The Once and Future Treaty – newest published article

This is an article that is written by myself and my now three most favorite co-authors from my BBNJ adventures in New York City earlier this school year and it was available online today November 10th 2018.

My coauthors are:

You can download it for free until the end of the year – so hurry up and get your copy before it is no longer open access:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X18307048?dgcid=coauthor

The articles abstract is as follows:

The current regime governing Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) as a global commons has resulted in overutilization of fisheries resources and patchwork attempts to regulate resource extraction. States are looking to expand resource extraction in ABNJs, including marine genetic resources, creating pressures to regulate these activities. As a result, since 2004, the United Nations has been holding preparatory meetings to lay the groundwork for a new international legally binding instrument (ILBI) to address the gaps left by UNCLOS. The negotiations for an ILBI are focuses on four thematic focus areas: marine genetic resources (including benefit sharing), area based management tools (including MPAs), environmental impact assessments, and capacity building and technology transfer. At the conclusion of the first round of negotiations in September 2018, we comment on the process and the tensions observed during the two weeks of talks based on observations and interviews with delegates and observers, contextualized within the authors’ expertise and perspectives.

Happy reading!