By: Vito De Lucia PDF Version: The Convention on Migratory Species Agrees on Measures to Protect Cetacean Culture Matter commented on: CMS Resolution on the Conservation Implications of Cetacean Culture, UNEP/CMS/COP11/Doc.23.2.4 Introduction The Conference of the Parties to the 1979 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals …
By: Seamus Ryder PDF Version: The Nuuk Meeting on Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Matter commented on: Meeting on Arctic Fisheries, Nuuk, Greenland, 24-26 February 2014 As reported in the New York Times the potential development of unregulated fisheries in the central Arctic Ocean has secured the attention of all five …
By: Irene Dahl PDF Version: Norwegian by-catch regulations are not discriminatory Case commented on: The Kiel case http://lovdata.no/dokument/HRSTR/avgjorelse/hr-2014-577-a On March 21, 2014 the Supreme Court of Norway gave judgement in the Kiel case. The background to the case is discussed in Prof Henriksen’s post here. As stressed in that post, …
By: Tore Henriksen PDF Version: Norwegian by-catch regulations alleged to violate the Svalbard Treaty Matter commented on: The Kiel case On March 11 and 12, 2014 the Supreme Court of Norway heard a case that may have consequences for the management of the natural resources of the Norwegian High North. …
By: Nele Matz-Lück PDF Version: The Faroe Islands’ Response to EU Trade Restrictions on Atlanto-Scandian Herring Proceedings commented upon: European Union – Measures on Atlanto-Scandian Herring The Faroe Islands have initiated international proceedings in the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the European Union (EU) in response to trade restrictions on …
By: Alex Oude Elferink PDF Version: The Arctic Sunrise Incident and the International Law of the Sea Decision commented on: The “Arctic Sunrise” Case (Kingdom of the Netherlands v Russian Federation, Request for the prescription of provisional measures, Order of 22 November 2013. The Arctic in recent years has been the …