LEGAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND THE SEA OF OMAN (AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE)

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FARSHCHI P.; DABIRI FARHAD; SHOJAEI SARA

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Journal: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Year:2008 | Volume:10 | Issue:2 (37) Page(s): 76-86

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LEGAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND THE SEA OF OMAN (AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE)

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FARSHCHI P. | DABIRI FARHAD | SHOJAEI SARA | Issue Writer Certificate

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OIL POLLUTIONQ2

KUWAIT CONVENTIONQ3

MARINE ENVIRONMENTQ3

PERSIAN GULFQ2

Abstract

Due to the existence of huge oil and gas resources and special environmental conditions, the region of PERSIAN GULF and the Sea of Oman is of great importance. The strategic importance of the region as well as military and political tensions and economic issues have all undermined such important issues as the pollution of MARINE ENVIRONMENT and have turned the PERSIAN GULF and the Sea of Oman into one of the most polluted MARINE ENVIRONMENTs of the world. Many international and regional conventions have been established to prevent and control MARINE ENVIRONMENT pollution. International Maritime Organization (IMO) has the responsibility of monitoring and implementing relevant Conventions as well as setting up new rules and regulations for marine pollution at the international level. Although many conventions have been established with regard to marine pollution, very few of them address marine OIL POLLUTION: MARPOL Convention, Convention on Compensation Against OIL POLLUTION, Convention on Preparedness, Response and Combat of Marine OIL POLLUTION, etc. In order to protect the MARINE ENVIRONMENT of the PERSIAN GULF and the Sea of Oman against OIL POLLUTION, the KUWAIT CONVENTION and its Protocols were developed by the countries of the region in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). In accordance with Article 16 of the "Convention", Regional Organization for the Protection of the MARINE ENVIRONMENT (ROPME) was established in 1978 (Kuwait) and based on Article 3 of the "Protocol on Regional Cooperation in Combat of Marine Emergencies", Marine Emergency Mutual Aid Center (MEMAC) was established in 1983 (Bahrain).The results of the survey of international conventions and organizations related to OIL POLLUTION reveal that many of the countries are reluctant to join these conventions due to the fact that acquiring the appropriate technology and infrastructure which is a pre-requisite to membership is very costly. Due to the same reason, ROPME member states have different status as far as the membership to relevant international conventions is concerned. Although the PERSIAN GULF and the Sea of Oman have been declared as "Special Sea Area", none of the existing legal instruments such as the KUWAIT CONVENTION and its Protocols contains specific provisions addressing environmental protection of the Special Sea Area.In this study, it has been tried to provide a comparison between the laws and regulation at the national, regional, and international levels to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the existing relevant laws and regulations and to provide comments and suggestions in order to improve the existing legal instruments as well as the institutional arrangements of the ROPME and MEMAC.

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FARSHCHI, P., DABIRI, FARHAD, & SHOJAEI, SARA. (2008). LEGAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND THE SEA OF OMAN (AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 10(2 (37)), 76-86. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/87535/en

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FARSHCHI P., DABIRI FARHAD, SHOJAEI SARA. LEGAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND THE SEA OF OMAN (AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY[Internet]. 2008;10(2 (37)):76-86. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/87535/en

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P. FARSHCHI, FARHAD DABIRI, and SARA SHOJAEI, “LEGAL ASPECTS OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND THE SEA OF OMAN (AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE),” JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 10, no. 2 (37), pp. 76–86, 2008, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/87535/en

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