The European Union and the establishment of marine protected areas in Antarctica

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 Cour...

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Main Author: Nengye Liu
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10784-018-9419-8
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Summary: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. European Union (EU), Marine protected areas, Antarctica, China, Southern Ocean

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