ABSTRACT
The innovative step proposed in this chapter is the formulation and implementation of a broad-based enforceable global treaty to promote control of land-based sources of marine pollution (LBSMP). The adoption of a treaty, as does also its implementation, requires cooperation both at the global and regional levels. As an important theme of effective LBSMP control, the cooperative approach is affirmed virtually in all relevant regional and international agreements. A legal framework for effective international cooperation on LBSMP control could seek to facilitate wider public involvement in developing countries. Through the promotion of cooperative arrangements this global treaty could promote scientific and technological development and prevention standards of LBSMP control. The Montreal Guidelines emphasise international and regional cooperation for LBSMP control. State practice in relation to LBSMP control is extremely uncertain and far from adequate in many regions of the world's oceans, such as the Bay of Bengal.
