Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-388) and index.
The conceptualisation of sustainable development in fisheries law -- The human development pillar of sustainable development -- Human development and the small-scale fisheries sector -- The legal framework of the exclusive economic zone -- Human development in multilateral fisheries instruments -- The EU's external fisheries policy and the ACP-EU relations -- Human development in bilateral ACP-EU fisheries instruments -- Conclusion : normative consensus on human development in legal fisheries instruments