中華人民共和國執行《1982年聯合國海洋法公約》環境法的分析

Abstract

The rapid economic growth of the PRC in recent years, coupled with the enormous sea area under its jurisdiction, has led many to look with concern on a possible environmental crisis in the waters of East Asia. In this regard, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea an international treaty of unprecedented authority and comprehensiveness, sometimes described as a constitution for the oceans. Of its 17 sections, one section is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the marine environment, as well as numerous and highly significant articles scattered through the remainder of the text. This thesis will therefore use the convention to analyze China’s commitment to tackling the issue of marine environmental degradation. Through this it is hoped to gain a clearer perspective of China’s attitude towards international environmental law, as well as the functioning of the convention in East Asia.