Public Law Studies Quarterly

Environmental Legal Considerations in the Management of Ships Recycling Industry

Document Type : Article

Authors

Javad Ranjbarzadeh 1
Askar Jalalian 2
khodadad Khodadadi Dashtaki 3
Ahmad Taheri 4

1 ; M.A. In (international Law), Department of Law, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Prof., Department of Law, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Prof., Department of Law, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Instructor, Department of Business Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2023.348496.3175
Abstract
Iron and its numerous alloys are one of the essential needs of today's mankind, whose supply and demand must be properly managed. Destruction and recycling of end-of-life ships is one of the important sources of steel supply for other industries, which requires new management and legal methods due to the human and environmental hazards during the dismantling of this extremely large structure. In this research; considering the management challenges and legal restrictions, while justifying the need for ship recycling, using the library research method, considering the situation of steel industries in the persian gulf countries and using the production statistics of steel industries, the need for ship recycling and economic value added should be explained. The ship recycling industry, as it is done in countries like Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, is dangerous and pollutes the coastal and sea environment; but according to the current situation and the country's need to establish this industry, its development is conditional on providing environmental standards. Such a thing seems necessary considering the way it is being done in the border country of the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea, i.e., the United Arab Emirates, due to the similarity of the climate with the south of the country.

Keywords

ship
recycle
industrial management
maritime law
last voyage flag
environment
Subjects
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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 54, Issue 3
Autumn 2024
Autumn 2024
Pages 1575-1601

  • Receive Date 11 September 2022
  • Revise Date 01 March 2023
  • Accept Date 22 May 2023

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