IPDM – Instituto Português de Direito do Mar shall host its Second Annual Conference, entitled, Maritime Security In A Changing World, 28 June 2023, in Cascais (Portugal). For more information and registration see here.
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Webinar: Deep Seabed Mining & International Law
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law will host a webinar, entitled, Deep Seabed Mining & International Law: Is a Precautionary Pause Required?, 31 May 2023, online. For more information see here.
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Call for Abstracts: Arctic – Climate, Energy & Sustainability
The Climate Arctic Governance research network (CArGo) will host a special Arctic edition of the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability, 8 December 2023, in a hybrid format, University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and Zoom. Abstracts from students and junior researchers are welcome until 31 October 2023. For more information see here.
Call for Papers: VII Congresso do Instituto Brasileiro de Direito do Mar
The Brazilian Institute of Law of the Sea (BILOS) shall host its VII Congress of the Brazilian Institute of Law of the Sea, 30-31 October 2023, at the Escola de Guerra Naval, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The submission of papers are welcome until 6 August 2023. For further information see here.
Roundtable: Maritime Security Challenges in Southeast Asia
The Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Blue Security Program shall host a roundtable, entitled, Maritime Security Challenges in Southeast Asia: A Roundtable Discussion, 25 May 2023, at NUS (Singapore). For more information see here.
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Calls/Events: mediation in maritime disputes
The University of Coimbra (Portugal) is hosting the final symposium of the project MediMARE: Mediation in Maritime Disputes. The organizers welcome interdisciplinary and international approaches such as: legal analysis of maritime mediation and its implications; social and political analysis of the mediation mechanism related to maritime activities; diagnosis on current situation and building innovative solutions at the legal and social policies levels; relevance and/or experience of maritime mediation in particular fields, such as (but not limited to) insurance, labor relations, contractual relations, environmental disputes. The symposium will be conducted in a hybrid format on 30 June and 1 July 2023 at the University of Coimbra (Portugal). Deadline to submit paper proposals is 2 June 2023. The call can be found here.
Events: L’obligation des États de protéger et préserver le milieu marin
The Institut du Droit Economique de la Mer (INDEMER) is organizing an international symposium on the obligation of States to protect and preserve the marine environment. The event is set to happen 12-13 May 2023 in Monaco. More information is available here (in French).
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Call for Papers: Ocean Commons
The Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), UiT The Arctic University of Norway, will host its annual conference, themed, Ocean Commons, 1-3 November 2023, in Tromsø (Norway). Abstracts are welcome until 30 June 2023. For more information see here.
Events: Öresund International Law Workshop
The 5th Öresund International Law Workshop will take place at Lund University Faculty of Law on 13 June 2023. This edition shall address the topic of ‘International Law and Attachment’. The workshop is co-organised by international law researchers at Lund University Faculty of Law, the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, and the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law. The full programme and registration information are available here.
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Call for Papers: Africa & the Governance of the Global Commons
The African Society of International Law (AfSIL) will host the 12th Annual Conference of the Society, themed, Africa and the Governance of the Global Commons, 27-28 October 2023, at the African Union Headquarters (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Abstracts are welcome until the extended deadline of 15 May 2023. For more information see the call for papers.
Events: ILA Paris 150 – Ocean
The International Law Association (ILA) is hosting a webinar to discuss the White Paper on the Ocean. This event is taking place on 25 April 2023, within the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the association. The document may be read here; registration is open here.
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Events: Deep Seabed Mining and the International Seabed Authority
The Geneva Graduate Institute, the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS Potsdam) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are hosting an event entitled Deep Seabed Mining and the International Seabed Authority. The main objective of the proposed event is to sensitise the topic of deep seabed mining to a broader audience, including discussing the mandate and ongoing work of the ISA, alongside the many associated concerns and tensions among member states and stakeholders. This event will provide an overview of the state-of-the-art at the ISA, including the accelerated regulatory process and implications of the two-year rule at the ISA amidst growing opposition to deep seabed mining, as the deadline of July 2023 approaches. This event will take place in Geneva (Switzerland) on 3 May 2023. Further information is available here.
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Events: Direito do Mar
The Faculty of Law at the University of Lisbon is hosting a conference entitled “Direito do Mar” (Law of the Sea). This event will include presentations on the teaching and history of the law of the sea in Portugal, maritime spaces and conflict resolution. It will also include a panel featuring experiences of practicioners. The event takes place on 27 Abril 2023 in Lisbon (Portugal). More information can be found here (in Portuguese).
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Calls/Events: The Future of Law in the Age of Disruptive Technology
The Faculty of Law at the University of Antwerp has launched a call for abstracts for the upcoming Conference on the Platform Economy and Transport Law. This event will take place on 21-22 September 2023 in Antwerp, Belgium. The theme of the conference is “Law in the Age of Disruptive Technology- Navigating the Platform Economy and Transport Law”. The organizers accept contributions that address legal responses to disruptive technology, including autonomous maritime transport. Deadline to submit abstracts is 31 May 2023. More information is available in this call and in this poster.
Call for Papers: Indo-Pacific Strategies & International Law
The Research Center for International Legal Studies of National Chengchi University and the Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law will host the 2023 ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum, themed, Indo-Pacific Strategies and International Law, 3-4 December 2023, at Howard Civil Service International House (Taipei). The call for papers includes law of the sea. Paper proposals are welcome until 30 June 2023. For more information, see here.
Call for Abstracts: Reconstructing the Bandung Spirit for Asia to Lead in the New Era of International Law
The Faculty of Law of Universitas Indonesia and Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani will cohost the 9th Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law, themed, Reconstructing the Bandung Spirit for Asia to Lead in the New Era of International Law, 7-9 August 2023 at Universitas Indonesia (Depok, Indonesia). Topics include the law of the sea: challenges and prospects. Abstracts are welcome until 30 April 2023. For more information see here.
Webinar: Dispute settlement under the BBNJ Agreement
The Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) and the Utrecht University Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (UCWOSL), in collaboration with Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture-Law Faculty at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, will host a webinar, entitled, Dispute settlement under the BBNJ Agreement, 2 May 2023, online (MS Teams). For more information and registration see here.
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Calls/Events: Innovating for Change in Global Fisheries Governance
The Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at the Arctic University of Norway is holding a workshop entitled ‘Innovating for Change in Global Fisheries Governance’. This workshop builds on a previous workshop with the same title, held in Tromsø in September 2016, the proceedings of which were published in a special section of the Marine Policy journal (Volume 84, 2017). The organizers welcome papers on innovations in relation to: environmental challenges (e.g. relationship between fisheries and climate change, pollution, etc.), technical challenges (e.g. vessel/gear technologies, standards, data collection, and monitoring & enforcement), human challenges (e.g. vulnerable human groups, equitable approaches, and small-scale fisheries) and new legal developments (e.g. the BBNJ treaty). Deadline for submission of abstracts is 31 May 2023. More information is available here.
Conference: International Law and Conflict at Sea
The Stockton Center for International Law will host the 5th Annual Alexander C. Cushing International Law Conference, themed, International Law and Conflict at Sea, 23-25 May 2023, at the U.S. Naval War College (Rhode Island, USA). This year, the conference will focus on Law of the Sea & Maritime Security; Marine Environmental Security; Disruptive Technology at Sea; Armed Conflict at Sea; Indo-Pacific Maritime Security; Great Power Competition and International Law; and the Law of Naval Warfare, among other topics. Registration is required. For more information see here.
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Webinar: The new BBNJ treaty – A preliminary assessment
The ESIL Interest Group on the Law of the Sea, in collaboration with members of the ESIL Board, will host a webinar, entitled, The new BBNJ treaty: A preliminary assessment, 19 April 2023, online. See here.
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Conference: WMU@40 – Maritime and Ocean Sustainability
The World Maritime University will host a conference, entitled, WMU@40: Maritime and Ocean Sustainability, 20-22 June 2023, at WMU (Malmö, Sweden). Registration and a draft programme are forthcoming here.
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Calls/Events: The Protection of Vulnerable People at Sea
The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law is inviting abstract submissions for a one-and-a-half-day in-person workshop, funded by the Society of Legal Scholars. The event is to be held from 17 May to 18 May 2023 at Swansea University, Wales (U.K.). A first aim of the workshop is to reflect on the existing international legal framework applicable to the protection of vulnerable people at sea, to identify any gaps and deficiencies contained therein. Connected to this, the workshop will explore how such gaps and weaknesses in the two main branches of the law relating to the protection of vulnerable people at sea (i.e., human rights law and the law of the sea) could be remedied. The deadline for submitting abstracts (250 words maximum) is 20 March 2023. More information is available here.
Events: Tallinn Conference on the Law of the Sea and Hybrid Warfare
The Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) is organizing a conference on ‘Hybrid Naval Warfare through the Lens of Maritime Security Law‘. The event is set to happen on 11-12 May 2022 at the Estonian Academy of Sciences (Estonia). The conference will bring together experts from various fields of international law, maritime law, as well as security law to discuss legal challenges posed by hybrid naval warfare. Registration is free and open until there are open seats. Read about the program, panelists, registration, and more on the conference website.
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Conference: Resilience of UNCLOS – 40 Years
The University of the Faroe Islands and the Law Faculty of the University of Copenhagen shall host a conference, entitled, Resilience of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: 40 Years, 10 March 2023 at the University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark). For more information see here.
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Conference: 40 years of Africa’s contribution to UNCLOS
The African Union will host a conference, entitled, 40 Years of Africa’s Contribution to UNCLOS, 16 December 2022 in a hybrid format (AU Headquarters, Ethiopia/Zoom). For more information see here and zoom here.
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Webinar: UNCLOS@40
Gujarat Maritime University, in association with the Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea (University of the Philippines) will host a webinar, entitled, UNCLOS@40, 10 December 2022 (Online). For more information see here.
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Conference: 40 Years of UNCLOS
The Centro de Estudos em Direito do Mar (CEDMAR) of the University of São Paulo (Brazil) will host the 5th Brazilian Congress on the Law of the Sea, themed, 40 years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 8-10 December 2022, in São Paulo/Santos (Brazil). For more information see here.
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Call for Abstracts: Developing Robust Ocean Regimes for Uncertain Futures
The Yong Pung How School of Law (Singapore Management University) will host a workshop, entitled, Developing Robust Ocean Regimes for Uncertain Futures, 28 April 2023 at SMU (Singapore). Abstracts are welcome until 15 January 2023. For more information see here.
Events: International Law and the Nord Stream Leaks
The Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute of the World Maritime University (Sweden) will host a webinar on International Law and the Nord Stream Leaks, to take place on Friday November 18 at 14.00-15.30 CET. The webinar will take the form of a roundtable discussion. More information and a link to register can be found here.
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Webinar: Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea
The Kofi Anan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC), the Royal Danish Defence College and SIGLA (Stellenbosch University) will co-host a webinar, entitled, Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea: Rethinking the Past and Contemplating the Future, 16-17 November 2022, in a hybrid format (KAIPTC, Accra, Ghana/Online). For more information see here.
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Conference: Dynamics of the Constitution for the Oceans
The Institute for the International Law of the Sea and Maritime Law (University of Hamburg), the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder, and the Law of the Sea Institute of Iceland will organise a conference, entitled, Dynamics of the Constitution for the Oceans: UNCLOS at 40, 9-10 December 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. For more information and registration see here.
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Conference: Effectiveness of UNCLOS Revisited
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 Seventh International Conference on the Law of the Sea, entitled, Law of the Sea for the Next Generation: Effectiveness of UNCLOS Revisited, 15-17 November 2022, in a hybrid format (Seoul/Online).
For more information and registration see here.
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Workshop: The Nexus Implied from the Maritime Order in East Asia in 1945-1952
The Asiatic Research Institute, Korea University (ARI) and The Development of International Law In Asia-Korea (DILA-KOREA) will co-host an international workshop entitled, The Nexus Implied from the Maritime Order in East Asia in 1945-1952: Between Indeterminacy and Strategical Ambiguity, 7 November 2022, online (Zoom). For more information see here.
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Events: Preparing for Sea Level Rise
The School of Law of the University of Lisbon (Portugal) is hosting a conference entitled Preparing for Sea Level Rise. This event is set to happen in Lisbon on 18 November 2022. The program of the event is available here.
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Events: Filling the legal toolbox for working towards ocean sustainability
The Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) and the Utrecht University Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law (UCWOSL), in collaboration with the Centre for International Law (CIR) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, are organizing a workshop entitled Filling the legal toolbox for working towards ocean sustainability: UNCLOS, UNCLOS 2.0 and/or what else? This event is set to take place on 17 and 18 November 2022, in The Hague (Netherlands). Further information about registration, as well as the program of the event, is available here.
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Conference: The Asian Legal Order
The Faculty of Law at the University of Malaya in collaboration with the Malaysian Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law will host a conference, entitled, The Asian Legal Order: Adoption of Universal Norms or Adaptation of Local Values?, 25 October 2022 in a hybrid format (University of Malaya/Zoom). Session III addresses peace and security in the South China Sea. For more information see here.
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Call for Abstracts: London International Boundary Conference 2022
The London International Boundary Conference 2022 will be held from the 12-13 December 2022, at King’s College London (London, UK), in a hybrid format. The call for papers includes 5 themes, whereby a number of topics may be of interest to those working around the law of the sea. Abstracts are welcome until 4 November 2022.
For more information, see here.
Webinar: Maritime Boundaries Delimitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
The Consortium for the Study of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy (CONSMAR) and the Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Centre of the University of Haifa will host the first webinar in their Eastern Mediterranean Talks series, entitled, Maritime Boundaries Delimitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, 20 October 2022, online (Zoom). For more information see here.
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Call for Applicants: 14th South China Sea Conference Young Leaders Program
The Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam is seeking applicants for the Young Leaders Program 2022 under the framework of the 14th South China Sea International Conference, themed, Undisrupted Sea, Undisrupted Peace, Undisrupted Recovery, 16-18 November 2022. Applications are welcome until 30 October 2022. For more information see here.
Call for Papers: Is international law fair?
The European Society of International Law (ESIL) is hosting the 2023 ESIL Annual Conference, themed, Is international law fair?, 30 August-2 September 2023 in Aix-en-Provence, France. All 11 Agora appear suitable for law of the sea related submissions, with explicit examples being Agora 5: Fairness, Natural Resources, Shared Resources, and Common Spaces and Agora 7: Fairness in the Allocation of Maritime Spaces. Abstracts are welcome until 31 January 2023.
Lecture: Climate Change & the Oceans
The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (UC Berkeley School of Law) shall host the Fall 2022 Harry & Jane Scheiber Lecture in Ocean Law & Policy, entitled, Climate Change and the Oceans: An Existential Challenge for International Law, 17 October 2022, in a hybrid format (UC Berkeley Law School/Zoom). For more information and registration see here and here.
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Conference: Women in the Law of the Sea
The International Seabed Authority, in partnership with the Permanent Representation of Singapore to the United Nations, will host a conference (CfP previously reported), entitled, Women in the Law of the Sea: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Adoption of UNCLOS, 26-28 September 2022, in a hybrid format (New York/Virtual). For more information see here and here.
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Call for Papers: A New World Disorder
Two consecutive conferences, namely the NKR/JTMS Joint Conference & KISA 14th Annual Convention, themed, A New World Disorder: Security Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities, will be hosted at the Yonsei Institute of North Korean Studies, South Korea, 24-26 November 2022. Abstract, including on a number of non-exhaustive law of the sea topics are welcome until 1 October 2022. for more information see here.
Conference: Operational Maritime Law
The NATO Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters, in co-sponsorship with the Stockton Center for International Law at the United States Naval War College, and in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania will host a conference, entitled, Operational Maritime Law, 10-13 October 2022, in Vilnius, Lithuania. For more information see here.
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Book Launch: Coastal state jurisdiction over living resources in the EEZ
The ANU Centre for International and Public Law, the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation and the Attorney General’s Department will host a book launch for C. Goodman, Coastal state jurisdiction over living resources in the exclusive economic zone‘ (Oxford University Press, 2021), 22 September 2022, at the ANU College of Law. For more information see here.
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Seminar: Elon Musk and the Law of the Sea
The Faculty of Law (University of Oslo) will host the next seminar in their seminar series (Delimitation agreements, Sovereignty, and Jurisdiction Claims: Current Trends, Recent Cases and Future Perspectives), entitled, Elon Musk and the Law of the Sea, 5 September 2022, in a hybrid format (UIO/Zoom). For more information see here.
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Events: IFLOS Maritime Talks 2022
The International Foundation for the Law of the Sea is organizing the 2022 Maritime Talks. The subject of this year is Security, Safety, and Freedom of Navigation through Straits. The event takes place on 24 September 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. More information can be found on the event poster.
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Conference: States in Emergency
The 2022 London Conference on International Law, themed, States in Emergency – International Law at a Time of Reckoning, will be held 10-11 October 2022 at the QEII centre (London, UK). Panel 6 will address jurisdiction and enforcement at sea. For more information see here.
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Conference: London Convention & Stockholm Declaration at 50
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Maritime University (WMU) will host a conference, entitled, Protecting the Ocean – Moving forward at 50: London Convention & Stockholm Declaration, 10-13 October 2022 in Malmö (Sweden) (partially hybrid). For more information see here.
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Call for Papers: Black Sea Maritime Security Symposium
The NATO Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (NATO MARSEC COE) will host a conference, entitled, Black Sea Maritime Security Symposium, 28–29 November 2022, at MARSEC COE (Istanbul, Türkiye). Abstracts are welcome until 30 September 2022. For more information see here and the call.