Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries

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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Topic 1
Volume: 
17
Issue: 
24
Author: 
Sophia Kopela
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Environment
International Organizations
Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries
Signature Topics - Climate Change
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International Law in Brief

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)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

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International Law in Brief

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

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

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International Law in Brief

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Announces the Death of Judge Soji Yamamoto (September 19, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

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Sustainable Fisheries and the Obligations of Flag and Coastal States: The Request by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission for an ITLOS Advisory Opinion

Introduction

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Topic 1
Volume: 
17
Issue: 
19
Author: 
Michael A. Becker
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Organizations of Note: 

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

Subregional Fisheries Commission 

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Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries
International Organizations
Energy and Natural Resources
Environment
International Economic Law

The Indus Waters Kishenganga Arbitration (Pakistan v. India)

Introduction

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Topic 1
Volume: 
17
Issue: 
13
Author: 
Shashank Kumar
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Organizations of Note: 

The Court of Arbitration

The World Bank

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Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries
Territorial Disputes
Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
Transportation
International Organizations
Conflict Prevention and Mitigation / Post Conflict Reconstruction
Asia
Energy and Natural Resources
Environment
International Courts and Tribunals

The World Court Awards Sovereignty Over Several Islands in the Caribbean Sea to Colombia and Fixes a Single Maritime Boundary between Colombia and Nicaragua

Introduction

Topic: 
Topic 1
Volume: 
17
Issue: 
3
Author: 
Pieter Bekker
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International Court of Justice

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Environment
International Courts and Tribunals
International Organizations
Latin America and the Caribbean
Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries
Territorial Disputes
Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution

Transit Passage Rights in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Threats to Block the Passage of Oil Tankers

Introduction

Once again, tensions are mounting in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. In response to Western powers’ import bans on Iranian oil and warnings of other sanctions against Iran because of its nuclear program, Iran has threatened to block the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The United States in turn has increased its naval presence in the Strait of Hormuz, ostensibly in an exercise of its “transit rights of passage” under the law of the sea.

Topic: 
Topic 1
Volume: 
16
Issue: 
16
Author: 
Nilufer Oral
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insight120503.pdf
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Organizations of Note: 

International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea

International Maritime Organization

UN Oceans

Center for Oceans Law and Policy

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Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries
Territorial Disputes
Trade and Investment
Transportation
International Organizations
Energy and Natural Resources
Environment
International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement
Foreign Policy and International Law