please visit the Historic Archives . The presentation also contains excerpts from the Audiovisual Library's Lecture Series , which may be viewed through the links below: Additional lectures on the Law of the Sea may also be viewed through the following links: Please see the Law of the Sea on the Lecture Series for forthcoming lectures.
To be notified when new lectures become available, please subscribe to the RSS feed . The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was opened for signature at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 10 December 1982. The historic circumstances that brought about the decision to engage in this codification endeavour are complex. Related Materials Legal Instruments [top] The American Society of International Law. International Environmental Law and Policy. Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) The oceans are essential for maintaining life on earth, their mineral resources are increasingly important to the world economy and marine fisheries significantly contribute to ensuring food security. 90% of all international trade is seaborne and most data communication is through submarine cables. Pursuing an effective governance regime for the oceans continues to be a challenge for the international community. The current regime for the oceans is built on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 (UNCLOS).
This framework convention divides the oceans in various coastal state maritime zones and international areas. In all these areas the legal regime seeks to maintain a balance between the rights and interests of individual states and the international community. The Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) is a nationally and internationally renowned research institute. The basic aims of NILOS are: Core activities: News Contact. The American Society of International Law.
Deep-sea resources. Protected Areas.net. Fisheries & Aquaculture - Sub-Committee on Aquaculture. Subsidiary committee COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture - COFI/AQ Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification Version Approved by the 29th Session of Committee on Fisheries (COFI) held in Rome, Italy from 31 January to 04 February 2011 (no link available) Meetings | Reports Established: Established by the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) at its Twenty-fourth Session in 2001 in accordance with Rule XXX-10 of the General Rules of the Organization and Rule VII of the COFI Rules of Procedure. Membership: Open to all Member Nations of the Organization. Non-Member states of the Organization that are members of the United Nations, or any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency, may be admitted by the Council of the Organization to membership in the Sub-Committee.
First Session: 18-22 April 2002, Beijing, China P.R. Main Functions: The Terms of Reference of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture, based on the recommendations of the Expert Consultation, would be as follows: