An international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( LOSC ) will need to address “Marine Genetic Resources ( MGR s), including questions on the sharing of benefits” from areas outside national jurisdiction ( ABNJ ). Existing international models of benefit-sharing have all evolved in the context of national jurisdiction and cannot readily be put to use in ABNJ . Current use of MGR s from ABNJ is practically non-existent, although any instrument or model would have to both cater for this situation and provide for any potential technological development and increase in use. The aim of this paper is to provide a simplified overview of options for access and benefit-sharing, drawing on existing models from international and national instruments. Existing options could be analysed through separating access from benefit-sharing and assessing them factually in terms of how ‘light’ and ‘heavy’ they are.

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当前在《联合国海洋法公约》背景下利益分享的“轻”和“重”选择

根据《联合国海洋法公约》（LOSC）制定的具有法律约束力的国际文书将需要解决国家管辖范围以外地区（ABNJ）的“海洋遗传资源（MGR），包括利益分享问题”。现有的国际利益分享模式都是在国家管辖范围内发展起来的，不能轻易在 ABNJ 中使用。目前 ABNJ 的 MGR 的使用实际上不存在，尽管任何仪器或模型都必须满足这种情况并提供任何潜在的技术发展和使用增加。本文的目的是利用国际和国家文书中的现有模型，对获取和惠益分享的备选方案进行简要概述。