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The NCLOS Blog

The blog of the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea

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 …

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 …

The Problems of Overlapping Governance on the Arctic Continental Shelves Pending Delineation and Delimitation

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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 …