De Maribus

The Centre de Droit Maritime et Océanique (CDMO) of the University of Nantes is organizing a conference with an aim to analyse the European dimension of action at sea, the challenges for sovereignty and the protection of resources, namely discussing the obligations and practices of European maritime agencies. The event occurs on 26 October 2017 in Nantes, France. More information is available here.

The World Ocean Council will host the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2017, with the theme, The Ocean Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14): Business Leadership and Business Opportunities, 29 November – 1 December 2017, in Halifax (Canada).

For more information see the website here, and programme here.

The Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore is hosting a seminar on the 2017 Council on Foreign Relations’ report “Arctic Imperatives: Reinforcing U.S. Strategy on America’s Fourth Coast“. The event will take place in Singapore, on 20 September 2017. More information is available here.

 The 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress, IMPAC4, will be held 4-8 September 2017, in La Serena – Coquimbo (Chile).

For more information and to watch online, see the programme here.

The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law shall host a lecture by Prof. Alexander Proelß (University of Trier) to launch the book, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Commentary, 12 September 2017. Prof. Alina Miron will act as interviewer.

For more information see the announcement here, and poster here.

The Warwick Law School and Social Theory Centre shall host a Critical Legal Conference, entitled, Catastrophe, 1-3 September 2017, at the University of Warwick (Coventry, UK). Whilst of broad scope, reflection may be of interest to law of the sea scholars, e.g. Environmental Law, panel 3.

For more information see here, and the programme.

The Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance shall host a symposium, entitled, Global Environmental Law, 4-5 September 2017, at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK).

For more information and registration (before 18 August 2017), see here.

The World Maritime University is hosting a conference on Oceans and Climate Change Governance. Topics to be discussed include the IPCC’s ongoing preparation of a special report on oceans, climate change, and the cryosphere, the ongoing work of the International Law Association’s committee on sea level rise the global discussion of implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 and the work of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. The event is set to happen in Malmö, Sweden, on 14-15 August 2017. More information available here.

As part of the 2017-18 International Order & Justice Lecture Series at Ghent University, Professor Erik Francxk will give a lecture, entitled, The UN Convention for the Law of the Sea and the scramble for the Arctic, 31 October 2017 (Ghent, Belgium). Prior online registration is required. Afterwards, Professor Franckx will take part in a closed seminar with doctoral students. Separate online registration is required.

For more information, see here.

The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University is organizing a Symposium entitled Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing- Regulatory and Insurance Aspects Symposium. The event is set to take place on Monday June 26^th 2017 in London, the UK. The goal is to raise awareness on the issue of IUU fishing among stakeholders within the London insurance market. Registration and other details can be found here.

The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (Swansea University Law School) shall host a conference, entitled, Maritime Liabilities in a Regional and Global Context: The EU and Beyond, 4-5 September 2017, at Swansea University (Swansea, UK).

For further information (in Welsh and English) see the registration page here, and announcement here.

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition shall host a conference, entitled, Antarctica Today and Tomorrow, 29 June 2017, at the Oceanographic Institute (Paris, France).

For more information and registration, see here.

NGIZ Club Clingendael shall host a conference, entitled, Tensions in the South Chinese Sea and shifting foreign policy interests: What is the future outlook for South East Asia?, 28 June 2017, at the Clingendael Institute (The Hague, Netherlands).

For more information and registration see here.

The Hague Institute for Global Justice, in co-operation with the African Association of International Law (AAIL) and the African Foundation for International Law (AFIL), shall host a lecture, entitled, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and Africa, 2 June 2017, at The Hague Institute For Global Justice (Hague, Netherlands).

For more information and registration, see here.

The Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science will host a four day workshop on developments of International Law in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. This event results from a collaboration with the Scientific Committee on Ocean Research and the University of Tasmania and will take place on 10-14 June 2017 in Tehran, Iran. Details about the contents of the workshop can be found in this poster.

The Institut de recherche juridique de la Sorbonne will host a presentation entitled Winning Legal protection for ancient and historical shipwrecks: the battle to protect the 1565 Royal Navy Fleet of Jean Ribault in Florida and its precedents in international law. The event is set to occur in Paris, France, on 26 May 2017. For more information check this poster and this website.

The 7th symposium “Human Rights and Science” will be held on 28-29 September 2017 in  Helsinki, Finland, and it will discuss the human rights dimension in the Arctic studies. The focal themes revolve around the rights of the indigenous peoples, preconditions of scientific research in the Arctic, and the human rights perspectives in research and utilization of natural resources. The event is open to public but registration is necessary. More information is available here.