The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) has a vacant post (GFIV) for a policy officer supporting the development and implementation of Mission Ocean and waters and Horizon Europe. The post is at the unit for Maritime innovation, Marine Knowledge and Investment. DG MARE is responsible for the development and implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy as well as for the development, implementation and monitoring of the Common Fisheries Policy. Closing date is 21 March 2024; further details here.
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Vacancies: Research Chair in Clean Arctic Shipping at Dalhousie University
The Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University (Canada) invites applicants for nomination for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in “Clean Arctic Shipping” at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The proposed chair will become a member of Schulich Law’s Marine and Environmental Law Institute. Applicants must have a background in maritime law, ocean law, or a related field in the Arctic context. Expertise or interest in Canadian or international law as it relates to Indigenous peoples, or in Inuit law, is an asset. They will join a team at the Marine and Environmental Law Institute leading research on the governance of Arctic shipping through the Qanittaq Clean Arctic Shipping Initiative. The project aims to address and respond to the increase in Arctic shipping and related environmental impacts affecting Arctic communities, and to support Inuit communities’ needs for safe and cost-efficient shipping. Closing date is 25 April 2024; see further details here.
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Conference: Jurisdiction at sea and protection of human rights
The European and international Human Rights at Sea (EHRAS) project will host a hybrid conference, entitled, Jurisdiction at sea and protection of human rights, 7 March 2024, at Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca (Italy/Online). For more information see here.
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CMS: COP14 Resolutions & Decisions including Deep-Sea Mining; Marine Pollution; FADs
The Fourteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP14) was held 12-17 February 2024 in Samarkand (Uzbekistan). A number of resolutions and decisions relevant to ocean governance were considered (including amendments) and adopted, such as on Bycatch; Fish Aggregating Devices; Maltreatment and Mutilation of Seabirds in Fisheries; Marine Pollution; Plastic Pollution and Deep-Sea Mining. Concerning the latter, on 1 February 2024 the Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority submitted a letter in response to the draft decision. As reported in Earth Negotiations Bulletin ‘significant discussions’ took place following a proposed amendment by Germany to add “or support” to paragraph 3:
The Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
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3. Urges Parties not to engage in, or support, deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities until sufficient and robust scientific information has been obtained to ensure that deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities do not cause harmful effects to migratory species, their prey and their ecosystems;4. Encourages Parties to ensure that the impacts of deep-seabed mineral exploitation activities on migratory species, their prey and their ecosystems are fully considered in the development and implementation of any regulatory framework under national legislation and under the ISA for deep seabed mineral exploitation activities, in accordance with the precautionary approach, to ensure the conservation of migratory species;
Deep-Seabed Mineral Exploitation Activities And Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS/COP14/CRP27.2.4/Rev.1)
Filed under International Organizations, State Practice
Calls/Competitions/Journals: Ocean Yearbook vol. 39
The Ocean Yearbook co-editors are seeking manuscripts for Ocean Yearbook Volume 39, to be published in June 2025 by Brill Nijhoff Publishers. Editorship of the Ocean Yearbook is a cooperative effort of the International Ocean Institute and the Marine & Environmental Law Institute at Schulich School of Law. The official annual deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 March; however, the co-editors will accept submissions up till 5 July 2024. Please see additional information in the annual Call for Papers and the Student Paper Prize announcements .
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Vacancy: Short-Term Legal Consultant at World Bank
The Environmental and International Law Practice Group (LEGEN) of the World Bank is currently advertising for a Short-Term Legal Consultant: Ocean Governance and International Law Specialist. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but are encouraged before 7 March 2024. For more information see here and the terms of reference.
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Vacancies: PhD student at CNRS (France)
The French National Centre for Scientific Research (French: Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS) has two vacancies for PhD students with focus on marine biodiversity, from a philosophical, sociological or legal angle. The two PhD students will be recruited by the CNRS at the Institut Nicod for the MEDiverSEAty project. See further in the call on “A broadly operationalizable notion of (marine) biodiversity” and in the call on “Representation of Biodiversity in coastal and non-coastal populations”. Deadline for applications is 27 and 28 February 2024, respectively.
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Vacancies: programme coordinator (BBNJ Agreement) at UN OLA
The Office of Legal Affairs at the United Nations is searching for a programme coordinator to a project for the promotion of a better understanding of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), in particular to strengthen capacities of developing States toward becoming parties to the BBNJ Agreement and implementing it. The project, to be implemented by the Division pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/321 and in the context of its capacity-building mandate, will seek to address critical capacity barriers at the regional and national levels in becoming parties to the Agreement and for its implementation. The Programme Coordinator will engage in programme management, liaison, communications and reporting to manage the Project and assist in its implementation. Deadline for applications is 15 February 2024. See further at UN Careers.
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Call for Abstracts: Law-Science Interfaces within the Law of the Sea & Fresh Water Law
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies (Leiden University) will host a conference, entitled, H2OLAW – Law-Science Interfaces within the Law of the Sea and Fresh Water Law, 26-27 September 2024, at Leiden University (The Netherlands). Abstracts are welcome until 31 March 2024. For more information and submissions see here.
Conference: The Presence of International Organizations in the Evolution of the International Law of the Sea
The Faculty of Law of the University of A Coruña will host an international conference, entitled, The Presence of International Organizations in the Evolution of the International Law of the Sea: Thirty Years Since the Entry Into Force of UNCLOS, 23 February 2024 (A Coruña, Spain). For more information see here.
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Symposium: Law of the Sea – Climate Change & Other Recent Developments
The Lauterpacht Centre and the Institute of Juridical and Political Sciences (University of Lisbon) will host a symposium, entitled, Law of the Sea: Climate Change and Other Recent Developments, 6 March 2024, at the Lauterpacht Centre (Cambridge, UK). For more information see here.
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