Monday, June 16, 2014

New Volume: Ocean Yearbook

The latest volume of the Ocean Yearbook (Vol. 28) is out. Contents include:
  • Issues and Prospects
    • Biliana Cicin-Sain, Miriam C. Balgos, Joseph Appiott, Gwénaëlle Hamon & Kateryna Wowk, Assessing Progress Made on the Ocean and Coastal Commitments of the 1992 Earth Summit and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development for the 2012 Rio+20 Summit
    • André Gerolymatos, The Turkish Straits: History, Politics, and Strategic Dilemmas
  • Law of the Sea
    • Michael Sheng-ti Gau, The Sino-Philippine Arbitration of the South China Sea Nine-dash Line Dispute: Applying the Rule on Default of Appearance
    • Provisional Measures in ARA Libertad: On the Margins of Jurisdictional Discourse Nuwan Peiris
    • Alexandre Pereira da Silva, Dealing with Articles 76 and 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Legal and Political Challenges for Brazil
    • Parinda Ranasinghe Jr., Statement of Understanding and Sri Lanka’s Extended Continental Shelf: What Next?
  • Ocean Governance for Marine Conservation
    • G. Robin South, Shirleen Bala, Cherie Morris, Prerna Chand, Leone Limalevu, Joeli Veitayaki & Clive Wilkinson, Global Changes and Capacity Building in Coral Reef Management in the Pacific: Engaging Scientists and Policy Makers in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Tuvalu
    • Hai Dang Vu, Towards a Network of Marine Protected Areas in the South China Sea: Options to Move Forwards
    • Andrei Whitaker, Marine Protected Areas in Canada: A Comparative Law Analysis of the Nova Scotia and British Columbia Experience
  • Polar Oceans Governance
    • Aldo Chircop, Regulatory Challenges for International Arctic Navigation and Shipping in an Evolving Governance Environment
    • Aldo Chircop, Ivan Bunik, Moira McConnell & Kristoffer Svendsen, Course Convergence? Comparative Perspectives on the Governance of Navigation and Shipping in Canadian and Russian Arctic Waters
    • Alexander I. Glubokov, Alf Håkon Hoel, Susan J. Rolston, Sarah Turgeon & David L. VanderZwaag, Governance of Russian Arctic Fisheries in the Barents Sea: Surveying National and Cooperative Currents
    • Natalia Loukacheva, Inuit Perspectives on Arctic Ocean Governance: The Case of Nunavut
    • Lauren Warner, David L. VanderZwaag & Cecilia Engler, Canada and the Governance of Arctic Marine Fisheries: Tending a Fragmented Net
    • Donald R. Rothwell, Legal Challenges for Maritime Operations in the Southern Ocean
    • J.J.P. Smith, A Double-edged Harpoon: The Trial of Science in the Antarctic Whaling Case before the International Court of Justice
  • Maritime Transport and Security
    • Mary R. Brooks, Ricardo J. Sanchez & Gordon Wilmsmeier, Developing Short Sea Shipping in South America: Looking Beyond Traditional Perspectives
    • Godwin Eli Kwadzo Dzah, Toward an Effective Ballast Water Legislative and Implementation Regime: Lessons for Ghana
    • David Testa, Safeguarding Human Life and Ensuring Respect for Fundamental Human Rights: A Consequential Approach to the Disembarkation of Persons Rescued at Sea
  • Regional Developments
    • Nong Hong, China’s Newly Formed Coast Guard and its Implication for Regional Maritime Disputes
    • Robin Mahon, Lucia Fanning & Patrick McConney, Assessing and Facilitating Emerging Regional Ocean Governance Arrangements in the Wider Caribbean Region
    • Celene Milanés Batista, Camilo Botero Saltarén, Pedro Arenas Granados & Juan Alfredo Cabrera, Integrated Coastal Management in Cuba and Colombia: A Comparative Analysis
  • Education and Training
    • Rajendra Prasad & Maximo Q. Mejia Jr., Learning Gains through Application of Collaborative Learning in the Maritime Context
    • Peder Roberts, Kaija Metuzals, Sara Strey, Susan Vanek, Lester Lembke-Jene & Justiina Dahl, Transdisciplinarity and Training Engaged Researchers