MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: POLLUTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA

Abstract

This article aims at analyzing the main environmental and legal aspects of the maritime shippingsus tainable modal on the global logistics network - as well as to broach the Maritime Environmental Law contributions to the development of the sustainability of Brazilian transport matrix according to European and South American’s policies. In this matter, it will be analyzed some plans destined to the unobtruction of the logistics channels, bringing to discussion the European example and the challenges of South America and Brazil. Initially it will be broached the sustainability characteristics of river transportation matrix, culminating to a panorama of the situation of coastwise navigation in Brazil, as well as analyzing comparatively the environmental advantages of this modal transportation facing the road transport. After that, it will be done an investigation of integration politics by transports in Europe, South America and Brazil, besides it will be explained the importance of the maritime shipping to the development and sustainability. In the last section, it will be done an analysis of Environmental Law and its importance to the protection of marine environment, its sources and main legislations. It will be finished by concluding that the guiding principles and rules of Maritime Environmental Law are configured as instruments of increasing relevance for the defense of marine environment and for the sustainable development of transportation matrix at a global level.

Keywords : Poluição marinha; mar; navios, Estado do Porto; Estado Costeiro;

 Maritime Shipping,        Development,      Marine Environment, Sustainability.