Warships and noise regulation: The international legal framework

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 35-39

  Papanicolopulu, Irini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunity; Law of the sea; Marine environment; Military activities; Sonar; Underwater noise

Indexed keywords

IMMUNITY; LAW OF THE SEA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MILITARY ACTIVITIES; UNDERWATER NOISE;

INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLLUTION CONTROL; SONAR; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WARSHIPS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

IMMUNITY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAW OF THE SEA; LEGISLATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SONAR; UNDERWATER NOISE;

ARTICLE; ECHOLOCATION; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MILITARY PHENOMENA; NOISE POLLUTION; NOISE REDUCTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SHIP; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WAR;

ACOUSTICS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NOISE; OCEANS AND SEAS; SHIPS; UNITED NATIONS; WAR; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 79958773166     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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