Anuario mexicano de derecho internacional
versão impressa ISSN 1870-4654
PENA-NEIRA, Sergio. Rights of the States in the maritime ambit: interpretation and application of the principles and norms of the states in the matter of biological diversity. Anu. Mex. Der. Inter [online]. 2010, vol.10, pp. 389-413. ISSN 1870-4654.
Natural resources have an important place in the legal regulation of the Environment because their benefits might be the base for the sustainable development of a country. The rights of a country and the peoples derived from the application of international principles having an important value and, therefore, the absence of juridical distinction in the international regulation creates a juridical vacuum and confusion on the legal norms applicable to the resources creating a loss of benefits and non application of the rights derived there from. This article will focus on the legal rules related to natural genetic resources of the sea.
Palavras-chave : development; environment; genetic resources; natural resources.