The Agreement on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Commentary and Analysis
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-19-891857-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 246 mm

The long-awaited Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) was finalized by the United Nations in 2023. This historic agreement impacts how States conduct activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the High Seas and Deep Seabed) while also promoting collaboration and coordination among various international organizations.

This authoritative reference work brings together a range of international experts directly involved in the negotiations of the BBNJ Agreement to provide commentary and analysis. It offers a background to the development of the BBNJ Agreement, explores the negotiations that led to the final text, provides article-by-article commentary and analyzes the potential issues that States will need to navigate to ensure the Agreement is implemented successfully.

As the threat of marine biodiversity loss becomes more pressing, this book will be invaluable to scholars, lawyers, government officials, and non-governmental organisations focused on implementing and interpreting the text of this complex agreement.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mossop, Joanna

Freestone, David

Weitere Mitwirkende

Mossop, Joanna

Freestone, David

Über Autor(innen)

Joanna Mossop is a professor at the Victoria University of Wellington School of Law and an expert in the international law of the sea. She has published widely on a range of issues including maritime security, dispute settlement, and the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. In 2019 the New Zealand government nominated her to the list of arbitrators and conciliators under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. She is a member of boards of several international journals and the co-editor of the Brill monograph series Publications on Ocean Development.

David Freestone is a visiting scholar and former visiting professor at George Washington University Law School. He is Executive Secretary of the Sargasso Sea Commission established by the 2014 Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea. He is the founding editor of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (now in its 40th year). From 1996-2008 he worked at the World Bank in Washington DC, first as head of the international law group, and from 2004-2008 as Deputy General Counsel/Senior Adviser. In 2007 he was awarded the Elizabeth Haub Gold Medal for Environmental Law.