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Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia

It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. However, in th...

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Main Authors: Mustafa, Maizatun, Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein, Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
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Language:English
Published: International Research Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences 2014
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KBP3127 Environmental law
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spelling my.iium.irep.409282017-06-08T07:17:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40928/ Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia Mustafa, Maizatun Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein Rusli, Mohd Hazmi KBP3127 Environmental law It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. However, in the overall context of sustainable development, the main concern for Malaysia and elsewhere is relating to the impact of the maritime sector on the environment. If left unregulated, any unsustainable practices are likely to intensify, increasing the potential for global environmental issue, and undermining progress being made on sustainable development. Reflecting this new reality, Malaysia must ensure that the growth of its maritime sector takes into account environmental consideration. This article is about steps taken by Malaysia to balance marine environmental protection and global trade by means of enhancing its maritime sector’s environmentally sustainable practices. This article looks at the existing domestic and international environmental law relevant to maritime sector, examines issues concerning the implementation of these laws, and suggests the way forward. Significantly, such effort can be used as reference and comparison by other maritime nations to develop relevant policies and measures especially for developing countries. International Research Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences 2014 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40928/1/40928_BALANCING%20MARINE.pdf Mustafa, Maizatun and Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein and Rusli, Mohd Hazmi (2014) Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia. In: International Research Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences, IRC-2014, 21st-22nd Sept. 2014, Istanbul, Turkey. http://www.ircconferences.com//_admin/pages_files/22/Book%20of%20Proceedings,%20Istanbul-Turkey.pdf
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic KBP3127 Environmental law
spellingShingle KBP3127 Environmental law
Mustafa, Maizatun
Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
description It is acknowledged that maritime sector is the backbone of international trade with around 80 percent global trade is carried by sea. Similar to many other maritime nations, Malaysia is relying on the growth of its maritime sector to facilitate its global trade and related activities. However, in the overall context of sustainable development, the main concern for Malaysia and elsewhere is relating to the impact of the maritime sector on the environment. If left unregulated, any unsustainable practices are likely to intensify, increasing the potential for global environmental issue, and undermining progress being made on sustainable development. Reflecting this new reality, Malaysia must ensure that the growth of its maritime sector takes into account environmental consideration. This article is about steps taken by Malaysia to balance marine environmental protection and global trade by means of enhancing its maritime sector’s environmentally sustainable practices. This article looks at the existing domestic and international environmental law relevant to maritime sector, examines issues concerning the implementation of these laws, and suggests the way forward. Significantly, such effort can be used as reference and comparison by other maritime nations to develop relevant policies and measures especially for developing countries.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mustafa, Maizatun
Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
author_facet Mustafa, Maizatun
Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Rusli, Mohd Hazmi
author_sort Mustafa, Maizatun
title Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_short Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_full Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_fullStr Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in Malaysia
title_sort balancing marine environmental protection and global trade: regulating maritime sector in malaysia
publisher International Research Conference on Business, Economics and Social Sciences
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/40928/1/40928_BALANCING%20MARINE.pdf
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