Reflections on the Letter of Intent for Cooperation on the Pikialasorsuaq: What does it legally mean for the Inuit?

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By: Apostolos Tsiouvalas (PhD Fellow at NCLOS, Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic University of Norway). PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2023/10/Apostolos_NCLOS-Blog_271023_Final.pdf Matter commented on:  Letter of Intent for Cooperation on the Pikialasorsuaq between the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of Canada and the Ministry of Agriculture, Self-sufficiency, Energy and Environment of the Government …

Deep-Sea Minerals Exploitation: The 2-Year Rule Deadline is Running Out, What Happens Next?

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By: Maria Madalena das Neves (Associate Professor at NCLOS, Faculty of Law, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway) PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2023/06/MMN_Deepsea-Minerals-Exploitation_NCLOS-Blog_27062023.pdf Matter commented on:  ISA draft exploitation regulations and the 2-Year rule Nauru invoked  the ‘two-year rule’ enshrined in section 1(15)(b) of the Annex to the 1994 Agreement relating to the implementation …

The Nord Stream Pipelines through the Lens of Law and Geopolitics

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By: Timo Koivurova (Research Professor at Arctic Centre, University of Lapland); Theresa Winkel (Doctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Lapland) PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2023/06/NCLOS-Blog_Koivurova_Winkel_Final.pdf Matter commented on: Regulation of Nord Stream Pipelines In the realm of European energy security, few topics have sparked as much debate and controversy as …

The last bottle of the Whisky-War: A commentary on the boundary delimitation agreement on disputed areas between Canada and Denmark (Greenland)

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By: Signe Veierud Busch Matter commented on: The Boundary Delimitation Agreement on disputed areas between Canada and Denmark (Greenland) PDF Version: For almost a Century, Hans Island has been the object of an ongoing sovereignty dispute between Canada and Denmark (Greenland), and since the 1980s the parties have fought a …

Towards Normative Coherence in the International Law of the Sea for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

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By: Anna-Maria Hubert and Neil Craik PDF-version: Towards Normative Coherence in the International Law of the Sea for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Document commented on: International legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea …

Did the latest Resolution on Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics take us any closer to pollution-free oceans?

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By: Linda Finska PDF version: https://site.uit.no/jclos/files/2018/01/JCLOS-Blog-100118_Marine-Litter_Finska.pdf Document commented on: United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme, Resolution on Marine Litter and Microplastics, UNEP/EA.3/L.20, Third Session, 4-6 December 2017 According to the Ellen McArthur Foundation, by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish by weight in our …

Opposite or adjacent – does it make a difference? Delimiting the continental shelf beyond 200 nm

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By: Signe Veierud Busch https://site.uit.no/jclos/files/2017/12/JCLOS-Blog-011217_Blogpost-ghana-cote-divoire.pdf Case commented on: ITLOS Special Chamber, Judgment in Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean, 23 September 2017. In Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean (Ghana/Côte …

State responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas: The case of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire and its implications

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By: Natalia Ermolina and Constantinos Yiallourides PDF version: https://site.uit.no/jclos/files/2017/11/JCLOS-Blog-231117_Ghana-blog_final.pdf Case commented on: ITLOS Special Chamber, Judgment in Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary Between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean, 23 September 2017. Background to the dispute between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire For a long time, Ghana …

The way towards strengthened marine cooperation in the Arctic

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By:  Christian Prip PDF version: The way towards strengthened marine cooperation in the Arctic Document commented on: Report to Ministers of the Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation. The Arctic Council Ministers established a Task Force on Arctic Marine Cooperation (TFAMC) in 2015  “to assess future needs for a regional …

ITLOS Judgment in the Maritime Boundary Dispute between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

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By: Nigel Bankes PDF version: ITLOS Judgment in the Maritime Boundary Dispute between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Case commented on: ITLOS Special Chamber, Judgment in Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary Between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean, 23 September 2017. A Special Chamber of the International …