The Place of the Precaution Principle in the International Law of the Sea (With Emphasis on Southern Bluefish case)

Subject Areas : environmental low

ali  sabernejad ¹ (APh.D Candidate Public International Law, Department of Public & International Law,College of Law and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Morteza  najafi asfad ² (Visiting Professor, Department of Public & International Law,College of Law and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran* (Corresponding Author))

Received: 2018-01-13 Accepted : 2018-03-07 Published : 2020-06-21

Keywords: principle of prevention, principle of precaution, Environment, Judicial Procedure, marine pollution,

Abstract :

The precautionary principle plays a very important role in preventing the occurrence of environmental damage, and in order to achieve sustainable development, environmental policies must be based on the precautionary principle. This principle, along with other environmental principles, acts as a golden rule to prevent environmental damage. The principle of this principle in the marine environment is to prevent "marine pollution" and to achieve the "Right to a Healthy Marine Environment". The jurisprudence of the International Court of the Law of the Sea has played a key role in identifying and illuminating the hidden angles of this principle in marine environmental law, which has been made clear in the case of the "Bluefin Tuna" and the International Court of Justice Maritime Law examines and analyzes how this principle is applied in the international law of the sea. The present article examines this principle in the law of the sea and the role of the International Court of the Law of the Sea in this regard. The findings of the article indicate that this principle plays an important role in international environmental law and the international law of the sea is no exception and international jurisprudence in the case. "Bluefin Tuna" has emphasized this important point.

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