Dear all, Peter Jacques and I (Rachel Tiller at SINTEF Ocean in Norway) are working on an edited volume on the Law of the Sea - a sympathetic critique thereof with respect to its ability to change over time with changing circumstances, climate and unforeseen events.
I know many of you have already signed on as authors for it, but we are in need of a couple more and I need your interest with an accompanying abstract as soon as possible. The first we need is* two-three authors with International Law background *(lawywer was the specific preference of the potential publisher) - related to the Law of the Sea, and specifically with an emphasis on the role of Asia and/or Africa - one of each is the best of course. If not a legal background, I am still happy to consider it still. Send me a mail with an abstract directly if you are interested - rachel.til...@sintef.no *We also need someone *to author this chapter that we have outlined - but remained unauthored - you may change it to better suit your expertise so long as you remain within the area of "social justice". 1. Social Justice *Chapter is unassigned at this time* This chapter looks to the social conditions related to UNCLOS. One central goal of UNCLOS is to provide resources for the uplift of the world’s most vulnerable and poor citizens. That goal was supposed to be realized through revenue that would come through International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica for leasing parts of the Area for mineral resources, such as the famed manganese nodules. The actuality of this funding is nearly non-existent, the nodules themselves have never been seriously mined. On the other hand, poor coastal peoples have suffered in real terms as coastal fisheries have been depleted by state subsidized fleets from Europe and other countries that have the capacity for industrial distant water fishing. Labor on ships is also at issue, though normally handled through the International Maritime Organization, is contextualized by the regulatory environment for resource management. While Pardo’s vision for the World Ocean to be the common heritage for mankind was admirable, only the soil in areas not under national management are under consideration, meanwhile the oceans themselves have been mined enough to injure poor coastal fishers and their communities. -- Sincerely, Rachel Tiller Research Scientist, SINTEF Ocean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
