Connor Sakati explores the risks, challenges, and opportunities arising from the possibility of high seas fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean. Sakati compares the situation of the Arctic to the tragedy of the commons and uses that framework to understand the current predicament and make recommendations for the future. The article begins by detailing the… Continue reading Promoting Strong Arctic Governance and Ensuring an Aspirational Marine Resources Treaty’s Effectiveness: The Case of the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean
Tag: Law of the Sea
Lawfare and Sea Power: A Historical Perspective
Four hundred years ago, the United East India Company hired Hugo Grotius, who would later be memorialized as the “father of international law,” to legitimize Dutch sea power in the South China Sea. Dennis Harbin illustrates that Grotius and the legal defense he crafted would have major implications for competition between democracies and autocracies centuries… Continue reading Lawfare and Sea Power: A Historical Perspective
Rock or Island: It Was an UNCLOS Call
Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) provides legal value in presenting historical and existing facts to judicial bodies in their efforts to achieve the peaceful use of the seas, consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The 2016 South China Sea Arbitration highlighted the value of GEOINT and demonstrates how GEOINT will… Continue reading Rock or Island: It Was an UNCLOS Call