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A maritime community with a shared future: bridging fragmented legal regulations for marine plastic pollution

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Marine plastic pollution highlights the limitations of fragmented governance regimes. This study proposes the Maritime Community with a Shared Future (MCSF) as a framework to address this challenge. Through comparative legal analysis of treaty conflicts and case studies of the INC process, we demonstrate that the MCSF and the proposed global plastics treaty are designed to have a symbiotic relationship, rather than a competitive one. This research provides a negotiation pathway for the global plastics treaty.

Source: Frontiers in Marine Science

DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1680110

Author: Zhao Liu

Institution: Changchun University of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: International Maritime Law Issues

Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801