Category Archives: Events

The University of Oslo, Department of Energy and Resources Law, and the Catholic University of Portugal, in collaboration with the NorthWind Research Centre, are hosting a webinar on floating offshore wind permitting: comparative approach between Norway and Portugal. The event is focused on the bilateral contacts that have taken place during 2023, both at an official level and a commercial level. To complete the exchange of views across jurisdictions, the organizers seek to provide an academic perspective to the current design of floating offshore wind auctions and permitting rules. The event take place 7 September 2023, and further information may be found here.

The Development of International Law in Asia-Korea (DILA-KOREA) and The Center for International Studies (ICIS) of Inha University, Korea will organise a hybrid roundtable, entitled, East Asia States’ Potential Leadership, 15 June 2023, held at the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS, Tokyo, Japan) and online (Zoom). Session 2 is entitled ‘Japan’s release of contaminated/treated water from Fukushima: contemporary issues and challenges’. For more information see here.

The UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (Office of Legal Affairs) shall coordinate the United Nations World Oceans Day 2023, themed, Planet Ocean: tides are changing, 8 June 2023. For more information see here. A wide variety of further events occur throughout the week, see here

World Ocean Day is celebrated 8 June 2023, under the coordination of The Ocean Project. This year’s theme is, 30×30, and events around the world will occur in the week surrounding the 8 June 2023. For more information, see the host of events listed here.

The Ministero dell’agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste and Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development, with the support of AssIDMer, will host a conference, entitled, Per una pesca sostenibile nel Mediterraneo. Percorsi evolutivi nel diritto e nella prassi internazionale, 20 June 2023, at Università di Napoli L’Orientale (Naples, Italy). For more information see the programme.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.