#lawofthesea — Public Fediverse posts
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Climate-Vulnerable States Vindicated in the Hague
On Wednesday, July 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague issued its long-awaited advisory opinion…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #TheHague #ClimateChange #climatelitigation #HumanRights #InternationalCourtofJustice(ICJ) #InternationalCourts #internationallaw #LawoftheSea #Litigation #UNCharter #UnitedNations(UN)
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Iran’s Legal Strategy in Hormuz
Geography remains Iran’s greatest wartime advantage and a key strategic asset in the ongoing 2026 conflict. The country’s rugged terrain, extensive coastline, and strategic depth in the Persian Gulf shape the course of the war, constraining conventional military options while enhancing Iran’s ability to leverage the Strait of
#Iran #LawOfTheSea #NavalWarfare #UNCLOS
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/irans-legal-strategy-in-hormuz/
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The #ADF can hardly claim "international waters" (a #UNCLOS definition) in the South China Sea at the _very same_ time it encourages US / Israel aggression in the middle east (clearly breaching the UN Charter).
#Australia, we either rely on international law, or you undermine it. There's no middle path.
In local dialect:
If international law is buggered, then we're fucked.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388
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The #ADF can hardly claim "international waters" (a #UNCLOS definition) in the South China Sea at the _very same_ time it encourages US / Israel aggression in the middle east (clearly breaching the UN Charter).
#Australia, we either rely on international law, or you undermine it. There's no middle path.
In local dialect:
If international law is buggered, then we're fucked.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388
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The #ADF can hardly claim "international waters" (a #UNCLOS definition) in the South China Sea at the _very same_ time it encourages US / Israel aggression in the middle east (clearly breaching the UN Charter).
#Australia, we either rely on international law, or you undermine it. There's no middle path.
In local dialect:
If international law is buggered, then we're fucked.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388
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The #ADF can hardly claim "international waters" (a #UNCLOS definition) in the South China Sea at the _very same_ time it encourages US / Israel aggression in the middle east (clearly breaching the UN Charter).
#Australia, we either rely on international law, or you undermine it. There's no middle path.
In local dialect:
If international law is buggered, then we're fucked.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388
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The #ADF can hardly claim "international waters" (a #UNCLOS definition) in the South China Sea at the _very same_ time it encourages US / Israel aggression in the middle east (clearly breaching the UN Charter).
#Australia, we either rely on international law, or you undermine it. There's no middle path.
In local dialect:
If international law is buggered, then we're fucked.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/adf-helicopter-evasive-action-chinese-military/106426388
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Major political geography event: #BBNJ aka "#HighSeasTreaty" takes effect today, meaning new laws governing environmental protection in intl. waters are now binding on 81 countries that have so far ratified it, including #Brazil, #China, #Japan, #France, #Germany.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166762
#geography #oceans #maritime #lawofthesea #internationalwaters #geopolitics @geography @geopolitics #worldpolitics #internationallaw
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US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker
US armed forces' seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.https://murica.website/2025/12/us-relied-on-illegal-sanctions-to-seize-venezuelan-oil-tanker/
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US Relied on Illegal Sanctions to Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker
US armed forces' seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter.https://murica.website/2025/12/us-relied-on-illegal-sanctions-to-seize-venezuelan-oil-tanker/
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@mpfpr co-hosted a workshop in 🇸🇬 on 🔹‘ #ClimateChange Impacts on the Oceans and Challenges to the Law of the Sea’🔹 for officials of #ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat. 🌊 ⚖️
Generously funded by @AuswaertigesAmt
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Craig Murray: The Beat of UK War Drums
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/20/craig-murray-the-beat-of-uk-war-drums/
Talk about a Russian ship “inside British waters” is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex’s tightening grip on the state. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk In fascist lockstep, the entire British…
#Politics #Commentary #Nato #Propaganda #Russia #Surveillance #UnitedKingdon #CraigMurray #DefenceSecretaryJohnHealey #FreedomOfNavigation #HighSeas #InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #NordstreamSabotage #SeveromoskNavalBase #TerritorialWaters #Yantar -
Craig Murray: The Beat of UK War Drums
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/20/craig-murray-the-beat-of-uk-war-drums/
Talk about a Russian ship “inside British waters” is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex’s tightening grip on the state. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk In fascist lockstep, the entire British…
#Politics #Commentary #Nato #Propaganda #Russia #Surveillance #UnitedKingdon #CraigMurray #DefenceSecretaryJohnHealey #FreedomOfNavigation #HighSeas #InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #NordstreamSabotage #SeveromoskNavalBase #TerritorialWaters #Yantar -
Craig Murray: The Beat of UK War Drums
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/20/craig-murray-the-beat-of-uk-war-drums/
Talk about a Russian ship “inside British waters” is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex’s tightening grip on the state. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk In fascist lockstep, the entire British…
#Politics #Commentary #Nato #Propaganda #Russia #Surveillance #UnitedKingdon #CraigMurray #DefenceSecretaryJohnHealey #FreedomOfNavigation #HighSeas #InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #NordstreamSabotage #SeveromoskNavalBase #TerritorialWaters #Yantar -
Craig Murray: The Beat of UK War Drums
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/20/craig-murray-the-beat-of-uk-war-drums/
Talk about a Russian ship “inside British waters” is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex’s tightening grip on the state. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk In fascist lockstep, the entire British…
#Politics #Commentary #Nato #Propaganda #Russia #Surveillance #UnitedKingdon #CraigMurray #DefenceSecretaryJohnHealey #FreedomOfNavigation #HighSeas #InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #NordstreamSabotage #SeveromoskNavalBase #TerritorialWaters #Yantar -
Craig Murray: The Beat of UK War Drums
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/20/craig-murray-the-beat-of-uk-war-drums/
Talk about a Russian ship “inside British waters” is the normal refuge of extremely unpopular governments. It is also part of the military industrial complex’s tightening grip on the state. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk In fascist lockstep, the entire British…
#Politics #Commentary #Nato #Propaganda #Russia #Surveillance #UnitedKingdon #CraigMurray #DefenceSecretaryJohnHealey #FreedomOfNavigation #HighSeas #InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #NordstreamSabotage #SeveromoskNavalBase #TerritorialWaters #Yantar -
🔵 Select articles from Volume 28 of the #UNYB are now available online as advance publications, ahead of the full volume.
#HumanRights #UN #publicinternationallaw #UnitedNations #Völkerrecht #law #PIL #internationallaw
#UN #UNYB #Diplomacy#Internationallawmaking #HumanRights #legalresearch #InternationalLawCommission
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🔵 Select articles from Volume 28 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law #UNYB are now available online as advance publications, ahead of the full volume.
#HumanRights #UN #publicinternationallaw #UnitedNations #Völkerrecht #law #PIL #internationallaw
#UN #UNYB #Diplomacy#Internationallawmaking #HumanRights #legalresearch #InternationalLawCommission
#InternationalCourtofJustice #MaxPlanckLaw #lawofthesea #ITLOS -
🔵 Select articles from Volume 28 of the #UNYB are now available online as advance publications, ahead of the full volume.
#HumanRights #UN #publicinternationallaw #UnitedNations #Völkerrecht #law #PIL #internationallaw
#UN #UNYB #Diplomacy#Internationallawmaking #HumanRights #legalresearch #InternationalLawCommission
#InternationalCourtofJustice #MaxPlanckLaw #lawofthesea #ITLOS -
🔵 Select articles from Volume 28 of the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law #UNYB are now available online as advance publications, ahead of the full volume.
#HumanRights #UN #publicinternationallaw #UnitedNations #Völkerrecht #law #PIL #internationallaw
#UN #UNYB #Diplomacy#Internationallawmaking #HumanRights #legalresearch #InternationalLawCommission
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@mpfpr holds a two-day webinar for nominated officials from #ASEAN & Timor-Leste on multilateral reporting mechanisms, including in an #ocean governance context.
Generously funded by @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #LOS #MaritimeLaw #IMO #IMSAS #ILO #RFMOs #UPR #RuleOfLaw #MPFPR #OceanGovernance #Fisheries
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@mpfpr holds a two-day webinar for nominated officials from #ASEAN & Timor-Leste on multilateral reporting mechanisms, including in an #ocean governance context.
Generously funded by @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #LOS #MaritimeLaw #IMO #IMSAS #ILO #RFMOs #UPR #RuleOfLaw #MPFPR #OceanGovernance #Fisheries
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@mpfpr holds a two-day webinar for nominated officials from #ASEAN & Timor-Leste on multilateral reporting mechanisms, including in an #ocean governance context.
Generously funded by @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #LOS #MaritimeLaw #IMO #IMSAS #ILO #RFMOs #UPR #RuleOfLaw #MPFPR #OceanGovernance #Fisheries
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@mpfpr holds a two-day webinar for nominated officials from #ASEAN & Timor-Leste on multilateral reporting mechanisms, including in an #ocean governance context.
Generously funded by @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #LOS #MaritimeLaw #IMO #IMSAS #ILO #RFMOs #UPR #RuleOfLaw #MPFPR #OceanGovernance #Fisheries
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@mpfpr holds a two-day webinar for nominated officials from #ASEAN & Timor-Leste on multilateral reporting mechanisms, including in an #ocean governance context.
Generously funded by @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #LOS #MaritimeLaw #IMO #IMSAS #ILO #RFMOs #UPR #RuleOfLaw #MPFPR #OceanGovernance #Fisheries
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New on our blog!
Draft Rules on Deep Seabed Mining in a Critical Phase
#Environment #LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/draft-rules-on-deep-seabed-mining-in-a-critical-phase/
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🌊 @mpfpr along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia & @ASEAN, co-hosts the second workshop on #HumanRights at Sea for officials of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste in #KualaLumpur.
W/support from @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #InternationalMaritimeLaw #UNConvention #UNCLOS #MaritimeBoundaries #MaritimeLawPrinciples #MaritimeJurisdiction #SeaLawRegulations #MPFPR #RuleofLaw #HumanRights
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🌊 @mpfpr along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia & @ASEAN, co-hosts the second workshop on #HumanRights at Sea for officials of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste in #KualaLumpur.
W/support from @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #InternationalMaritimeLaw #UNConvention #UNCLOS #MaritimeBoundaries #MaritimeLawPrinciples #MaritimeJurisdiction #SeaLawRegulations #MPFPR #RuleofLaw #HumanRights
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🌊 @mpfpr along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia & @ASEAN, co-hosts the second workshop on #HumanRights at Sea for officials of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste in #KualaLumpur.
W/support from @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #InternationalMaritimeLaw #UNConvention #UNCLOS #MaritimeBoundaries #MaritimeLawPrinciples #MaritimeJurisdiction #SeaLawRegulations #MPFPR #RuleofLaw #HumanRights
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🌊 @mpfpr along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia & @ASEAN, co-hosts the second workshop on #HumanRights at Sea for officials of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste in #KualaLumpur.
W/support from @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #InternationalMaritimeLaw #UNConvention #UNCLOS #MaritimeBoundaries #MaritimeLawPrinciples #MaritimeJurisdiction #SeaLawRegulations #MPFPR #RuleofLaw #HumanRights
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🌊 @mpfpr along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia & @ASEAN, co-hosts the second workshop on #HumanRights at Sea for officials of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN Secretariat & Timor-Leste in #KualaLumpur.
W/support from @AuswaertigesAmt
#LawOfTheSea #InternationalMaritimeLaw #UNConvention #UNCLOS #MaritimeBoundaries #MaritimeLawPrinciples #MaritimeJurisdiction #SeaLawRegulations #MPFPR #RuleofLaw #HumanRights
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Mysterious Unknown #DeepSeaCreatures Discovered on Abyssal Expedition
By University of Gothenburg June 9, 2024
"Transparent #SeaCucumbers, pink sea pigs, and bowl-shaped sponges are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the #AbyssalPlains in the #PacificOcean.
"A 45-day research expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone between Mexico and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean ended in March. One of the scientists on board the British research vessel James Cook was Thomas Dahlgren, a marine ecologist from the University of Gothenburg and the NORCE research institute.
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"Threatened by #Mining
"The aim of the expedition was to map the biodiversity of the area, where #DeepSeaMining of rare metals used in solar panels, electric car batteries, and other green technologies is planned. Several countries and companies are waiting for authorization to extract these metals bound to mineral #nodules lying on the ocean floor. The scientists want to find out more about how mining could affect the #ecosystem, register existing species, and find out how the ecosystem is organized.
“We need to know more about this environment to be able to protect the species living here. Today, 30% of these marine areas in consideration are protected, and we need to know whether this is enough to ensure that these species aren’t at risk of extinction,” says Dahlgren."
https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-unknown-deep-sea-creatures-discovered-on-abyssal-expedition/
#DeepGreen #NoDeepSeaMining #GerardBarron #DeepSeaLife #WaterIsLife #WaterIsLife
#LawOfTheSeaConvention
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#HypocriSea: The United States’ Failure to Join the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
31.Oct.2019
by Will Schrepferman"[T]he #UnitedStates cannot claim #Russia and #China to be in violation of a treaty that it is not a party to. When UNCLOS was initially signed in 1982, the Reagan administration refused to accede based on disagreements regarding deep seabed mining. Despite revisions to the treaty in 1994, the Senate refused to hold hearings on the matter. Although Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana finally held hearings in 2004 and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously recommended adopting the treaty, no further action was taken by the Senate."
#WaterIsLife #LawOfTheSeaConvention #LawOfTheSea #UnderseaMining #UNConventionLawOfTheSea #UNCLOS
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Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (Oceanography 🌊)
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs is a functional bureau within the United States Department of State. The Assistant Secretary of Stat...
#BureauOfOceansAndInternationalEnvironmentalAndScientificAffairs #LawOfTheSea #Oceanography #ArcticResearch #FisheriesAgencies
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The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea condemns in the strongest possible terms the latest dangerous, irresponsible, and illegal actions of the China Coast Guard & the Chinese Maritime Militia done on the morning of 22 October 2023, in violation of the UN Charter, UNCLOS, COLREGS, relevant international maritime conventions, & the 2016 Hague Arbitration Ruling on the South China Sea
#InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS #UNCharter #COLREGS #2016HagueArbitralRulingontheSCS
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The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea condemns in the strongest possible terms the latest dangerous, irresponsible, and illegal actions of the China Coast Guard & the Chinese Maritime Militia done on the morning of 22 October 2023, in violation of the UN Charter, UNCLOS, COLREGS, relevant international maritime conventions, & the 2016 Hague Arbitration Ruling on the South China Sea
#InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS #UNCharter #COLREGS #2016HagueArbitralRulingontheSCS
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The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea condemns in the strongest possible terms the latest dangerous, irresponsible, and illegal actions of the China Coast Guard & the Chinese Maritime Militia done on the morning of 22 October 2023, in violation of the UN Charter, UNCLOS, COLREGS, relevant international maritime conventions, & the 2016 Hague Arbitration Ruling on the South China Sea
#InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS #UNCharter #COLREGS #2016HagueArbitralRulingontheSCS
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The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea condemns in the strongest possible terms the latest dangerous, irresponsible, and illegal actions of the China Coast Guard & the Chinese Maritime Militia done on the morning of 22 October 2023, in violation of the UN Charter, UNCLOS, COLREGS, relevant international maritime conventions, & the 2016 Hague Arbitration Ruling on the South China Sea
#InternationalLaw #LawOfTheSea #UNCLOS #UNCharter #COLREGS #2016HagueArbitralRulingontheSCS
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#Philippines this week removed floating barrier placed by #China to complete its control over interior lagoon of disputed #ScarboroughShoal in #SouthChinaSea. https://apnews.com/article/china-philippines-south-sea-barrier-scarborough-68163cbe8c5b3ad7844dfecad71bce9c
#disputedterritory #disputedterritories #SCS #geography #geopolitics #maritime #maritimejurisdiction #LawOfTheSea #internationallaw @geography @geopolitics
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Last year we covered the results of another #Colombia-#Nicaragua sea borders case at the #ICJ, where court ordered Colombia to (mostly) stay on its side of 2012 court-mandated border (thick red line on this map). Full story: https://www.polgeonow.com/2022/07/nicaragua-colombia-2022-icj-maritime-dispute.html
#seaborders #geography #Caribbean #internationallaw #LawOfTheSea #geopolitics #LatinAmerica #maritime
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#Nicaragua has promised to comply with #WorldCourt's ruling that #Colombia's right to economic rights at sea out to 200-miles (where not within 200 miles of any other country) override Nicaraguan claims to extra seabed (#continentalshelf).
#maritimejurisdiction #geopolitics #LatinAmerica #internationallaw #LawOfTheSea
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Adding Clarity To The Law Of The Sea
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https://www.fugro.com/news/long-reads/2023/adding-clarity-to-the-law-of-the-sea <-- shared technical overview
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https://www.imo.org/en/ourwork/legal/pages/unitednationsconventiononthelawofthesea.aspx <-- UNCLOS home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #UNCLOS #law #terrority #offshore #marine #maritime #shipping #legal #oil #naturalresources #mining #deepseamining #deepseaexploration #shipping #boundaries #national #treaty #treaties #global #world #legal #rules #continental #fisheries #economiczones #maritime #maritimesafety #maritimelaw #maritimesafety #gischat #lawofthesea #lawsofthesea -
Adding Clarity To The Law Of The Sea
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https://www.fugro.com/news/long-reads/2023/adding-clarity-to-the-law-of-the-sea <-- shared technical overview
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https://www.imo.org/en/ourwork/legal/pages/unitednationsconventiononthelawofthesea.aspx <-- UNCLOS home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #UNCLOS #law #terrority #offshore #marine #maritime #shipping #legal #oil #naturalresources #mining #deepseamining #deepseaexploration #shipping #boundaries #national #treaty #treaties #global #world #legal #rules #continental #fisheries #economiczones #maritime #maritimesafety #maritimelaw #maritimesafety #gischat #lawofthesea #lawsofthesea -
Adding Clarity To The Law Of The Sea
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https://www.fugro.com/news/long-reads/2023/adding-clarity-to-the-law-of-the-sea <-- shared technical overview
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https://www.imo.org/en/ourwork/legal/pages/unitednationsconventiononthelawofthesea.aspx <-- UNCLOS home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #UNCLOS #law #terrority #offshore #marine #maritime #shipping #legal #oil #naturalresources #mining #deepseamining #deepseaexploration #shipping #boundaries #national #treaty #treaties #global #world #legal #rules #continental #fisheries #economiczones #maritime #maritimesafety #maritimelaw #maritimesafety #gischat #lawofthesea #lawsofthesea -
Adding Clarity To The Law Of The Sea
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https://www.fugro.com/news/long-reads/2023/adding-clarity-to-the-law-of-the-sea <-- shared technical overview
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https://www.imo.org/en/ourwork/legal/pages/unitednationsconventiononthelawofthesea.aspx <-- UNCLOS home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #UNCLOS #law #terrority #offshore #marine #maritime #shipping #legal #oil #naturalresources #mining #deepseamining #deepseaexploration #shipping #boundaries #national #treaty #treaties #global #world #legal #rules #continental #fisheries #economiczones #maritime #maritimesafety #maritimelaw #maritimesafety #gischat #lawofthesea #lawsofthesea -
Adding Clarity To The Law Of The Sea
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https://www.fugro.com/news/long-reads/2023/adding-clarity-to-the-law-of-the-sea <-- shared technical overview
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https://www.imo.org/en/ourwork/legal/pages/unitednationsconventiononthelawofthesea.aspx <-- UNCLOS home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #UNCLOS #law #terrority #offshore #marine #maritime #shipping #legal #oil #naturalresources #mining #deepseamining #deepseaexploration #shipping #boundaries #national #treaty #treaties #global #world #legal #rules #continental #fisheries #economiczones #maritime #maritimesafety #maritimelaw #maritimesafety #gischat #lawofthesea #lawsofthesea -
Nations reach accord to protect #MarineLife on #HighSeas: too little too late. or the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to #protect #biodiversity in the high seas - representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where #conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws. #UNConvention on #LawoftheSea came into force in 1994, before marine biodiversity was well-established concept. #ClimateDisaster #ClimateChange #Environment
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: “China is the only country with both the will and, increasingly, the power to reshape its region and the international order to suit its authoritarian preferences. . .So let me be clear — we’re not going to let that happen.”
#LawOfTheSea #InternationalLaw #InternationalSecurity #Law #LawFedi #LawProfs #FreedomOfNavigation #FreedomOfOverflight
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Had a great day hanging out with some UCD folk talking bout #PIL at QUBLaw.
Loads to chat about & lots of very cool research going on.
@[email protected] #internationallaw #legalacademia #humanrights @humanrights @[email protected] #lawofthesea #TradeLaw #landscapes