ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Mar. Sci.
Sec. Marine Pollution
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1617277
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvances in Marine Environmental Protection: Challenges, Solutions and Perspectives Volume IIView all 12 articles
Examining Marine Pollution Governance from the Perspective of International Investment Law: Theoretical Connection, Development Trends, and China's Experience
Provisionally accepted
- 1ZhejiangGongShangDaXue, HangZhou, China
- 2The School of International Law, China University of Political Science and Law, BeiJing, China
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Global marine pollution demands effective governance measures, with international investment law playing a crucial role. This study explores ocean pollution governance through international investment law, focusing on two aspects. First, it examines environmental clauses in investment agreements and their influence on host countries' environmental regulatory space. Second, it assesses China ' s current marine environmental laws and governance practices, highlighting challenges like insufficient legal integration and unclear liability definitions. Findings indicate a shift towards "greening" international investment rules, emphasizing the importance of environmental provisions in managing marine pollution. However, earlier treaties often lacked comprehensive environmental clauses, restricting host nations' regulatory capacities. Accordingly, it is necessary to strengthen multilateral cooperation and refine specific rule innovations. By leveraging investment-rule reform platforms to promote the implementation of marine environmental regulations, the negative impacts of ISDS can be mitigated, ultimately achieving a win-win between investment protection and marine
Keywords: International investment law, Marine environmental governance, Environmental Clauses, international investment agreements, sustainable development
Received: 24 Apr 2025; Accepted: 12 May 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Xue Liu, ZhejiangGongShangDaXue, HangZhou, China
Zhanyang Yu, The School of International Law, China University of Political Science and Law, BeiJing, China
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