The Relationship between the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the UN Climate Change Regime: What Role for Article 237 UNCLOS?

Climate change / International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) / Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) / Marine pollution Leave a comment

By: Philipp P Nickels (Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, NCLOS, Faculty of Law, UiT) PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2024/04/The-Relationship-between-the-LOSC-and-the-UN-Climate-Change-Regime-NCLOS-blog.pdf Matters commented on: request for an advisory opinion, ITLOS, COSIS, inter-regime relationships 1 Introduction* On 12 December 2022, the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS) submitted a request …

A Peculiar Interaction: Extreme Temperature Rise in the North Atlantic and the International Maritime Organization’s Sulphur Regulation

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By: Konstantinos Deligiannis-Virvos (PhD Research Fellow, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea, UiT) PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2024/01/NCLOS-Blog-IMO-and-Climate-Change-final-1.pdf Matters Commented on: North Atlantic Ocean surface temperature rise, IMO 2020 Sulphur Regulation, IMO GHG Strategy, Climate Change 1.      Introduction In the summer of 2023 exceptional sea surface temperatures were recorded on the …

Did an Alleged Ukrainian Attack against the Nord Stream Pipelines Violate the Law of Armed Conflict?

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By: Alexander Lott (Marie Curie research fellow at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea). PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2023/11/Alexander-Lott-NCLOS-Blog_Nord-Stream-Jus-in-Bello-Case-Study_-Final.pdf Matter commented on: The Nord Stream Explosions in the Baltic Sea 1. Introduction Preliminary Western intelligence reports have emerged about a purportedly pro-Ukrainian group of six divers conducting the sabotage against …

Towards a UN Plastic Pollution Treaty: Negotiations and Progress before INC2

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By: Charlie JP Bennett (Visiting Trainee at NCLOS; Legal intern at T.M.C. Asser Institute and Space Court Foundation) PDF: https://site.uit.no/nclos/wp-content/uploads/sites/179/2023/05/Final_Plastics-negotiation_NCLOS-blog_30052023.pdf Matter commented on: Progression toward negotiation and conclusion of a new UN Plastic Pollution Treaty 1. Introduction This week marked the beginning of the second round of negotiations of the …

CITES and the BBNJ Treaty: Some Reflections

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By: Mazyar Ahmad PDF: CITES and BBNJ Treaty_NCLOS Blog_final.pdf Matter commented on: Interaction between CITES and BBNJ Treaty 1. Introduction The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) nineteenth Conference of Parties (CoP19) was held in Panama between 10-24 November 2022. Under agenda item …

Bolstering the Area’s Benefits to Humankind

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A Legal Analysis of UNCLOS’ Common Heritage of Mankind Principle and ‘for the benefit of mankind’ Provisions in the Context of the Call for a Deep Seabed Mining Moratorium By: Samantha Robb Legal research assistant employed by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) for the joint project ‘Protecting …

Introduction to the Outcomes of the 2022 NCLOS Conference on Ocean Space

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By: Mana Elise Tugend, Ingrid Solstad Andreassen, Bastiaan Klerk, Nikolaos Gkikas, and Konstantinos Deligiannis Virvos Matter commented on: NCLOS Conference on Ocean Space, 23-24 November 2022, Tromsø, Norway. Introduction: It is commonly known that ocean spaces and marine ecosystems are connected in complex and multiscale ways, but the biological and …

A Methodology for Evaluating the Ecosystem Approach in National Laws and Policies

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By: Lena Schøning PDF: Lena-A-methodology-to-evaluate-the-ecosystem-approach-in-national-laws-and-policies_NCLOS-blog_Final.pdf Matter commented on: A theoretical perspective, criteria, and methods for evaluating the ecosystem approach in national laws and policies. 1          Introduction The ecosystem approach has been part of international environmental law since the 90s. Since then, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity …

Operationalizing the Ecosystem Approach in the BBNJ Treaty

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By: Vito De Lucia PDF: Vito de Lucia_181022_NCLOS Blog.pdf Matter commented on: 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference towards a new treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, Further Refreshed Draft Text, A/CONF.232/2022/CRP.13/Add.1 1         Introduction: IGC5 and the “Further Refreshed Draft …