International Law and Radioactive Pollution by Ocean Dumping: With All Their Genius and with All Their Skill
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POLLUTION BY OCEAN DUMPING:
WITH ALL THEIR GENIUS AND
WITH ALL THEIR SKILL......
I. INTRODUCTION
On December 29, 1972, the Ocean Dumping Convention' was
opened for signature. In addition to its other accomplishments,
the Convention completely prohibits disposal of high-level radio-
active wastes and other high-level radioactive matter by ocean
dumping,2 and it strictly regulates the dumping of all other ra-
dioactive wastes and materials.3 The ratifying nations agree
to impose these restrictions upon themselves and all others
over whom they have control,4 but countries not party to the
Convention who dump outside a signatory's jurisdiction are not
affected. It is toward these non-signatory nations that the thrust
of this comment is directed.
What are the theories of existing and, if necessary, developing
environmental international law of the sea under which these non-
signatory nations can be prevented from future radioactive dump-
ing? What international legal controls, outside the Convention,
can signatory states avail themselves of to prevent the oceans of
the world from becoming dangerously contaminated? These ques-
tions provide not only an interesting topic for comment, they rep-
resent vital and difficult issues for our future environment and
survival. Not only is the introduction of radioactive wastes into
the marine environment potentially the most dangerous of all ma-
* The author wishes to express his grateful and wondering apprecia-
tion to Ms. Judith Ericson, student, Western State University, College of
Law, for her donation of time and talent toward the preparation of this
comment.
1. Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of
Wastes and Other Matter, U.N. Doc. A/AC.138/SC.Ill/L.29 (1973), opened
for signature December 29, 1972, as reproduced in 11 INT'L LEGAL MATE-
RLS 1294 (1972) [hereinafter cited as Dumping Convention].
2. Id., art. IV § 1(a).
3. Id., art. IV § 1 (b).
4. Id., art. VII §§ 1, 2.
May 1974 Vol. II No. 3](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/sanlr11&div=44&collection=journals&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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