Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries

Australia and Timor Leste Reach Conciliation Agreement over Maritime Border Dispute (January 9, 2017)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On January 9, 2017, the governments of Australia and Timor Leste agreed to “an integrated package of measures intended to facilitate the conciliation process and create the conditions conducive to

Chinese Supreme Court Threatens Jail for Those Caught Fishing in Disputed South China Sea Waters (August 2, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On August 2, 2016, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued an advisory ruling (not yet available in print) that those caught fishing ille

Permanent Court of Arbitration Rejects China’s Sovereignty Claims in South China Sea (July 12, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On July 12, 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued an award in th

First Treaty on IUU Fishing to Enter into Force (May 16, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On May 16, 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced that the Port State

Arbitral Tribunal Issues Order Concerning “Enrica Lexie” Incident (April 29, 2016)

Author: 
Saiena Shafiezadeh

On April 29, 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued its order on provisional measures in

United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf Rules Falklands Islands are in Argentina’s Waters (March 28, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 29, 2016, the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) issued a report finding that the Falkland Islands are located in Argentina’s territorial waters.

ICJ Rules it has Jurisdiction to Determine Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia (March 17, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 17, 2016, the International Court of Justice ruled that is has jurisdiction under Article XXXI of the Pact o