Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS)

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?

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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 …

Introduction to the outcomes of the 2023 NCLOS Conference on “Ocean Commons”

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By: Konstantinos Deligiannis-Virvos (UiT, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea) Matter commented on: NCLOS Conference on Ocean Commons, 1-3 November 2023, Tromsø, Norway. Introduction: The term “commons” usually brings into mind the problem of the tragedy of the commons: a concept in environmental science and economics that describes …

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 …

Conclusions of the Aurora Conference: “The limits and possibilities of sovereignty, as both the organizing logic and the central legal principle underpinning Law of the Sea and Ocean Governance (LOSOG)”

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PDF Version: Conclusions of the Aurora Conference, 140122 NCLOS blog By: Julia Gaunce, Mazyar Ahmad, and Endalew Lijalem Enyew Matter commented on: The Aurora Conference, 25-26 November 2021, Tromsø, Norway. 1. Introduction The law of the sea is facing fundamental challenges, including material challenges, epistemic challenges, and challenges relating to …

Nauru and Deep-Sea Minerals Exploitation: A Legal Exploration of the 2-Year Rule

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By: Catherine Blanchard PDF version: Catherine Blanchard_170921_NCLOS blog Matter commented on: Nauru and the 2-year rule in deep-sea minerals exploitation 1 Introduction On 25 June 2021, the small Pacific island nation of Nauru put the international scientific, legal and political ocean community in a state of alert. It requested the International …

The Sea Dominates the Law: Rise in Sea Level as a Grotian Moment

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By: Bharatt Goel Pdf version: Bharatt Goel_Blog post Matter commented on: Sea level rise and law of the sea The global rise in sea level has manifested a challenge to international law and opened a Pandora box of legal questions prompting the International Law Commission to include it in its long-term …

CJEU judgement on Slovenia v Croatia: What role for international law in EU-accession dispute settlement?

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By: Thomas Bickl PDF Version:Bickl II CJEU SLO CRO Matter commented on: CJEU judgement on jurisdiction Case Art. 259 TFEU Republic of Slovenia v Republic of Croatia (C-457/18), 31 January 2020 I. Introduction With regard to the Case under examination here, the Republic of Slovenia brought infringement proceedings against the …

Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea (Version 1, 5 April 2019) – a contribution to the discussion on human rights in the maritime context

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By: Jessica Schechinger PDF version: JCLOS Blog_May 6 2019_Human rights at sea Declaration Document commented on: Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea (Version 1, 5 April 2019) On 5 April 2019, the first version of the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea (hereafter: the Declaration) was published by …

Compulsory Conciliation under the Law of the Sea Convention: rich pickings in the Decision on Objections to Competence of the Timor-Leste\Australia Conciliation Commission

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By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Compulsory Conciliation under the Law of the Sea Convention: rich pickings in the Decision on Objections to Competence of the Timor-Leste\Australia Conciliation Commission Decision commented on: Conciliation Commission, Between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Commonwealth of Australia: Decision on Australia’s Objections to Competence, …