Author: Ekaterina Antsygina The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is considering whether to request an Advisory Opinion from the ITLOS Seabed Disputes Chamber in response to unilateral deep-sea mining activities in the Area. A note by the Secretary-General (ISBA/31/A/8), submitted to the 31st session of the Assembly, proposes a request under …
Author: Coalter Lathrop One emerging challenge to the rules-based international order is the exploration and exploitation of the mineral resources of the deep seabed pursuant, not to the approval of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), but to the unilateral authorization of a single state, in this case the United States …
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 …