The 1982 UN Law of the Sea was the largest ever annexation of our planet and our ocean. In one stroke, one-third of our planet was formally designated as ‘exclusive economic zones’, giving coastal countries rights to 200 miles of ocean around their continental shelf. The law came into force in 1994. This meant 35% of the world’s surface – equivalent to the planet’s total land area – or almost half of the world’s oceans now fell under the jurisdiction of nation states, rather than in international limbo, as much of the high seas are today. For several countries, particularly small island states, this meant that they were now over 90% underwater. However, governments have not kept pace with the evolution and reality of global ocean thinking. Many government departments with responsibility for our oceans are still siloed within individual ministries or agencies of, for example, fisheries, shipping, tourism, offshore energy or the environment, with few co-ordinating bodies or holistic ocean strategies.
A continuing study by Katarina Schwarz and Jean Allain. To assess the extent to which slavery and related forms of human exploitation have been prohibited in domestic law, the Antislavery in Domestic Legislation Project compiles the constitution...Read More
The NPR article highlights ongoing forced labor and human trafficking in the global seafood industry, especially in Thailand. In response, the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch launched the Seafood Slavery Risk Tool to help retailers assess an...Read More
Be My Protector offers Malaysians the opportunity to report human trafficking, labour violations and child exploitation. In partnership with Tenaganita, Change Your World has created Southeast Asia's first app allowing any person to submit r...Read More
The Dutch government expects internationally operating companies to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR). The basic principles in this context are the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises. This involves you assessing which CSR ...Read More
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