Flag State, Coastal State And Port State Jurisdiction In Preventing Vessel Sourced Marine Pollution

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Mehak Batra & Dr. M. Imran,Ph.D. Scholar, School of Law and Constitutional Studies, Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology (NAAC ‘A’ Accredited Deemed to be) University, Meerut & Professor

ABSTRACT

The marine environment's quality is deteriorating at a rapid pace, and there is a growing environmental awareness that the oceans are no longer an inexhaustible resource. Consequently, a complex system of integrated oceans policies has been established, as well as an international legal framework for the protection and preservation of the marine environment from vessel-source pollution. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 and multilateral regulatory conventions administered by the International Maritime Organization comprise the international legal framework. Large-scale vessel source pollution incidents are primarily caused by ineffective flag, coastal, and port State jurisdiction. Flag States are legally obligated to guarantee that their vessels adhere to international law, regardless of their location, based on the international legal framework. Foreign-flagged vessels that are operating in the high seas, exclusive economic zone, territorial sea, special pollution prevention areas, and archipelagic waters are subject to the jurisdiction of coastal states. The rights of passage of the vessels should not be unduly impeded by the exercise of this jurisdiction. Additionally, port States are allowed to inspect vessels that are voluntarily entering their ports and internal waters to enforce internationally recognized and generally accepted standards for the preservation of the marine environment.

Keywords: Vessel Sourced Pollution, Marine Environment, Flag State, Port State, Coastal State

FLAG STATE, COASTAL STATE AND PORT STATE JURISDICTION IN PREVENTING VESSEL SOURCED MARINE .

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