Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52676#.VKC5bcCAM4 Author(s) Rachel Alberstadt Affiliation(s) Alumna (Advanced Public International Law), Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlands . ABSTRACT The concept of maximum sustainable yield has emerged as a popularly accepted concept for the benefit of the environment, yet the practical implementation of this concept and the dubious acceptance by fisherman of its lawfulness provides the CORE discussion of this article. Customary law exists as a two pillared system depending both on an element of practice in addition to the belief that the behavior in question is lawfully mandated. As such, for customary st...
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