Tutela dell’ambiente e poteri degli Stati sugli spazi marini: riflessioni a margine della decisione della Corte internazionale di giustizia del 21 aprile 2022 nel caso Nicaragua c. Colombia. (Nota a sentenza Corte internazionale di giustizia (CIJ) 21 aprile 2022 (Nicaragua vs Colombia))

The article, inspired by the recent judgment of the International Court of Justice in the case "Nicaragua v. Colombia" of 21st April 2022, analyses the relevance of the principles of International Law concerning protection of the marine environment in the context of the litigation of maritime international disputes, by especially focusing upon the relation between the general duty of each State to protect the marine environment, on the one hand, and the obligation to respect the sovereignty and the exclusive rights pertaining to other States, on the other hand