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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Soft Law with Hidden Teeth: The Case for a FAO International Plan of Action on Sea Turtles</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Lugten, Gail L.</span> (2006) <xhtml:em>Soft Law with Hidden Teeth: The Case for a FAO International Plan of Action on Sea Turtles.</xhtml:em> Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 9 (2). pp. 155-173. ISSN 1388-0292</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_3555' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2686/1/Turtles.pdf" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_3555' );"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_3555"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2686/thumbnails/1/preview.png" class="ep_preview_image" border="0" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/2686/1/Turtles.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />104Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13880290600728179">http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13880290600728179</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">The purpose of this article is to evaluate the legal status of the FAO International Plans of Action, and assess whether a new FAO IPOA on sea turtles could
achieve any significant protection for creatures experiencing “a catastrophic decline in populations.” The paper is divided into three parts. Part 2 provides
an overview on the plight of sea turtles and the numerous threats to their continued existence which occur both on land and at sea. Part 3 of the paper looks to the four current FAO International Plans of Action, their status in
law, and the potential effectiveness of a fifth IPOA dealing with sea turtles. Part 4 of the paper presents an argument for the customary law status of the IPOAs. The paper submits that to the extent that the law (as distinct from education of fishers and coastal communities, developments in fishing gear technology, or application of better management policies) can conserve the sea turtles, a FAO International Plan of Action on sea turtles, along with the other FAO IPOAs, may be soft law instruments with hidden teeth.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/390111.html">390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390111 International Law</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">2686</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Law Librarian</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">14 Dec 2007 15:16</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=2686;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=2686">item control page</a></p>
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