Overview
Overview of existing legal framework on development of natural resources of the Caspian Sea
Special emphasis on the legal requirement regarding the protection of the unique ecosystem of the Caspian Sea
Legal assessment of the possible future resolution of the interstate dispute over the use of natural resources of the Caspian Sea
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book analyzes the legal and economic situation concerning the removal and allocation of the natural resources in the Caspian Sea – the largest enclosed body of salt water in the world, which not only constitutes a fragile ecosystem with great fishery resources, but is also rich in oil and gas deposits. The economic advantages gained from the development of oil and gas are the basis for the economic and social development of the riparian states, but also cause significant transboundary harm to the ecosystem of the Caspian Sea. The book contends that, if the local environment grows more heavily contaminated through the extraction of mineral resources, it could lead to environmentally induced violence. It describes the ongoing conflicts, which are primarily due to various riparian states’ territorial claims concerning the extraction of oil and gas resources, and argues that the current legal framework on the use and protection of the Caspian Sea is obsolete. Thus, the main objective of the book is to point out corresponding international legal mechanisms that could be used in order to settle these disputes and protect the Caspian Sea’s fragile environment from transboundary harm.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea
Book Subtitle: Current Challenges and Prospects for Future Development
Authors: Barbara Janusz-Pawletta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44730-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52363-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-44730-7Published: 19 November 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 176
Topics: Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space, International Environmental Law, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, Environmental Economics, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management