THE PERSPECTIVE OF PROTECTING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN THE LIGHT OF PATCHWORK ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND THE UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF

Abstract

Abstract
In the implementation of international law, there is a possibility to find the problem of
insufficient definition of the concept of environment, environmental protection and pollution,
which may question the feasibility of treaty provisions.
It should be examined whether, in the light of the future international legally binding
instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the Conservation
and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Outside National Jurisdiction, to
be established in connection with UN General Assembly Resolution 72/249 of 24 December
2017 convening the Intergovernmental Conference under the auspices of the United Nations
- “is it possible to efficiently perform actions leading to the protection and preservation of the
marine environment without clarifying the concepts contained in UNCLOS?”, and “whether
it is possible to shape environmental standards for the ocean, if the document to be created
does not will obtain the attribute of universality?”.
It is worth noting that in the era of globalization processes and massive convergence
of states, the development of international environmental law is at the forefront of the most
important issues that the international community deals with and will have to deal with in the
next decades.