The Centro interdiparimentale di Ricerca sull’Adriatico e il Mediterraneo (CiRAM) and Italian Center for the Law of the Sea (ICLOS) will host a conference, entitled, Governance e sicurezza delle risorse energetiche offshore, 27 June 2025, in a hybrid format (University of Macerata (Italy)/Online (Teams)). For more information see here.
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2025 London International Boundary Conference
King’s College London and Volterra Fietta will co-host the 7th London International Boundary Conference, 12-13 June 2025, in a hybrid format (King’s College London/Online). For more information see here and here.
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Conference: Marine and Environmental Law – Retrospect and Prospects
The Marine & Environmental Law Program (MELP) and Marine & Environmental Law Institute (MELAW) of Dalhousie University will host a conference, entitled, Marine and Environmental Law: Retrospect and Prospects, 20-21 May 2025, in a hybrid format (Halifax, Canada/Online). A call for engaged listeners has been issued, with a deadline for registration of 16 May 2025. For further information see here.
Call for Abstracts: Emerging Issues in Marine Environment and Law of the Sea
The Ocean Governance, Research and Development Project (University of Ghana) will host its second international ocean governance conference, themed, Emerging Issues in Marine Environment and the Law of the Sea, 2-4 September 2025. Abstracts are welcome until 10 June 2025.
Conference: Humanising the Maritime Industry
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Symposium: Les ports face au défi du changement climatique
The Center of International Law (Centre de droit international) of Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 will host a symposium, entitled, Les ports face au défi du changement climatique, 4 February 2025, at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (Lyon, France). For more information and registration see here.
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Conference: Life, liberty, and health at sea
SOAS, BIICL, and Basel University will organise a hybrid conference, entitled, Life, liberty, and health at sea, 24 January 2025 at SOAS (London, UK)/Online. This is the public opening event of the COST Action ‘BlueRights’ (CA23103). For more information and registration see here.
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Events: litigating the Energy Charter Treaty
The International Law Association Irish Branch is hosting a webinar, ‘Litigating the Energy Charter Treaty’, on Monday 9 December 2024 at 10am GMT. The discussion will be on climate change policies and investor-state dispute settlement under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), legal options for states to exit the treaty, and on compensating fossil fuel investors (as the ECT frequently involves offshore drilling). More information and a QR code through which to register can be found on this flyer. Registration is also possible here.
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Events: capacity ceilings in EU fisheries
NGO ClientEarth is hosting a webinar discussing how EU capacity ceilings in the fisheries sector relate to the need for decarbonisation. The event takes place online on 9 December 2024. The event is prompted by a new report by the Swedish RISE Institute, commissioned by ClientEarth, that challenges the perception that vessel weight and power limits under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) are hindering the transition to cleaner, more energy-efficient technologies. Instead, the findings show that these capacity ceilings are not a barrier to the energy transition and can align with decarbonisation efforts. The organizers expect to bring together experts, policymakers, and both small-scale and large-scale fishers to explore the report’s findings and their implications for decarbonisation in the fisheries sector. Further information is available in this report. Registration is open here.
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Events: modern slavery in the fishing industry
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is hosting a panel of experts & stakeholder roundtable on the topic of modern slavery in the fishing industry. The event happens 29 of November 2024 in London (UK). Further information available in this flyer.
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Events: Stati privi di litorale e diritto del mare
The Association Internationale du Droit de la Mer (AssIDMer) is sponsoring an event entitled Stati privi di litorale e diritto del mare: il caso della Repubblica di San Marino (“Landlocked States and the Law of the Sea: The Case of the Republic of San Marino”). Speakers will cover subjects such as fisheries rights, innocent passage rights and rights in foreign maritime ports. This event will take place on 13 November 2024 in Macerata (Italy) with an online streaming. The working language is Italian, and further information can be found here here (in Italian).
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Calls/Events: freedom of the seas and freedom of the individual
The School of Oriental and African Studies University of London is calling for papers to a workshop entitled Freedom of the seas and freedom of the individual: a historical appraisal. This call for papers invites young scholars to explore various aspects of the relationship between freedom of the seas and individual freedom in a historical perspective, focusing on the XV-XIX centuries. Papers may focus on a specific jurist, geographic area, school of thought, historical period, or may address more transversal aspects across the identified timeframe and regions, and may do so from a variety of approaches. The workshop takes place 7 February 2025. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 20 November 2024. Further information is available here.
Events: Les nouveaux défis du droit de la mer
The University of Toulon (France) is hosting a colloquium organized with the Association Internationale du Droit de la Mer (AssIDMer) on the new challenges for the law of the sea. This event will be held on 21 and 22 November 2024 in a hybrid format. Further information and registration form is to be found here (in French).
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Calls/Events: Rounding the Cape ‒ Storms or Good Hope for the Law at Sea?
The South African Research Chair in the Law of the Sea and Development in Africa will host a conference entitled Rounding the Cape ‒ Storms or Good Hope for the Law at Sea?, to be held in Cape Town (South Africa), on 28-30 April 2025. The themes of the conference are as follows: (a) Resource-related tensions, (b) Safety, security and AI-related tensions, (c) Human rights-related jurisdictional challenges and (d) The future of the law of the sea and maritime law in Africa. Abstracts and expressions of interest for discussants are welcome until 15 November 2024. Registration for participation online or at the venue is available here. The text of the call may be found here.
Conference: Navigating Narratives, Nurturing Norms
The Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV) will host the 16th South China Sea International Conference, themed, Navigating Narratives, Nurturing Norms, 23-24 October 2024, in a hybrid format, Online/Ha Long (Viet Nam). Registration for online participation is available here.
Call for Abstracts: Nurturing Ocean Resilience and Chartering Sustainable Futures
The Villa College Faculty of Sharia and Law will host a conference, entitled, Waves of Change: Nurturing Ocean Resilience and Chartering Sustainable Futures, 10 December 2024, in a hybrid format, Online/Villa College (Malé, Republic of Maldives). Abstracts are welcome until 31 October 2024.
Call for Abstracts: Multilateralism & the Making of International Law
Essex Law School will host a seminar funded by the Modern Law Review, Multilateralism and the making of international law: Marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, 4 December 2024, at University of Essex (UK). Abstracts are welcome until 13 October 2024.
Call for Abstracts: Decarbonization of Shipping and Alternative Fuel
The Centre for International Law (NUS) and the Center for Climate Change Law and Governance (UCPH) are seeking abstracts for a conference, entitled, Decarbonization of Shipping and Alternative Fuels, 12-13 February 2025 in Singapore. Abstracts are welcome until 1 November 2024.
Conference: The Scope of Litigation under the UNCLOS
Utrecht University School of Law will host the conference, The Scope of Litigation under the UNCLOS – Where are we now and where may we be going?, 21-22 November 2024. To assist with logistical arrangements, a call for expression of interest to participate in the conference has been announced, with registration of participants open until 1 November 2024.
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Events: law and sea-level rise (Asian and African Perspectives)
The School of Law at the University of Lisbon (Portugal) is hosting a hybrid conference entitled Law and Sea-Level Rise: Asian and African Perspectives. The event is set to happen on 3 October 2024 and features panels on borders, human rights, economic implications and the pursuit of justice. The event is organized by Lisbon Public Law Research Centre. Further information about the event and registration can be found here.
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Calls/Events: VIII Congress of the Brazilian Institute for the Law of the Sea
The Brazilian Institute for the Law of the Sea (BILOS) announced a call for submission of papers to be presented at the VIII Congress of the Brazilian Institute for the Law of the Sea. The theme of the event is Law of the Sea: New Actors, Conflicts, and Technologies. This event is to be held in Brasília on November 25-26, 2024. For those preferring to present the draft via videoconference, an extra session of the event will be held on 29 November 2024. Drafts must be submitted by 1 October 2024. Further information available here.
Symposium: The ‘Constitution for the Oceans’ in Light of Emerging Challenges
The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) and the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (IFLOS) will jointly organise a symposium marking the 30th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, entitled, The ‘Constitution for the Oceans’ in Light of Emerging Challenges, 21-22 September 2024, at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hamburg, Germany). For more information and registration see here.
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Conference: Ocean Governance in the South Pacific & Latin America
The 47th Annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy, entitled, Ocean Governance in the South Pacific and Latin America, will be held 17-20 September 2024 at the Peruvian Naval Academy (Lima, Peru), in a hybrid format. For more information and registration see here.
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Courses: Online Training School on Sustainable Marine Governance in the Mediterranean
The United Nations Environmental Programme / Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) and the Mediterranean Programme for International Environmental Law And Negotiation (MPIELAN) are hosting a week-long online training school. The Training School will be held from 7 to 12 October 2024 and the working language will be English. This course was designed and developed by and organized in cooperation with the European Public Law Organization (EPLO). It provides an integrated platform for knowledge exchange, discussion and capacity building in the field of sustainable environmental governance within the framework of the Barcelona Convention system and its evolving inter-linkages with relevant international treaty regimes and processes, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities in the Mediterranean region. Application deadline is 26 August 2024; see further here.
Call for papers: Future Trajectories for the Law of the Sea
The Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) will host the NCLOS Annual Conference 2024, themed, Future Trajectories for the Law of the Sea, 5-7 November 2024 in Tromsø, Norway. Abstracts are welcome until 30 June 2024. For more information see here.
Seminar: Access to the Sea and an Ethiopia-Somaliland Port Deal
The International Centre of the Horn of Africa (ICHA) and the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, will host a seminar, entitled, Access to the Sea and an Ethiopia-Somaliland Port Deal: Legal, Economic, Political and Security Issues, 21 May 2024, online. See here.
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Call for Abstracts: New Maritime Technologies – Challenges & Opportunities
On occasion of the 2024 ESIL Annual Conference (5-6 September 2024), the ESIL Interest Group on the Law of the Sea will convene a workshop, entitled, New Maritime Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities, 4 September 2024 (Vilnius, Lithuania). Abstracts are welcome until 20 May 2024. For more information see the call.
Book Launch: Regulation of Offshore Renewable Energy Activities
The Centre for International Law (National University of Singapore) will host a book launch event for Dawoon Jung’s The 1982 Law of the Sea Convention and the Regulation of Offshore Renewable Energy Activities within National Jurisdiction (Brill, 2023), 23 April 2024, online. For more information see here.
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Call for Papers: Protection of Maritime Critical Infrastructure and Seabed
The NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (MARSEC COE) will host its 4th Maritime Security Conference, themed, Protection of Maritime Critical Infrastructure and Seabed, 27–28 June 2024, at MARSEC COE (Istanbul, Türkiye). Abstracts are welcome until 12 April 2024. For more information see here.
Call for Abstracts: ICYMARE 2024
The Bremen Society for Natural Sciences will host the International Conference for Young Marine Researchers 2024 (ICYMARE 2024), 16-20 September 2024, hosted alongside the Bremen Maritime Week. Presentation abstracts are welcome until 15 of April 2024, including from a law of the sea perspective in several sessions. The call for abstracts targets Bachelor, Master, and PhD candidates.
Call for Abstracts: International Law in a Fluid World
The ILA Hellenic Branch will host the 81st Biennial ILA Conference, themed, International Law in a fluid world, 25-28 June 2024 in Athens (Greece). A number of panels and committee presentations are relevant to the law of the sea. There is also a call for abstracts open on 4 angles of the conference, welcoming submissions until 15 April 2024.
Call for Abstracts: 17th Polar Law Symposium
The 17th Polar Law Symposium, with two themes, Implementation of international minority- and indigenous law at national levels and Governance, resources, security, and jurisdictional issues in the circumpolar area, will be held 23-25 September 2024 at Mid Sweden University (Östersund, Sweden). Abstracts are welcome until 20 April 2024. For more information see here.
Calls/Events: EISA PEC2024
Deadline for submission of Paper/Panel/Roundtable is 13 March 2024 with the European International Studies Association (EISA) for the 17th Pan-European Conference (PEC) on International Relations that will take place 27-31 August 2024 at the Lille Catholic university in France. One of the standing sections of this year’s event is on Blue Turn – The Politics of Oceans and Polar Regions. See here for further information.
Call for Abstracts: Subsea Cable Security & Resilience
The Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation will host the Valentia Island Symposium, themed, Subsea Cable Security and Resilience: Past, Present and Future, 10-12 October 2024 (Valentia Island, Ireland). Abstracts are welcome by 30 April 2024. For more information see here.
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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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.
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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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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Calls/Events: Les vagues (The waves)
The Société Française pour le Droit de l’Environnement, together with the Centre Jean Bodin and the Centre de Recherche Versailles Saint-Quentin Institutions Publiques, are hosting an academic event to discuss the legal approach to the management of sea waves as a resource (Les vagues : réflexions juridiques sur la gestion d’une «ressource » singulière). The event shall take place on 14 June 2024 at Sables d’Olonne (France). Deadline for submission of one-pager proposals (in French or in English) is 31 March 2024. Further details here.
Calls/Events: a multi-disciplinary take on the role of the judiciary in the law of the sea
The Judicial Jurisdiction Project of the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) and the Utrecht University Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (UCWOSL) – both part of the School of Law at Utrecht University – is inviting the submission of abstracts for a conference on: A multi-disciplinary take on the role of the judiciary in the law of the sea. The event will be convened in Utrecht (the Netherlands) on 21 and 22 November 2024. The objective is to dissect the judicial jurisdiction of tribunals under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. By capturing the current state of affairs and potential trends in this respect it is intended to further the discussion on the future role of dispute settlement under the Convention and its impact on the Convention as a whole. Abstracts should be submitted by 29 February 2024. Further details on the event here; the call may be read here.
Calls/Events: Actors in Shipping and Climate Change
The Center for Climate Change Law and Governance (CLIMA) at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen (Denmark) welcomes proposals for paper presentations for the conference ‘International law-making: Actors in shipping and climate change’, which will take place on 27-28 May 2024. The conference aims to explore current developments in the regulation of shipping related climate impacts, including the law-making processes at the international level, the role of actors and the implementation and enforcement of regulatory outcomes. This conference marks the final milestone of the research project InterAct, funded by the Carlsberg Foundation. Proposals should be submitted by 15 March 2024. More details here.
Telders Moot Competition 2024: The Case Concerning the Island of Hemret
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies (Leiden University) will host the 47th Edition of the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition, 30 May – 1 June 2024, in the Hague (Netherlands). This year’s Case Concerning the Island of Hemret, involves issues of provisional measures, the jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals, incidental proceedings, the authority of advisory opinions, the law of armed conflict, the law of treaties, the law of the sea, and the law of State responsibility. This competition is open to all European universities, including “students who are enrolled in a programme of law at the participating universities and do not already have a master’s degree in law”. The deadline for team registration is 1 December 2023. More information is available here.
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Conference: BBNJ Agreement – From Definition to Regulation
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Korean Society of International Law and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), will host its Eight International Conference on the Law of the Sea, entitled, BBNJ Agreement, from Definition to Regulation, 20-21 November 2023, in a hybrid format (Seoul/Online).
For more information and registration see here.
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Call for Abstracts: Genocide and the Ocean
The University of Kent will host a workshop, entitled, Genocide and the Ocean: Conceptualising their Relationship, 20 March 2024 at the University of Kent (Canterbury, UK). Abstracts are welcome until 15 December 2023. For more information see the call for abstracts.
Events: Deep seabed mining – opportunities and challenges
The University of the Philippines Law Center – Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (UPLC-IMLOS) is hosting a lecture-forum entitled “Deep Seabed Mining: Opportunities and Challenges.” The event will be held on 12 October 2023 and shared via Facebook Live. The program is available on Linked In, and registration is possible here.
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