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Guidelines for Grey Zone Naval Incidents: Distinguishing between the Rules of Armed Conflict and Law Enforcement

By: Alexander Lott PDF Version: Alexander Lott_Guidelines for Grey Zone Naval Incidents_NCLOSblog_290422 Matter commented on: Hybrid naval warfare; Distinction between naval warfare and maritime law enforcement 1. Introduction This short blog post aims to provide guidance for parties to hybrid naval warfare for determining whether the rules of armed conflict …

Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean: Has the ICJ marginalized the geological and geomorphological criteria in favor of a distance related criteria?

By: Signe Veierud Busch PDF version: Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean: Has the ICJ marginalized the geological and geomorphological criteria in favor of a distance related criteria, 290322, NCLOS blog Matter commented on: International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judgment in Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya), 12 …

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)”

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

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 …

Launch of a New Research Project at NCLOS: Developing Good Ocean Governance of the Arctic in Times of Unpredictable and Rapid Changes (DOGA)

By: Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen, Hilde Woker, Iva Parlov PDF version: Launch of a New Research Project at NCLOS_010721_NCLOS_Blog Matter commented on: developing good ocean governance of the Arctic   The Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) is excited to announce the launch of a new research project: Developing …

Maritime Security Threats and the Passage Regime in the Bab el-Mandeb

By: Alexander Lott PDF version: Alexander Lott_210621_NCLOS Blog  Matter commented on: Maritime security threats and the passage regime in the Bab el-Mandeb 1 Introduction The strait of Bab el-Mandeb separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula and is an important element in the connection of the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea …

What Role for Traditional Knowledge in the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in the Arctic High Seas?

By: Mana Tugend PDF version: Mana Tugend_260421_NCLOS Blog Matter commented on: the Role of Traditional Knowledge in the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in the Arctic High Seas 1 Introduction The rapidly evolving ocean technologies and environmental changes induced by anthropogenic climate change have led to unprecedented pressures on the ocean, leading …

Convenient shipbreaking: shortcomings of environmental obligations for EU ship owners and possible solutions

By: Eva Sinemus PDF version: Eva Sinemus, Final_120321,NCLOS Blog Matter commented on: Shipbreaking and shortcomings of environmental obligations for EU Ship Owners 1 Introduction Global maritime trade reached 11.08 billion tons in 2019 (UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport 2020, 2). At the end of their life, vessels are scrapped, mostly in …

Virtual progress towards a new global treaty on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

By: Christian Prip Pdf:NCLOS Blog Prip New Treaty Matter commented on: Virtual inter-sessional work of the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). I. Introduction Like many other international processes involving …

EEZs in the Adriatic: challenges and opportunities in a semi-enclosed sea

By: Thomas Bickl PDF Version: NCLOS Blog Bickl III_EEZs Adriatic Matter commented on: EEZ declarations of Croatia and Italy I. Introduction This blogpost is going to discuss the implications of the EEZs of Croatia and Italy in the Adriatic with regard to the interests of and open issues with third States, …