Theologically Shoring Up the Law of the Sea

In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis highlights the oceans as integral to our threatened common home and stresses the need for more effective ocean governance. Theologians can help to meet that need. By turning their attention to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and its further development,...

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Main Author: George, William P. 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2023
In: Theological studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 84, Issue: 2, Pages: 265-292
Further subjects:B Comparative Theology
B UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
B ocean governance
B Laudato Si’
B ocean empathy
B law of the sea
B Deep Incarnation
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Summary:In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis highlights the oceans as integral to our threatened common home and stresses the need for more effective ocean governance. Theologians can help to meet that need. By turning their attention to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and its further development, and by practicing “ocean empathy,” they can join ocean scientists, NGOs, international lawyers, and others in caring for the oceans by shoring up the law of the sea.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00405639231169965