Law of the Sea and Maritime Boundaries

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

ICJ Rules it has Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea (March 17, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On March 17, 2016, the International Court of Justice ruled that it had jurisdiction on the basis of Article XXXI of

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on EU Institutional Prerogatives in ITLOS Advisory Opinion

The European Union (EU) is one of the world’s leading fishing powers and is party in its own right to several dozen multilateral, regional, and bilateral agreements on the management and conservation of fisheries, an area of exclusive EU competence under the common fisheries policy. [1]  Absolute clarity regarding the prerogatives of the European institutions in the conduct of the EU’s external representation is therefore of fundamental importance for all concerned with legal proceedings in international courts and tribunals.

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20
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2
Author: 
Ronán Long
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Arbitral Tribunal Orders Russia to Pay Compensation for Seizure of Greenpeace Ship (August 14, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 14, 2015, a tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of th