Regional Co-operation and Protection of the Marine Envrionment Under International Law

A specialist in marine law, Oral (law, Istanbul Bilgi U., Turkey) examines the regional cooperation mechanisms for protecting and preserving the Black Sea marine environment within the framework of international law. She also points out gaps in the implementation of obligations, and suggests how they might be addressed. Her main thematic areas are biodiversity, fisheries, land-based pollution, and vessel-based sources of pollution. Chapters also look at the historical development of regional cooperation in the Black Sea, the geological and biological development of the Black Sea over the past 50 million years, and the relevant regional legal framework. Martinus Nijhoff is an imprint of Brill. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Nilufer Oral is a member of the Faculty of Law at Istanbul Bilgi University and is Deputy Directory of the Istanbul Bilgi Marine Research Center for the Law of the Sea.She also serves as co-chair of the IUCN Specialist Group on Oceans, Coasts and Coral Reefs for the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, Chair of the IUCN Academy on Environmental Law and is a member of the Board of Governors of the International Ocean Institute in Malta.