The MOX Plant Case: The Question of "Supplemental Jurisdiction" for International Environmental Claims Under UNCLOS

The MOX Plant Case: The Question of "Supplemental Jurisdiction" for International Environmental Claims Under UNCLOS

In this dispute concerning radioactive waste pollution in the Irish Sea produced by an English nuclear fuel reprocessing facility, Ireland argues that certain UNCLOS provisions allow Convention tribunals to enforce not only UNCLOS directives, but other rules of international law not incompatible wit...

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Published in:Texas international law journal Vol. 42; no. 1; p. 211
Main Author: Volbeda, M Bruce
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Austin University of Texas, Austin, School of Law Publications, Inc 01-10-2006
Subjects:
Agreements
Environment
International agreements
International law
Nuclear fuels
Plutonium
Provisions
Radioactive wastes
Ireland
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Summary:In this dispute concerning radioactive waste pollution in the Irish Sea produced by an English nuclear fuel reprocessing facility, Ireland argues that certain UNCLOS provisions allow Convention tribunals to enforce not only UNCLOS directives, but other rules of international law not incompatible with this Convention as well.3 As a result, Ireland's claim draws not only from UNCLOS, but also from more than twenty additional international agreements and instruments to which the United Kingdom may be bound.
ISSN:0163-7479