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Lessons to be learned from OSPAR’s network of marine protected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction, in light of the BBNJ negotiations

By: Bas Klerk PDF version: NCLOS Blog_Bas Klerk Matter commented on: BBNJ negotiations; lessons to be learned from OSPAR’s MPA regime in ABNJ. I          Introduction The first steps toward the adoption of an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) were taken over fifteen years ago, with …

EU v. Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean: a good moment to sponsor dispute settlement

By: Thomas Bickl PDF version:NCLOS T Bickl Blog no fts EU-Turkey Matter commented on: Maritime claims in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean; upcoming European Council 1/2 October 2020 I. Introduction The situation in the Eastern Mediterranean is on the agenda of the meeting of the EU Heads of State and …

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

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 …

Squaring the Oceanic Circle? On Regional Approaches to the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

By Vito De Lucia Pdf version:Vito De Lucia Regional Governance BBNJ Matter commented on: regional approaches to marine biodiversity conservation in ABNJ Introduction The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has determined the cancellation or postponement of a great many international meetings, including the suspension of all physical activities at the UN Headquarters …

The Application of Teachings by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

By: Sondre Torp Helmersen PDF Version: S T Helmersen Blog post Matter commented on: teachings by the ITLOS This blog post is based on an article in (2020) 11 Journal of International Dispute Settlement p. 20-46, which can be accessed through the following link: https://academic.oup.com/jids/article-abstract/11/1/20/5715401 I. Introduction and methodology How international …

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

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 …

A book review of Emerging Legal Orders in the Arctic: The Role of Non-Arctic Actors

By: Jan Jakub Solski* PDF version: NCLOS Blog Jan Solski Blog book review Matter commented on: Emerging Legal Orders in the Arctic: The Role of Non-Arctic Actors Akiho Shibata, Leilei Zou, Nikolas Sellheim and Marzia Scopelliti (eds) (2019) Informa Law from Routledge, h/b, ISBN: 978-1-138-61851, pp 286, £115. *The review will …

The Advocate General’s Opinion on Slovenia v Croatia: A proper reflection of international law and the EU’s role in the Arbitration Agreement?

By: Thomas Bickl PDF Version: Bickl AG CJEU SLO CRO Matter commented on: Advocate General Opinion Case Republic of Slovenia v Republic of Croatia (C-457/18), 11 December 2019 I. Introduction The Republic of Slovenia brought infringement proceedings against the Republic of Croatia under Article 259 TFEU before the Court of Justice …

Dispute Settlement in the New Treaty on Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction

Dispute Settlement in the New Treaty on Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction By: Joanna Mossop* PDF Version:J Mossop Dispute Settlement in the BBNJ Treaty NCLOS Matter commented on: Dispute settlement provisions in BBNJ Introduction In December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly authorised the commencement of negotiations for …

Provisional Application of an Amendment to the London Protocol to Facilitate Collaborative CCS Projects

By: Nigel Bankes PDF version: Blog_NBankes_Article6 (GZ DW edit)(NB) Document Commented On: Resolution LP.5(14) on the Provisional Application of the 2009 Amendment to Article 6 of the London Protocol, adopted 11 October 2019, by the 14th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the …