On 18–19 November 2025, the Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore and the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) organized a closed-door dialogue on current issues and challenges in Arctic shipping, hosted by CIL in Singapore. The event was titled “Ecosystems, Security …
Prof. Robert Beckman, Senior Advisor, Ocean Law and Policy, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore Bikashita Choudhury, Research Associate, Ocean Law and Policy, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore CIL/NCLOS Dialogue Symposium Introduction One of the “unintended consequences” of the imposition of sanctions on the Russian …
Vito De Lucia, Professor and Director, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway CIL/NCLOS Dialogue Symposium Introduction Arctic ecosystem governance can be fruitfully understood as a security concern, given the complex interplay between climate change, resource development, and geopolitical …
Jan Jakub Solski, Associate Professor, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway CIL/NCLOS Dialogue Symposium Introduction Due to its geographic location, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) holds importance for both commercial and strategic reasons. While most media coverage periodically …
Amanda Wee Amanda Wee, Research Assistant, Ocean Law and Policy, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore Yulu Liu, Research Fellow, Ocean Law and Policy, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore CIL/NCLOS Dialogue Symposium Introduction Shipping through the Arctic has increased by 40% between 2013 and 2025 …
By: Konstantinos Deligiannis Virvos, Vito De Lucia and Jan Jakub Solski, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway 1. Introduction In September 2025, the United States of America (US) launched operation “Southern Spear” which, among other actions, included a …
By: Jessica N.M. Schechinger (postdoctoral research fellow at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway) Matter commented on: the BBNJ Agreement entering into force and Norway’s ratification and implementation of the Agreement 1. Introduction: Norway’s ratification of the …
By: Sofie Elise Quist and Bastiaan Klerk (UiT, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea). Matter commented on: NCLOS Conference on “Future Trajectories for the Law of the Sea”, 6-7 November 2023, Tromsø, Norway. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) seen by many as …
ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change INTRODUCTION On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued its landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law, the first of a series of advisory opinions on climate change across various judicial fora (see also ICJ …
By: Daniel Stein, Assistant Professor, OP Jindal Global University, Jindal Global Law School; Visiting Researcher, Freie Universität, Berlin. PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2024/06/Daniel-NCLOS-blog-ITLOS-AO-on-Climate-change-and-CLC_PDF.pdf Matter Commented on: The Conventions regulating Civil Liability for oil spills were not explicitly mentioned by the ITLOS, but several new duties related to transboundary harms and environmental restoration could …