BBNJ Agreement: High Seas Biodiversity as a Common Heritage (of Mankind)?

The UNCLOS does not expressly address genetic resources. In 2017, the United Nations convened a conference to negotiate an Agreement on conservation and sustainable use of BBNJ. Based on UNCLOS provisions, which prohibit the modification of the principle of freedom on high seas, it is not possible f...

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Published in:Meridiano 47 2022-01, Vol.23
Main Author: De Paiva Toledo, André
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Biodiversity
Exclusive economic zone
Fish
Genetic engineering
Jurisdiction
Maritime law
Negotiations
Principles
Provisions
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Summary:The UNCLOS does not expressly address genetic resources. In 2017, the United Nations convened a conference to negotiate an Agreement on conservation and sustainable use of BBNJ. Based on UNCLOS provisions, which prohibit the modification of the principle of freedom on high seas, it is not possible for marine genetic resources on high seas to be ruled as res communis humanitatis, but as res communis.
ISSN:1518-1219
1518-1219
DOI:10.20889/M47e23006