Editors' Note & Acknowledgments List of Editors and Contributors List of Abbreviations Part I Climate Change Impact on the World Oceans Chapter 1 The International Matidme Law Response to Climate Change: The Quest for the Shipping Industry's "Fair Share" of GHG Emissions Reduction Aldo CHIRCOP Chapter 2 The International Law of the Sea: Implications of Climate Change Chris WHOMERSLEY Chapter 3 International Progress of Ocean Governance in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction : A Literature Review Shuguang ZJU , Peng YIN , Peili DUAN Part II Marine Environment and Biodiversity Protection Chapter 4 Protecting Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction:Institutional Considerations for a New International Agreement under United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea Andrew FRIEDMAN , Nichola CLARK,Joan YANG , Kristina Maria GJERDE , David FREESTONE,and HSnnie LA U Chapter 5 Environmental Impact Assessment in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction:Optiom for a New International Agreement Glen WRIGHT Chapter 6 Towards Best Practice Management of Coral Reefs and Marine Protected Areas in the South China Sea: Challenges and Opportunities /83 Laurence McCOOK Jiansheng LIAN , Xinming LEI,Zhu CHEN, Guifang(Julia) XUE, Ling CAO, Shang CHEN, Put ANG, Hui HUANG Part III New Issues in Maritime Dispute Settlement Chapter 7 Escalating Tensions or Enhanced Opportunities for Maritime Cooperation in the East China Sea? Seokwoo LEE Chapter 8 The Impact of ICJ's Preliminary Decision on the Nicaragua v. Colombia Case to the East China Sea Maritime Boundary Disputes Leonardo BERNARD Chapter 9 Legal Effect of the Chinese Traditional Maritime Boundary Line Zhihua ZHENG Part IV Governance of Polar Regions Chapter 10 The Establishment of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area and Possible Implications flanye TANG Chapter 11 Time to Ask :What can China Contribute to the Arctic? Yitong CHEN Chapter 12 China and Antarctic Governance:An Emerging Power's Interests and Responsibilities Liu HE Part V Development of Deep Seabed Mining Regime Chapter 13 Effective Environmental Management of Deep Sea Mines in Operations :A Perspective from Industry Chong WANG Chapter 14 China's Deep Seabed Law:An Effective Tool for Environmental Protection? Xiangxin XU