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International Marine Mammal Law

  • Easy-to-read volume which enables access to the complex world of international law and marine mammals

  • Written as a textbook with several didactic elements which user-friendly links the biophysical and the legal environment of marine mammals

  • Provides a link between legal and cultural aspects concerning marine mammals

  • Written by a legal anthropologist, thus going beyond the legal dimension, but underlining it with empirical data and observation

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. Marine Mammals: Some Basics

    • Nikolas Sellheim
    Pages 13-34
  3. Marine Mammals and Humans

    • Nikolas Sellheim
    Pages 35-56
  4. The International Legal Framework for Whales

    • Nikolas Sellheim
    Pages 81-124
  5. The International Legal Framework for Seals

    • Nikolas Sellheim
    Pages 125-156
  6. The International Legal Framework for Polar Bears

    • Nikolas Sellheim
    Pages 157-173
  7. The Future of International Marine Mammal Law

    • Nikolas Sellheim
    Pages 189-198
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 199-225

About this book

International Marine Mammal Law is a comprehensive, introductory volume on the legal regimes governing the conservation and utilisation of marine mammals. Written as a textbook, it provides basic overviews of international conservation law, which enable the reader to understand the greater implications of governance of a specific group of species. Paired with biological information on some marine mammal species, the international regimes for whales, seals and polar bears are explored — either as part of global regimes of international environmental governance or as regimes that were specifically designed for them. The book concludes with outlooks on the future of international marine mammal law, particularly in light of Japan’s withdrawal from the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling in July 2019.  

Reviews

“This textbook meets the author’s goal as a good departure for further studies on international marine mammal law for a wider audience. This book will be a good addition to the bookshelves, it provides a good material for basic courses at universities and for those outside the academeic world who are working on marine mammal related issues.” (Dele Raheem, The Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol. 12, 2020)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI), London, UK

    Nikolas Sellheim

About the author

Nikolas Sellheim, Visiting Researcher at Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)


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eBook USD 49.99
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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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Hardcover Book USD 89.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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