Trade restrictive measures relating to international trade in marine living resources in multilateral environmental agreements

Abstract

This article is devoted to the analysis of international legal regulation of applying trade restrictive measures with respect to international trade in marine living resources. The author considers multilateral environmental agreements and case law of international courts and tribunals in the context of applying the above mentioned measures. The author gives reasons for the necessity of applying trade restrictive measures with respect to international trade in marine living resources to achieve the purposes of both environmental protection and economic development. Trade restrictive measures are becoming standards of economic activity in the sphere of trade in marine living resources for the purposes of sustainable management, fair and mutually beneficial cooperation of the states.