Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: The Pioneering Efforts Under the OSPAR Convention

Abstract

"The present article starts with a description of the legal framework applicable to ABNJ to the extent that it is relevant for the establishment of MPAs in those areas. Before turning to the OSPAR Convention and its work on MPAs in ABNJ, attention will be paid to development in respect of the legal framework to manage MPAs in ABNJ at the global level. Next, these three sections will be brought together in a section looking at the work under the OSPAR Convention in the light of the global legal framework. Finally, the article offers some concluding remarks."