The linkages between the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and IMO were explored during an event held on 28 November at IMO Headquarters to mark 40 years since the “Constitution ...

The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) held the 2nd session of the ...

The 12th Conference of the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) ...

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) defined greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a form of marine pollution under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in a landmark advisory ...

In recent decades, global shipping—carrier of 80 per cent of world trade—has faced numerous threats that challenge the long-established right to freedom of navigation for all merchant ships. Piracy, ...

If an unlawful blockade can excuse hijacking aid ships in international waters, then no flag is safe, and the law of the sea ...

The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an ...

Israel wont tow all 50 vessels however and will sink some at sea, Kan said. Israel intends to detain hundreds of activists on naval ships, question them then deport them via the port of Ashdod. The ...

With more than 60 countries on board, the new international law will soon enter into force, ushering in the world’s first ...

On this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Isaac B. Kardon discussed his book China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order. Kardon discussed his research into how the Chinese Communist Party ...

So how did it come to this? Obviously, most of the answer lies in Russian expansionism. However, international law also had a role to play. Unfortunately, rather than inhibiting Russia’s weaponization ...