Issue 14-152024

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2024

The Challenges of the Delimitation of Extended Continental Shelves by UNCLOS Part XV Tribunals: the ‘Significant Uncertainty’ Criterion

by Kiara NERI 30 June 2025

This article explores the relationship between the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and dispute settlement tribunals under Part XV of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). While the CLCS is tasked with examining scientific claims for continental shelf extensions beyond 200 nautical miles, only Part XV …More

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Current Development

by Boibaswata CHAKRABORTY Lorenza FIUMI 17 March 2025

Recent Attacks on Maritime Security in the Red Sea – An Indian Perspective by Boibaswata CHAKRABORTY The Red Sea, a vital maritime corridor linking the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean, facilitates approximately 12% of global trade. Since October 2023, the Yemeni militia Ansar Allah (Houthis) has intensified assaults on commercial vessels, disrupting trade and prompting …More

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Collided Interests at Seas: How to Protect Navigational Safety while Offshore Renewable Energy Activities are Increasing

by Sevim Sena TASKAYA 4 December 2024

Competition for maritime zones is growing. International regulations are crucial to finding a balance between different activities in seas and oceans. While offshore renewable energy activities are increasing, most bottom-fixed or floating renewable energy installations are located close to the shoreline and nearby shipping lanes. This paper discusses the possible conflicts between the navigation of …More

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The impact of Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 on the blue economy and on the aim of preserving oceans and marine biodiversity

by Pietro CAPPABIANCA 29 November 2024

Climate change has forced governments to take actions in order to preserve, among other things, marine biodiversity, whose survival is threatened by pollution and human activities. The so-called blue economy – which represents a peculiar form of green economy – covers a broad group of activities related to oceans and seas which must be carried …More