Study On International Law Issues Of Ship Source Pollution In Arctic Seas

As one of the untapped virgin lands of mankind,Arctic waters are rich in natural resources,and the reserves of oil and gas are even more astonishing.With the development of human science and technology,the strengthening of shipbuilding and related navigation capacity,the rich resources and important geographic location of the Arctic make the international community,especially the major powers,begin to explore this area more deeply.Considering the huge business opportunities,each country has gradually expanded from the field of scientific investigation to the field of commercial development.The international community has begun to notice that in recent years,due to the increasing number of commercial navigation,ship source pollution is inevitable.In addition,the global warming problem has seriously endangered the ecological environment of the Arctic region.Because of the fragile ecological environment and relatively single species,once the environment is destroyed,pollution will occur,and it is extremely difficult to clean up and recover.Therefore,on the premise of not affecting resource development and navigation at sea,how to prevent Ship-source pollution in Arctic waters,protect this fragile ecological environment,and conduct legislative discussion and research from the legal point of view are becoming the focus of academic and international discussions and problems that must be solved.In this paper,the main contents of the study are as follows:The first chapter introduces the background,purpose and significance of the theme.Chapter 2 summarizes the reality and dilemma of Ship-source pollution in Arctic waters,focusing on the ecological vulnerability and particularity of the Arctic waters,as well as Ship-source pollution and the related problems brought about by it to the whole world.Chapter three focuses on international legal documents,regional legal documents and maritime legal norms of Arctic sea countries related to ship pollution from the legal point of view.From the microcosmic point of view,the international conventions on ship pollution in the Arctic Sea,the regional legal documents and the marine legal norms of the countries in the Arctic Sea have evaluated the shortcomings of each international legal document,that is,the applicability and relevance of the international conventions are limited.Regional legal documents are not as mandatory as domestic laws for all countries,and there are many difficulties in their implementation,so their effectiveness is extremely limited.The countries near the Arctic Sea have some domestic legislation,but the content is relatively to protect their own interests,and can not solve the overall problem of the Arctic Sea.This paper analyses the shortcomings of the current international legal system for the prevention and control of Ship-source pollution in Arctic waters from a macro perspective.Chapter Ⅳconsiders the full text comprehensively and puts forward practical suggestions from the perspective of system construction and implementation.At present,the Arctic sea area is facing an extremely complex international situation and a chaotic legal reality,which can basically be identified as a legislative situation in which laws,regulations and conventions depend.Therefore,the Arctic Marine Pollution Management Regulations should be formulated with pertinence,comprehensiveness and legally binding force.Chapter 5 discusses the significance of China’s participation in Arctic governance.As a big country,we should assume the international responsibility of a big country that should be regarded as responsible.In order to formulate China’s Arctic Pollution Policy as soon as possible,to better regulate Arctic Pollution Law,to protect the Arctic ecological environment and to protect China’s contribution to the interests of the Arctic,we should study the international legislation of Ship-source pollution in the Arctic Sea as soon as possible...