Short Course: Law of the Sea

Course Outline

This course provides a practice-oriented introduction to the international law of the sea and the urgent challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Led by experts from both academia and practice, participants will gain a robust working understanding of the main sources of the law of the sea, including treaties, customary law, and judicial practice. These components are examined in various contexts, from marine environment protection, climate change and vulnerable species management to the governance of global commons, offshore energy and deep-sea mining activities and, crucially, the peaceful settlement of maritime disputes. The course offers fresh insights by analysing current issues, emerging trends, and new directions in the field.

Course topics:

• Foundations of the Law of the Sea: Current and Emerging Issues in Ocean Governance and Security
  Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, BIICL &  Macquarie University, Sydney
  
• Protection of the Marine Environment & Control of Marine Pollution under UNCLOS
  Dr Rozemarijn Roland Holst, University of Edinburgh
  
• Governance of Global Commons: Deep Seabed Mining & Marine Genetic Resources
  Dr Naomi Burke O'Sullivan, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Former ITLOS Legal Officer
  
• Fisheries Law and Management of Fisheries Disputes
  Prof Dr Richard Barnes, Lincoln University
  
• Delimitation of Maritime Zones 
  Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, BIICL & Macquarie University, Sydney
  
• Energy at Sea
  Prof Dr Roy A Partain, University of Aberdeen; Member of State Bar of Texas; Visiting Fellow, BIICL
  

• Regulating GHG Emissions from Ships and the Role of the IMO
  Fernanda Millicay, Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director Trade and Environment Unit
  
• Ocean Sustainability and Climate Change
  Dr Mitchell Lennan,  University of Aberdeen
  
• Human Rights at Sea
  Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci,  BIICL
• Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea & The Role of ITLOS
  H.E Judge Tomas Heidar,  President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Honorary Research Fellow, BIICL
  

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Course leader

Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, Senior Fellow in the Law of the Sea, BIICL and Associate Professor in International Law, Macquarie University Sydney.

Pricing and Registration

The course fee is £825 per person.

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Discounts

20% discount available for:

• individual and organisational members of BIICL
• groups of 3 or more attendees from NGO organisations or staff of government
• groups of 5 or more attendees from commercial organisations

For group bookings, please contact us.

Who is the course for?

The course is beneficial to anyone with an interest in ocean governance including those working for government (including national and sub-national government), NGOs, legal practice, companies and academia (including students).

Course format

The virtual course format will consist of a series of 10 sessions in which live (synchronous) teaching is offered via Zoom. Participants will be able to interact with the tutors and amongst themselves on screen.

What past participants say

"Great learning experience"
"Really informative, accessible and in interactive - even as a non-Lawyer"
"Brilliant course, very well organised and chaired"
"Really informative with applied case studies. It has given me lots of pointers which will help me with my own research and was all round an excellent course"

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