Two legal experts explore the arrest and potential extradition of Sea Shepherd Founder and anti-whaling activist Paul Watson on a Japanese warrant from 2010.
Articles on convention on law of the sea
Displaying all articles
The ruling could be a legal game-changer for small island nations that are trying to hold developed nations to account for the impacts of their greenhouse gas emissions.
Small island developing states are seeking a legal ‘advisory opinion’ from an international tribunal on whether climate change falls under the international law of the sea.
Companies are eager to mine the deep ocean for valuable mineral deposits. But scientists are concerned about impacts on sea life, including creatures that haven’t even been discovered yet.
In May 2019, Canada made a partial submission to the United Nations on the limits of its extended continental shelf in the Arctic.
Top contributors
-
Assistant Professor of Maritime Policy, Texas A&M University
-
Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong
-
Professor, The University of Melbourne
-
Lecturer and Research Fellow in Ocean Governance, University of Melbourne and Postdoctoral Researcher, UEF Law School, University of Eastern Finland, The University of Melbourne
-
Professor and Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba
-
Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
-
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Franklin & Marshall College
-
Associate Professor of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island
-
Associate Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
-
Associate Professor of Law, National Security College, Australian National University