The European Union and the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica

2018, Nengye Liu, The European Union and the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 18 (6) 861-874

U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2019-39

Posted: 8 Feb 2019

Date Written: 2018

Abstract

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.

Keywords: European Union (EU), Marine protected areas, Antarctica, China, Southern Ocean

JEL Classification: K10

Suggested Citation

Liu, Nengye, The European Union and the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica (2018). 2018, Nengye Liu, The European Union and the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics 18 (6) 861-874, U. of Adelaide Law Research Paper No. 2019-39, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3330907

Nengye Liu (Contact Author)

Adelaide Law School ( email )

North Terrace
Adelaide, South Australia 5005
Australia

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