Ruiyang Liu

The issue of high-seas fisheries is the main threat to biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. The BBNJ Agreement, which focuses on biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, is under vigorous discussion. Subject to the “not undermine” requirement and considerations of practical interests, it is highly possible that the BBNJ Agreement may not address the issue of fisheries on the high seas. The objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the high-seas fisheries issue and the BBNJ Agreement for the purposes of the conservation of marine biodiversity, the unity of the marine ecosystem, and the consistency of regulations. It maintains that from the perspective of protecting the oceans, enacting legislation in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and transforming marine management mode, the issue of high-seas fisheries should be included in the BBNJ Agreement. In the future, the BBNJ agreement needs to clarify its scope of application, resolve overlapping issues through general regulations and conflict rules, clarify the methods and contents of international cooperation, and establish international law obligations for integrated ocean management.

With the advent of 5G network technology and the maturity of medical applications associated with 5G, the Internet medical service industry is gradually developing. Given the COVID-19 pandemic crisis occasionally happened in China, hospitals were taken up most of the medical resources, the Internet medical care is seen as the alternative way for patients to access medical care and treatment. With the aid of 5G, patients nowadays can seek remote medical care, diagnosis, and surgery. However, this is not without any problems. The current legal supervision system in the Internet medical service industry is still incomplete, and ought to be augmented. This essay serves to identify and evaluate the loopholes existing in the legal supervision system in the Internet medical service industry, in the hope to improve the current system and ensure the safety of patients who are seeking Internet medical services.