U ovom radu obrađuje se pravni aspekt zaštite Jadranskog mora od onečišćenja. Onečišćenje mora definira se kao čovjekovo unošenje tvari koje uzrokuju teške poslijednice na floru i faunu mora. Kroz ovaj rad biti će obrađene značajnije međunarodne konvencije koje određuju pravila sprječavanja onečišćenja morskog okoliša, kao i one koje propisuju odgovornosti i naknadu šteta zbog onečišćenja. Najvažniji preventivni propis koji štiti morski okoliš je MARPOL konvencija dok je odgovornost za onečišćenje regulirana CLC konvencijom. U radu se također analiziraju propisi o zaštiti morskog okoliša u Europskoj uniji kao i Hrvatskoj.

This paper deals with the legal aspect of the protection of the Adriatic Sea from pollution. Contamination of the sea is defined as a man's introduction of substances that cause severe pests on the flora and fauna of the sea. Significant international conventions that define the rules for the prevention of pollution of the marine environment as well as those that prescribe responsibility and compensation for pollution damage will be dealt with through this paper. The most important preventive regulation that protects the marine environment is the MARPOL Convention while the responsibility for pollution is regulated by the CLC Convention. The paper also analyzes the regulations on the protection of the marine environment in the European Union as well as Croatia.