International legal instruments relevant to fisheries and fishing communities: A Handbook - Theme I: Human Rights, Food Security, Women and Development

Rajagopalan, Ramya and Lakshmi, Ahana (2006) International legal instruments relevant to fisheries and fishing communities: A Handbook - Theme I: Human Rights, Food Security, Women and Development. International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), India. ISBN 81-902957-8-0 (Set)

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Abstract

International Legal Instruments Relevant to Fisheries and Fishing Communities: A Handbook provides detailed information for a wide range of legal instruments relevant to fisheries and fishworkers. It covers 114 legal instruments, categorized into the following seven themes: • Human Rights, Food Security, Women and Development • Environment and Sustainable Development • Oceans and Fisheries Management • Environmental Pollution • Fishing Vessels and Safety at Sea • Labour • Trade The handbook also includes the working of the instruments (decisionmaking bodies, monitoring and implementation agencies, periodicity of meetings, rules for participation in meetings of the decision-making bodies and implementation agencies for States and non-governmental organizations), regional instruments/agencies and follow-up. Apart from being a ready reckoner to the instruments, it highlights the important sections of relevance to fisheries/small-scale fisheries/fishworkers. The companion CD-ROM provides the full texts of the instruments in a searchable database. The handbook will be useful for fishworker and non-governmental organizations, and also for researchers and others interested in fisheries issues. It is also available online at www.icsf.net

Item Type:	Books
Keywords:	Human Rights, Food Security, Women and Development, ICSF, Fishing communities, Legal Instruments, fishworkers, social development, World Food Summit, Kyoto Plan, Beijing Platform for Action, Millennium Development Goals, Gender, Equality, Development, Convention,
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture Right to Resources
Depositing User:	IPL ADMIN
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2021 06:18
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2022 09:20
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/4141

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