Breaking Basel: The elements of the Basel Convention and its application to toxic ships

Marine Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1053-1062

  Moen, Amy E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basel Convention; Illegal traffic; Shipbreaking; Toxic ships

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; MARINE POLICY; TOXIC MATERIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 50949108200     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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