The Future of the Law of the Sea

Part I. The Equitable and Sustainable Exploitation of Marine Environment and of Its Resources

1. Adapting to Sea Level Rise: A Law of the Sea Perspective
Sarra Sefrioui

2. The Common Fisheries Policy: A Difficult Compromise Between Relative Stability and the Discard Ban
José Manuel Sobrino, Marta Sobrido

3. Some Recent Questions Regarding the European Union’s Public Access Fisheries Agreements
Gabriela A. Oanta

4. The Protection of Biodiversity in the Framework of the Common Fisheries Policy: What Room for the Shared Competence?
Marta Chantal Ribeiro

5. Marine Scientific Research: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
Emmanuella Doussis

6. Protecting Arctic Ocean Marine Biodiversity in the Area Beyond National Jurisdiction
Kamrul Hossain, Kathleen Morris

7. The Environmental Legal Framework for the Development of Blue Energy in Europe
Enrique J. Martínez Pérez

8. The Black Sea and Blue Energy: Challenges, Opportunities and the Role of the European Union
Montserrat Abad Castelos

Part II. The National and International Response to Maritime Crimes

9. Exploring the Ambiguity of Operation Sophia Between Military and Search and Rescue Activities
Giorgia Bevilacqua

10. Private Maritime Security Contractors and Use of Lethal Force in Maritime Domain
Jasenko Marin, Mišo Mudrić, Robert Mikac

11. United Nations Authorized Embargos and Maritime Interdiction: A Special Focus on Somalia
Magne Frostad

12. The Right of Innocent Passage: The Challenge of the Proliferation Security Initiative and the Implications for the Territorial Waters of the Åland Islands
Pirjo Kleemola-Juntunen

Keywords: Law, Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space, International Environmental Law, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law, European Law, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice