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The European Union And The Establishment Of Marine Protected Areas In Antarctica, Nengye Liu
The European Union And The Establishment Of Marine Protected Areas In Antarctica, Nengye Liu
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
This paper examines how the EU can best use its powers to establish marine protected areas (MPAs) in Antarctica. It first discusses the EU’s role in Antarctic governance and legal basis for the EU’s actions, with particular focus on the pending Joined Cases C-625/15 and C-659/16 at the Court of Justice of the European Union. Secondly, the paper analyses the negotiation process of the EU’s MPA proposals in the Southern Ocean within the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Thirdly, it provides suggestions regarding the EU’s potential actions that might help achieve proposed Antarctic MPAs.
China’S Changing Position Towards Marine Protected Areas In The Southern Ocean: Implications For Future Antarctic Governance, Nengye Liu, Cassandra M. Brooks
China’S Changing Position Towards Marine Protected Areas In The Southern Ocean: Implications For Future Antarctic Governance, Nengye Liu, Cassandra M. Brooks
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The paper first briefly describes the negotiation process of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean. Then it examines China's changing position towards the establishment of a Ross Sea MPA, as proposed by the United States and New Zealand in the Commission for Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Finally, the paper explores how China's position towards or against Southern Ocean MPAs implies China's future role in Antarctic governance.