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19 Mich. J. Int'l L. 497 (1997-1998)
Does the Emperor Have No Clothes - Enforcement of International Laws Protecting the Marine Environment

handle is hein.journals/mjil19 and id is 511 raw text is: DOES THE EMPEROR HAVE NO CLOTHES? ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAWS PROTECTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT David S. Ardia* INTR ODUCTION ...................................................................................... 497 I. THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS PROTECTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT .................................. 502 II. THE ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS ............ 508 A. The Enforcement Of Environmental Agreements G enerally ............................................................................. 508 B. Problems Associated With Extraterritorial Enforcement .... 513 C. The M arine Environment ..................................................... 515 III. MONITORING AS THE BASIS FOR EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL A G REEM ENT S ............................................................................... 517 IV. EXISTING ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN INTERNATIONAL M ARINE LAW S .............................................................................. 523 A. Overview of International Environmental Infrastructure .... 523 B. The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea ............................................................................. 533 V . A PROPOSED SOLUTION ............................................................... 543 A. An International Marine Monitoring and Coordination Agency ........................................................... 544 B. Potential Enforcement Mechanisms .................................... 554 C. Benefits of an International Marine Monitoring and Compliance Agency ............................................................. 563 C O N CLU SIO N ......................................................................................... 566 INTRODUCTION Environmental regulations cannot end at state borders. Because ecosystems, individual species, and pollution do not respect political boundaries, there is a growing necessity for international environmental * Law Clerk, The Honorable Thomas J. McAvoy, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. J.D., Syracuse University College of Law (1996); M.S., State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (1995); B.S., Clarkson University (1989). I would like to thank Professor David Driesen for providing many helpful comments.

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