'30 anos da assinatura da convenção das nações unidas sobre o direito do mar : protecção do ambiente e o futuro do direito do mar' : actas da conferência internacional

From 15-17 November 2012, the Main Hall of the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (FDUP) brought together eminent academics, distinguished members of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, directors of research centres in the area of the Law of the Sea, representatives of international organizations established under the framework of UNCLOS, policymakers and representatives of the entrepreneurial sector and the blue economy for the international conference '30 years after the signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea : the protection of the environment and the future of the Law of the Sea.' This book includes two external contributions but is largely based on the proceedings of this conference, which developed along four thematic sessions: 1) Current status of the protection of the marine environment: marine environment v. fisheries, navigation, exploration and exploitation of mineral resources, 2) Prospects of evolution of the Law of the Sea: marine protected areas, genetic resources, continental shelf (outer continental shelf and the Arctic), 3) Challenges of marine scientific research and 4) Models of 'governance'.