Thẻ: UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

Island states seek climate protection from Law of the Sea

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By Valerie Volcovici and Riham Alkousaa

September 11, 202311:48 PM GMT+7Updated 9 days ago

COP26 in Glasgow

Sept 11 (Reuters) – The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels appeared at legal hearings at an international court in Germany on Monday, and seek an advisory opinion on the obligations of countries to combat climate change.

Prime Ministers Kausea Natano of Tuvalu and Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda gave evidence at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which will consider whether carbon emissions absorbed by the ocean should be considered marine pollution, and what obligations nations have to protect the marine environment.

In addition to the small island states, countries including Germany, France, Saudi Arabia and Australia will speak at hearing sessions scheduled until September 25.

The tribunal will then issue an advisory opinion, which is not legally binding, but offers an authoritative statement on legal matters that could guide countries as they craft climate protection law.

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After 40 years, UNCLOS remains significant to Vietnam

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This photo taken on 20 August 2022, shows a worker sorting a fresh catch of fish at Sa Ky port on Vietnam’s offshore Ly Son island. Ly Son island, situated north-east of central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai province, is the country’s closest island to the disputed Paracel archipelago in the South China Sea region. (Photo: Nhac Nguyen / AFP)

Why UNCLOS Matters

fulcrum – PUBLISHED 20 SEP 2022

THU NGUYEN HOANG ANH

Editor’s Note:

This article is part of “UNCLOS 40th Anniversary Series – Why UNCLOS Matters” conceptualised by the Blue Security programme. The series, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, brings together established and emerging maritime security scholars from Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific to address the pertinence and relevance of UNCLOS. Blue Security brings together Australian and Southeast Asian experts to look at a range of maritime security issues across the region. The series was developed by Dr. Troy Lee-Brown and Dr. Bec Strating. It is published in collaboration with the team at Fulcrum.

UNCLOS’s relevance to Vietnam is significant, but the Convention must be updated if Vietnam and other signatories are to succeed in dealing with contemporary challenges in maritime affairs.

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Trung Quốc không thể cản trở hàng hải quốc tế xuyên qua Eo biển Đài Loan

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China cannot hinder international navigation through Taiwan Strait

(Published on Pacific Forum on June 22, 2022)		Trung Quốc không thể cản trở hàng hải quốc tế xuyên qua Eo biển Đài Loan

(Đăng trên Pacific Forum ngày 22/6/2022)
By Tran Đinh Hoanh 
Tran Đinh Hoanh is an international litigator and writer in Washington DC.		Tác giả: Trần Đình Hoành
Trần Đình Hoành là luật sư tranh tụng quốc tế và tác giả viết sách tại Washington DC.

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