International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2008 Ed Couzens and Tuula Honkonen (editors) UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU – UNEP COURSE SERIES 8 University of Joensuu Joensuu, Finland, 2009 i University of Joensuu – UNEP Course Series 8 Publisher University of Joensuu Department of Law P.O.Box 111, FIN-80101 JOENSUU, FINLAND Editors Ed Couzens and Tuula Honkonen Editorial Marko Berglund, Michael Kidd, Tuomas Kuokkanen, Board Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Akpezi Ogbuigwe, Barbara Ruis Contact Joensuu University Library/Sales of Publications P.O. Box 107, FIN-80101 JOENSUU, FINLAND Tel.: +358 13 251 2652, +358 13 251 4509 Fax: +358 13 251 2691 E-mail:
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[email protected] ISSN 1795-6706 ISBN 978-952-219-254-7 Cover Leea Wasenius Design Layout Saarijärven Offset Oy Saarijärven Offset Oy Saarijärvi, Finland 2009 ii Contents Foreword......................................................................................................... vi Preface............................................................................................................. vii Part I General Issues of International Environmental Law-making and Governance in Respect of Oceans