Oxford LibGuides: International law of the sea (ILOS): Environment & pollution

Marine environment protection: pollution and climate change

International Agreements & Organisations
Commentary

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (UNCLOS)
Link through to official UN Treaty website where full text in official languages can be downloaded free. (1833 UNTS 3) Scroll down the page to see country participants EIF 16 November 1994
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters 1972 (London Convention)
Section of official IMO website with links to text of agreement and later amendments, lots of supporting information.
Basel, Rotterdam, & Stockholm Conventions
Official website of secretariats. During the Basel Conference of the Parties from 29 April to 10 May 2019, Governments amended the Basel Convention to include plastic waste in a legally-binding framework which will make global trade in plastic waste more transparent and better regulated, whilst also ensuring that its management is safer for human health and the environment.
HELCOM: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission
Official website. HELCOM makes available diverse reports and brochures as well as audiovisual materials about the Baltic Sea and its environment. The main series is the Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings (BSEP).
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
Part of IMO website.
IMO: Marine Environment
Official website. This link is to the Marine Environment section of the International Maritime Organization's website.
IMO: Pollution Prevention
Part of official website. Explanation of the treaty and its working.
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific (Lima Convention)
Open access text and status details available on UN website
Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)
Official website Convened under General Assembly resolution 72/249 of 24 December 2017. Draft "High Seas Treaty" agreed March 2023
OECD: Marine Pollution
Section of official website
OSPAR Commission
Secretariat website Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
World Bank: Marine Plastic Pollution
Section of official website
World Ocean Council (WOC)
Official website of the "global, cross-sectoral ocean industry leadership alliance committed to “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”, developed by and for the private sector, with a unique and multi-sectoral approach to address cross-cutting issues affecting ocean sustainable development, science and stewardship of the seas."
UN & sustainable development goal 14 (maritime resources)
Official Website. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Finding commentary in the Law Library

Specific subject searches to use in SOLO include:
Marine resources conservation -- Law and legislation
Marine pollution -- Prevention -- Law and legislation
Coastal zone management -- Law and legislation

Broader subject searches (to find relevant chapters in books)
Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
Environmental law, International
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 December 10)