In light of the interlinkages between marine biodiversity and the protection of human rights, this article explores the relevance of international human rights law to the decision-making processes at the International Seabed Authority (ISA). It illuminates the relevance of the ISA decisions for the protection of everyone's right to a healthy environment, as well as for the human rights of indigenous peoples and other communities that have cultural connections to the seabed, children and environmental human rights defenders. On these bases, the article assesses current practices in relation to public participation at the ISA, revealing that human rights obligations of procedure and substance appear overlooked in that context. The article concludes by outlining the steps the ISA member States should take to enhance public participation in decision-making on deep-seabed mining. In addition, it identifies an immediate opportunity for independent international review that could help clarify how human rights can support the ISA in delivering on its complex mandate to regulate deep-seabed mining activities beyond national jurisdiction and protect the marine environment for the benefit of humankind.

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国际海底管理局的公众参与：国际人权法分析

鉴于海洋生物多样性与保护人权之间的相互联系，本文探讨了国际人权法与国际海底管理局 (ISA) 决策过程的相关性。它阐明了 ISA 决定对于保护每个人享有健康环境的权利以及土著人民和其他与海底、儿童和环境人权维护者有文化联系的社区的人权的相关性。在这些基础上，本文评估了与 ISA 公众参与有关的当前做法，揭示了在这种情况下似乎忽视了程序和实质上的人权义务。文章最后概述了 ISA 成员国应采取的步骤，以加强公众对深海海底采矿决策的参与。此外，它确定了立即进行独立国际审查的机会，这可能有助于阐明人权如何支持 ISA 履行其复杂的任务，监管国家管辖范围以外的深海海底采矿活动，并为人类的利益保护海洋环境。