Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries

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The Philippines Files Case With UN Permanent Court of Arbitration Concerning China’s Claims in South China Sea (March 30, 2014)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On March 30, 2014, the Philippines submitted its Memorial to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in its dispute with China over the South China Sea.

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International Court of Justice Rules on Maritime Boundary Between Peru and Chile (January 27, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 27, 2014, the International Court of Justice rendered its Judgment in the case concerning the Maritime

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PCA Arbitral Tribunal Concludes Hearing on the Merits in Bay of Bengal Maritime Arbitration (December 18, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 18, 2013, the Arbitral Tribunal constituted in the matter of the Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitratio

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The PCA Arbitral Tribunal Commences Hearing on the Merits in Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration between Bangladesh and India (December 9, 2013)

Author: 
Djurdja Lazic

According to a Permanent Court of Arbitration press release, the hearing on the merits in the matter of the Bay of Beng

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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Orders Release of the Arctic Sunrise and the Detained Persons Upon the Posting of a Bond (November 22, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 22, 2013, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Tribunal), according to the pre

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Arbitral Tribunal Issues Termination Order in ARA Libertad Arbitration (November 13, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

The Arbitral Tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the ARA Libertad Arbitration (Argentina v.

Climate Change and the International Maritime Organization: Another Breakthrough at the Marine Environment Protection Committee?

Acknowledging the global and complex nature of shipping activities, the Kyoto Protocol, Article 2(2) entrusts the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from marine bunker fuels to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).[i] Since 1997, the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has been actively engaged in discussions concerning the reduction of GHG emissions from ships and the elaboration of a legal framework for energy efficiency in the shipping industry as a means of tackling climate change.

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17
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24
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Sophia Kopela
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The Netherlands Submits Request to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the Prescription of Provisional Measures Pending Constitution of Arbitral Tribunal (October 21, 2013)

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Kathleen A. Doty

Click here for request (approximately 130 pages); Click

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Agreement Reached in ARA Libertad Arbitration (Argentina v. Ghana) (September 27, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

Click here for press release (approximately 2 pages); download of Agreement available via link,