Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia

It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. Howeve...

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Main Authors:	Mustafa, Maizatun, Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein, Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of Contemporary Management Sciences 2014
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/5/BALANCING_MARINE_ENVIRONMENTAL_PROTECTION.pdf

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spelling	iium-450262018-01-04T08:00:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/ Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia Mustafa, Maizatun Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein Rusli, Mohd Hazmi K Law (General) It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. However, in the overall context of sustainable development, the main concern for Malaysia and elsewhere is relating to the impact of the maritime sector on the environment. If left unregulated, any unsustainable practices are likely to intensify, increasing the potential for global environmental issue, and undermining progress being made on sustainable development. Reflecting this new reality, Malaysia must ensure that the growth of its maritime sector takes into account environmental consideration. This article is about steps taken by Malaysia to balance marine environmental protection and global trade by means of enhancing its maritime sector’s environmentally sustainable practices . This article looks at the existing domestic and international environmental law relevant to maritime sector, examines issues concerning the implementation of these laws, and suggests the way forward. Significantly, such effort can be used as reference and comparison by other maritime nations to develop relevant policies and measures especially for developing countries. Journal of Contemporary Management Sciences 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/5/BALANCING_MARINE_ENVIRONMENTAL_PROTECTION.pdf Mustafa, Maizatun and Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein and Rusli, Mohd Hazmi (2014) Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia. Journal of Contemporary Management Sciences , 1 (1). pp. 15-29. ISSN - http://jmsciences.com/Presentation/Client/Home.aspx
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description	It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. However, in the overall context of sustainable development, the main concern for Malaysia and elsewhere is relating to the impact of the maritime sector on the environment. If left unregulated, any unsustainable practices are likely to intensify, increasing the potential for global environmental issue, and undermining progress being made on sustainable development. Reflecting this new reality, Malaysia must ensure that the growth of its maritime sector takes into account environmental consideration. This article is about steps taken by Malaysia to balance marine environmental protection and global trade by means of enhancing its maritime sector’s environmentally sustainable practices . This article looks at the existing domestic and international environmental law relevant to maritime sector, examines issues concerning the implementation of these laws, and suggests the way forward. Significantly, such effort can be used as reference and comparison by other maritime nations to develop relevant policies and measures especially for developing countries.
format	Article
author	Mustafa, Maizatun Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
author_facet	Mustafa, Maizatun Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
author_sort	Mustafa, Maizatun
title	Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_short	Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_full	Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_sort	balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in malaysia
publisher	Journal of Contemporary Management Sciences
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45026/5/BALANCING_MARINE_ENVIRONMENTAL_PROTECTION.pdf
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Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia

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