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Macbeth at the International Seabed Authority

Macbeth begins from a problem that law also knows well: prophecy does not merely announce the future; it reorganises the present. The Weird Sisters do not place the crown on Macbeth’s head. They make kingship appear as a future already waiting. Ambition borrows the language

#DeepSeabedMining #InternationalEnvironmentalLaw #NaturalResources

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/macbeth-at-the-international-seabed-authority/

“Courts have concluded that the #PrecautionaryPrinciple must be respected when there is scientific uncertainty about how to effectively prevent significant or irreversible harm to the environment and to human health of present and future generations, as in the case of #DeepSeabedMining" 🦑

“Courts have concluded that the #PrecautionaryPrinciple must be respected when there is scientific uncertainty about how to effectively prevent significant or irreversible harm to the environment and to human health of present and future generations, as in the case of #DeepSeabedMining" 🦑

"#Seabed #mining could soon begin in the #DeepOcean—but the potential impact on animals including #whales is unknown, researchers have warned.

Commercial-scale #DeepSeabedMining in international waters could be permitted for the first time later this year."

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-whale-clock-deep-sea.html#!