Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink?
The global commons, comprising the areas and resources beyond the sovereignty of any state, build upon the heritage of Grotius’s idea of mare liberum – an idea that aimed to preserve the freedom of access for the benefit of all. However, the old mare liberum idea digressed into ‘first come, first se...
Published in: | Third World Quarterly |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2016
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1887/73976 https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1154441 |
id |
ftunivleiden:oai:scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl:item_2868241 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivleiden:oai:scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl:item_2868241 2023-05-15T13:56:24+02:00 Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink? Schrijver, N.J. 2016 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1887/73976 https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1154441 en eng doi:10.1080/01436597.2016.1154441 lucris-id: 20772801 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/73976 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND Third World Quarterly Article / Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/article Text 2016 ftunivleiden https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1154441 2022-06-22T22:10:23Z The global commons, comprising the areas and resources beyond the sovereignty of any state, build upon the heritage of Grotius’s idea of mare liberum – an idea that aimed to preserve the freedom of access for the benefit of all. However, the old mare liberum idea digressed into ‘first come, first served’ advantages for industrialised countries. Especially at the initiative of developing countries, it has now been replaced by a new law of international cooperation and protection of natural wealth and resources beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. The global commons have thus served as the laboratory for testing new legal principles and the rights and corollary duties emanating from them. Occasionally path-breaking innovations in regulation have been practised, most notably the imposition of a ban on whaling, penalties for the production and use of ozone-depleting substances and the freezing of claims to sovereignty over Antarctica. Exploring the Frontiers of International Law Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Leiden University Scholarly Publications Third World Quarterly 37 7 1252 1267 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Leiden University Scholarly Publications |
op_collection_id |
ftunivleiden |
language |
English |
description |
The global commons, comprising the areas and resources beyond the sovereignty of any state, build upon the heritage of Grotius’s idea of mare liberum – an idea that aimed to preserve the freedom of access for the benefit of all. However, the old mare liberum idea digressed into ‘first come, first served’ advantages for industrialised countries. Especially at the initiative of developing countries, it has now been replaced by a new law of international cooperation and protection of natural wealth and resources beyond the limits of national jurisdiction. The global commons have thus served as the laboratory for testing new legal principles and the rights and corollary duties emanating from them. Occasionally path-breaking innovations in regulation have been practised, most notably the imposition of a ban on whaling, penalties for the production and use of ozone-depleting substances and the freezing of claims to sovereignty over Antarctica. Exploring the Frontiers of International Law |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Schrijver, N.J. |
spellingShingle |
Schrijver, N.J. Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink? |
author_facet |
Schrijver, N.J. |
author_sort |
Schrijver, N.J. |
title |
Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink? |
title_short |
Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink? |
title_full |
Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink? |
title_fullStr |
Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink? |
title_full_unstemmed |
Managing the Global Commons: common good or common sink? |
title_sort |
managing the global commons: common good or common sink? |
publishDate |
2016 |
url |
https://hdl.handle.net/1887/73976 https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1154441 |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctica |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctica |
op_source |
Third World Quarterly |
op_relation |
doi:10.1080/01436597.2016.1154441 lucris-id: 20772801 https://hdl.handle.net/1887/73976 |
op_rights |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
op_rightsnorm |
CC-BY-NC-ND |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1154441 |
container_title |
Third World Quarterly |
container_volume |
37 |
container_issue |
7 |
container_start_page |
1252 |
op_container_end_page |
1267 |
_version_ |
1766263905355563008 |