Collective Compliance Mechanisms in International Law Relating to Marine Pollution

Ensuring compliance effectively is important for any legal system. This book analyses collective compliance mechanisms in international law relating to marine pollution. It assesses the suitability of and need for collective compliance mechanisms particularly in this area and examines the current landscape of those mechanisms as well as the question whether further action is needed. The book moreover identifies the essential elements of collective compliance mechanisms to effectively ensure compliance and suggests options for further development in the field. Given that collective compliance mechanisms can be made use of in many areas of international law, the book is relevant for various areas of international law.