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09 Nov Ghana v. Côte d’Ivoire: Unilateral Oil Activities in Disputed Marine Areas
...not indicate that such ongoing activities did not violate the obligation under Article 83(3) of UNCLOS. It is a pity that the Special Chamber missed the opportunity to further address the compliance of Ghana’s unilateral oil activities in the disputed marine area with Article 83(3) of UNCLOS. Côte d’Ivoire had requested the Special Chamber to declare that unilateral activities undertaken by Ghana after the issuance of the provisional measures “in the Ivorian maritime area” constituted a violation of the obligation not to jeopardize or hamper the reaching of the final...09 Oct Sarah Palin’s Letter in Support of the Law of the Sea Convention
to see if this is a position that the McCain-Palin ticket will embrace. Assuming that they will not backtrack on Governor Palin’s strong support of UNCLOS (and, given Sen. McCain’s Navy background and the Navy’s support of UNCLOS, I hope he would support it as well), this is further evidence that ratification of the Law of the Sea Convention is gaining momentum. [UPDATE #2: This post over at the Washington Note focuses on John McCain’s flip-flopping on UNCLOS and even includes an image capture of the questionairre he answered for...17 Feb One Solution to Piracy: Try Pirates in Kenya
considered to be permissive rather than mandatory, so I don't see this as fairly construed to prohibit another state from exercising this authority. The U.S. captured a group of pirates in this region back in 2006 and transferred them to Kenya for trial and I'm unaware of any nation objecting to Kenyan jurisdiction. Eugene Kontorovich While the US has not ratified UNCLOS III, it is a party to the 1956 UNCLOS I, which contains an identical provision, so it is certainly bound. I agree that "may" is permissive in regard...15 Mar Does the U.S. Really Need The Law of the Sea Treaty to Make Claims in the Arctic?
the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention — lays out a comprehensive set of rules governing ocean issues, including protection of marine environments. All Arctic nations except the U.S. have signed. “If this were a ball game,” one Coast Guard admiral told me, “the U.S. wouldn’t be on the field or even in the stadium.” This seems right to me, and is a compelling reason for joining UNCLOS that may overcome objections in the U.S. Senate. Having said that, if the U.S. does not join UNCLOS, it is of course...18 Jul Assessing the Fallout from the South China Sea Award
Regarding China's right to the islands within its EEZ, they are not doing anything illegal under UNCLOS. Although the dispute is real, the island building conforms to UNCLOS. China is within the limits of the 200 Nautical Mile EEZ. China-- to be clear-- is abiding by the rules it signed when ratifying UNCLOS-- what the Philippines is doing is applying a narrow reading of only the 12-nautical mile baseline, excluding an entire Chapter of UNCLOS on the EEZ which Article 46 1(b) gives China the right to the "establishment and...15 Jan Treaty Tips from the SFRC Clinton Hearing
...in lesser-known foreign affairs issues. Still, I value these hearings not simply because they give a sense of what the nominee will be like as Secretary, but also for the signals the hearings send about what topics are on the rise in terms of priority and attention for both the State Department and the SFRC. To that end, I was interested to see what treaties came up during Tuesday’s hearing. Three in particular caught my attention: (1) START extension talks; (2) the CTBT; and (3) UNCLOS. Newly-minted SFRC chair John...