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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
By: Dr. Ekaterina Antsygina (Postdoctoral Researcher, The University of Hamburg) & Cornell Overfield (Research Analyst, Center for Naval Analyses) Corresponding author: Dr. Ekaterina Antsygina, ekaterina.antsygina@gmail.com Pdf: Ekaterina Antsygina and Cornell Overfield_04102022_ the NCLOS blog_ final.pdf Matter commented on: Problems of overlapping governance on Arctic continental shelves 1. Introduction The continental …
By: Jan Jakub Solski PDF: Jan Solski_14092022_NCLOS blog.pdf Matter commented on: Draft Federal Law of the Russian Federation “On the Amendments to the Federal Law on the Internal Sea Waters, Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone of the Russian Federation, 31 July 1998, No. 155-FZ (on the procedure for the passage …
By: Bastiaan Ewoud Klerk Matter commented on: Recognition of regional and sectoral marine protected areas (MPAs) under the international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) PDF Version: Bastiaan E Klerk_270722_NCLOS_blog post.pdf 1 Introduction In the midst of global biodiversity and climate crises, global policymakers are resuming …
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 …
By: Andrea M. Fisher Matter commented on: BBNJ Treaty and dynamic management of MPAs PDF Version: Fisher_BlogPost_26052022-_Final.pdf 1. Introduction The ongoing negotiations for a global treaty on the conservation of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) in part seek to fill the legal and governance gap for the …