Compensation for damage caused by marine pollution from land-based sources

Rad obrađuje složenu pravnu problematiku onečišćenja mora iz izvora na kopnu uz analizu odredaba Konvencije UN-a o pravu mora, Konvencije o sprečavanju onečišćenja iz izvora na kopnu, te Protokola o zaštiti Sredozemlja protiv onečišćenja iz kopnenih izvora i djelatnosti. Kao domaći izvori, rješenja Ustava i Deklaracije o zaštiti okoliša, te sustav zakona o zaštiti prirode i drugih ekoloških zakona, uz posebni naglasak na rješenja iz područja pomorstva. Naglašava se da je svrha regulative u propisivanju uređenja okoliša i načina obavljanja pojedinih djelatnosti, zajedno sa sustavom nadzora onečišćenja i sankcijama za nepridržavanje normi. Napominje se da je potrebno usvojiti propise tek nakon razmatranja stvarne mogućnosti primjene s odnosnim preventivnim mjerama i postupcima nakon nastupa štetnog događaja. Također se predlaže uspostava specijaliziranih neovisnih agencija zaduženih za nadzor oživotvorenja propisa.Paper deals with the complex issue of pollution of the sea from land-based sources together with analyses of provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Convention on Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-based Sources and the Protocol on Protection of the Mediterranean against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities. Domestic sources are stipulations of the Constitution and the Declaration on Nature Protection, as well as the system of laws on nature protection and other environmental laws with particular reference to provisions in the field of maritime affairs. Author accentuates that the purpose of legal instruments is regulating order in the environment and the method of performing particular activities, as well as the system of pollution monitoring and sanctioning the violation of norms. The author points out the necessity of adopting regulation only upon consideration of the actual feasibility of its implementation, with relevant prevention measures and procedures after the damage event. Furthermore, the author proposes instituting the specialized independent agencies in charge of supervision of regulation implementations