I Exist Too will host its 2025 forum, themed, Humanising the Maritime Industry, 7-8 May 2025, at Urban Valley Resort & Spa (Malta). For more information see here.
Monthly Archives: February 2025
Vacancy: PhD Scholarship at the University of New South Wales
Law & Justice at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney is currently advertising a PhD candidate position, including scholarship, entitled, Protection of Human Rights at Sea. Application are welcome until 31 March 2025. For more information and how to apply see here.
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Call for Abstracts: Reconstructing the Advisory Function of International Courts and Tribunals
The ESIL Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals will host a workshop, entitled, Reconstructing the Advisory Function of International Courts and Tribunals?, 11 September 2025, in-person (Berlin), prior to the ESIL 2025 Annual Meeting. Abstracts are welcome until 28 March 2025. For more information see here.
Daniel Vignes Prize (5th Edition)
The International Association for the Law of the Sea (AssIDMer) welcomes applications for its Prix Daniel Vignes (5th Edition), “a prize for the best article published in a journal or a collective work, to disseminate knowledge of the international law of the sea”. The deadline for applications is 15 June 2025. The prize will be officially awarded during the AssIDMer Conference, The Sustainable Management of Fisheries and Marine Biodiversity, 11-12 September 2025, held in Procida (Italy). The call is available here.
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Call for Papers: The Impact of Technology on Maritime Security
The NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC COE) will host its 5th Maritime Security Conference, themed, The Impact of Technology on Maritime Security, 24-25 June 2025, at MARSEC COE (Istanbul, Türkiye). Abstracts are welcome until 11 April 2025. For more information see here.
BBNJ Agreement: Exceptions on Non-Retroactivity Utilised
On 4 February 2025 Spain ratified 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). This was shortly followed thereafter by France ratifying the BBNJ Agreement on 5 February 2025. Both States submitted declarations upon ratification. These declarations are consistent with the previously reported EU law, whereby the exception to retroactive effect, as set in Article 10(1) of BBNJ Agreement, will be employed upon signature or ratification of the BBNJ Agreement. Relevant provisions of the BBNJ Agreement will therefore, for France and Spain, apply only to activities with respect to marine genetic resources and digital sequence information on marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction collected or generated after the entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement for France and Spain, respectively. Other interesting points are also included in the declaration of France.
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Call for Abstracts: Advancing the Blue Economy through Gender Equality
The World Maritime University (WMU) will host an international conference, themed, Advancing the Blue Economy through Gender Equality, 19-21 May 2025, at WMU (Malmö, Sweden). Abstracts are welcome until 15 February 2025. For more information see here.
GMU Academy on Seabed Governance
Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) will host the GMU Academy on Seabed Governance, 1-6 March 2025, online. Fees are waived for foreign participants. For more information see here.
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Call for Papers: Permacrisis at sea
On the occasion of the 2025 ESIL Research Forum, the ESIL Interest Group on the Law of the Sea will convene a workshop, entitled, Permacrisis at sea: navigating oceans dualities, 18 March 2025, online. Abstracts are welcome until 16 February 2025. For more information see here.
Call for Abstracts: Strengthening the Role of International Law in Asia
The Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam will host the 10th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL), themed, Strengthening the Role of International Law in Asia, 9-10 October 2025, in Ha Noi (Viet Nam). Non-exhaustive suggested topics include the 2023 BBNJ Agreement; The contribution of ITLOS to the development of international law; and Safety and freedom of navigation at sea: implications for Asia-Pacific region. Abstracts are welcome until 15 March 2025. For more information see here.
ITLOS: The “Zheng He” Case, Order of 3 February 2025
On 3 February 2025 the President of ITLOS, in respect of The “Zheng He” Case (Luxembourg v. Mexico), issued Order 2025/1 of 3 February 2025. The Order extends the time limit for the submission of the Memorial of Luxembourg and the Counter-Memorial of Mexico, respectively. Of note, the Order responds to requests from both parties to the dispute following the entry “into a phase of bilateral negotiations” (Order 2025/1 of 3 February 2025, para 3). For more information, see the previously reported incidental provisional measure proceedings.
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Training School: Sustainable Marine Governance in the Mediterranean
UNEP-MAP and MEPIELAN Centre, in cooperation with EPLO, will host a training school, entitled, Sustainable Marine Governance in The Mediterranean, 5 – 10 May 2025, online. Applicants are welcome until 4 April 2025. For more information see here.
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IFLOS Summer Academy 2025
The International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (IFLOS) shall host the 2025 Session of the IFLOS Summer Academy, 13 July – 8 August 2025, at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hamburg, Germany). Applications are welcome 1 February – 31 March 2025. For more information, see here. A limited number of scholarships and travel grants are available to help participants access this unique learning experience.
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