A Common Concern of Humankind and Its Contribution to Solving Marine Plastic

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The vast oceans support diverse life, provide food, oxygen, and resources, and regulate climate. They are vital for global trade and play a key role in absorbing carbon dioxide. However, marine plastic pollution threatens delicate ecosystems, harming numerous species. Therefore, to address the problem of marine plastic, the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) has decided to establish a new legally binding international convention.
In international conventions to manage complex transboundary pollutants such as marine plastic, the environmental problem is specified as a common concern of humankind and efforts are made to solve the problem in the way of common responsibility. This will undoubtedly have implications for the newly establishing marine plastic convention. In this context, the objective of this study is to examine the suitability of designating marine plastic as a common concern of humankind within the recently decided international plastics treaty. Furthermore, this study explores how it can be applied to solving problems by designating marine plastics as a common concern of humankind in the new treaty.

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