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Constantinos Yiallourides
Arthur Watts Research Fellow on the Law of the Sea
Biography Dr Constantinos Yiallourides is the Arthur Watts Research Fellow in Law of the Sea at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) where he leads the Watts programme of research and events on global ocean governance. He is also a Lecturer in International Law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Visiting Scholar in Law and Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, Japan, where he conducts research on Japan's legal framework for deep-sea mining and its…
Climate Change+1Jean-Pierre Gauci
Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training
Biography Dr. Jean-Pierre Gauci is Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training at BIICL. Recruited in 2014 as a research coordinator for the British Influences on International Law Project, his role was extended to that of research fellow in August 2015 and associate senior research fellow in 2017. Jean-Pierre holds a PhD in Law from King's College London with research that focused on trafficking based asylum claims. He also holds a Doctor of Laws…
Climate Change+5Iris Anastasiadou
Research Assistant in Public International Law and Migration
Biography Iris Anastasiadou joined BIICL as a Research Assistant in Public International Law and Migration in January 2020. She is participating in the Migrants at Sea Project, as well as the Integration of Migrants in Medium/Small Cities and Rural areas in Europe. She is also participating in the team to address current pandemic developments Iris holds an LLM from University College London (UCL) and an LLB from the University of York. Her master's thesis focused on cyber-attacks and the rules…
Law of the Sea+1Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v Kenya): A Commentary
19th October 2021
1. Introduction On 12 October 2021 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the case of Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v Kenya) on the location of the maritime boundary between Somalia and Kenya. Kenya refused to participate in the oral proceedings on the merits, as discussed here and here. Nonetheless, the Court was satisfied that it had all the necessary information about Kenya's views, including arguments advanced by Kenya…
Law of the SeaShort Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 7th October 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme focuses…
Business and Human Rights+9Short Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 22nd September 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This course offers an overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars, the course is designed…
Law of the Sea+1Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law
10th May 2021
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and Landmark Chambers co-organised a webinar series on 'Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law'. The series approached climate-induced rising sea level as a global problem and the possible implications arising from it from the lens of international law and climate justice. Four separate webinars were held examining the topic from different legal dimensions. The following reports…
Climate Change+2Webinar Series: Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law
Event Date: 24th March 2021
EVENTS Webinar Series: Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Series Overview Low-lying coastal regions and island nations, are directly susceptible to threats posed by global warming and concomitant rise…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 4th March 2021
COURSE Short Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This course offers an informative overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars,…
Law of the Sea+1Short Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 17th September 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details This day-long workshop offers an informative overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars,…
Law of the Sea+1Virtual Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 9th September 2020
ONLINE Virtual Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This course offers an informative overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars,…
Law of the Sea+1Part I: Some Observations on the Agreement between Greece and Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone
25th August 2020
Introduction Greece and Egypt signed an agreement for the delimitation of the two countries' maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on 7 August 2020. The Greek Foreign Minister said that this was a 'historic day': the two states had reached an 'exemplary agreement' that 'reconfirms and enshrines the effect and the right of islands to a continental shelf and EEZ' in conformity with international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Egyptian Foreign…
Centre for International law+2Part II: Some Observations on the Agreement between Greece and Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone
25th August 2020
Where to from here? The Greece-Turkey maritime boundary dispute The dispute over the maritime boundary between Greece and Turkey has been ongoing since 1974. As I wrote elsewhere, 'bilateral consultations and negotiations have been unable to prevent occasional flare-ups and, as tensions remain significantly high, it may not be long before one of the not infrequent confrontations spirals out of control'. Only a few days after the signing of the Greece-Egypt Agreement, Greece and Turkey…
Centre for International law+2Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Law: Reimagining the New Roots of Environmental Law
Event Date: 23rd July 2020
WEBINAR Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Law: Reimagining the New Roots of Environmental Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The world faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency, from biodiversity degradation to global warming, pollution, soil erosion, water…
AI and Data Worlds+3Joint Development of Seabed Resources in Areas of Overlapping Maritime Claims: An Analysis of Precedents in State Practice
24th June 2020
Abstract The known or suspected presence of offshore hydrocarbons not only has prompted coastal states to elaborate expansive claims of maritime jurisdiction but it has also been influential in the efforts of some states to preclude one another from carrying out economic activities, such as oil exploration and exploitation, in the areas of overlapping claims. In the absence of clear and defined boundaries, possible state responses can range from protracted negotiations to unilaterally…
Law of the SeaBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Where are we and where to next?
Event Date: 18th February 2020
EVENTS Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Where are we and where to next? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details On the 24 December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene an Intergovernmental Conference to develop the text…
Climate Change+1International Law, Force and Coercion in the South China Sea
10th December 2019
L Buszynski and D T Hai (eds) THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: FROM A REGIONAL MARITIME DISPUTE TO GEO-STRATEGIC COMPETITION (Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series 2019) pp.169-182). This chapter combines an examination of international jurisprudence and state practice in addressing three separate legal issues that have arisen in the context of disputes over territory with a special focus on the South China Sea: (1) the applicability of the rules on the use of force to territorial disputes; (2)…
Law of the SeaFisheries after Brexit
Event Date: 19th November 2019
EVENTS Fisheries after Brexit Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details As a result of Brexit, a new fisheries regime or regimes governing the UK exclusive economic area will need to be devised in the context of a UK constitutional arrangement whereby fisheries management has been transferred to the four devolved…
Brexit+1The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Chagos Islands
Event Date: 18th March 2019
Time: 17.30-18.30 (Registration from 17.00) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP This event will discuss the most recent decision of the International Court of Justice. On the 25th of February, the Court delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. The Court found that the separation of the Chagos islands from the British colony of Mauritius…
Law of the SeaMaritime Disputes and Disputed Seabed Resources in the African Continent
23rd February 2019
This chapter provides an overview of some of the most significant maritime boundary disputes in Africa, both past and ongoing, and the interplay between these disputes and the exploration and exploitation of seabed resources. It discusses how the exploration and exploitation of disputed seabed resources have fueled maritime disputes and how African States have attempted to resolve their differences. Particular focus is paid to cases where the disputing parties were able to…
Law of the SeaReport Launch Event: 'The Use of Force in Relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory'
Event Date: 9th October 2018
Time: 18.00 - 20.00 (Registration from 17.30) Event followed by a reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Keynote Speaker: Sir Michael Wood Sir Michael is a member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations and is a senior fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge. This event formally launched the report 'The Use of Force in Relation to Sovereignty Disputes…
Law of the SeaThe Use of Force in relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
Constantinos Yiallourides | 1st June 2018
There are disputes over territory in almost every region of the world, sometimes leading to escalations and violence between States and threatening international peace and security. International law requires States to refrain from the threat or use of force and to attempt to settle their disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security and justice are not endangered. In June 2018 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) completed…
Law of the SeaThe Use of Force in relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
Constantinos Yiallourides | 1st June 2018
This project report provides a comprehensive analysis of the rules regulating the threat or use of force between States in international law and examines how these rules operate specifically in the context of territorial disputes. The report analyses a wide range of territorial disputes to clarify the legal obligations binding upon States involved in such disputes and the consequences flowing from a breach of these obligations. Publication - Download PDF Share…
Law of the SeaThe Use of Force in relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
1st June 2018
There are disputes over territory in almost every region of the world, sometimes leading to escalations and violence between States and threatening international peace and security. International law requires States to refrain from the threat or use of force and to attempt to settle their disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security and justice are not endangered. In June 2018 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has completed…
Law of the SeaThe Use of Force in Relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
Event Date: 27th March 2018
Time: 09:30-18.00 (Registration from 09:00) Venue: Goodenough House, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB NOW FULLY BOOKED This event will analyse and discuss the legal obligations of States in regard to disputed land territories, be it continental or island. The event will offer four panels featuring international law experts and members of BIICL's largescale research project on Territorial Disputes In particular, the event will examine the most important primary rules regulating the threat…
Law of the SeaIslands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return
26th March 2018
Islands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return: An Analysis of the Chagos Islands ICJ Advisory Opinion RequestDid the UK act illegally in splitting off the Chagos Islands from Mauritius prior to its independence in 1968? On 22 June 2017 Mauritius successfully petitioned the UN to ask the International Court of Justice to consider this question, against the UK's wishes, but the outcome is rather uncertain. This contribution explains why. Read More
Law of the SeaProtecting and Preserving the Marine Environment in Disputed Areas
30th November 2017
Protecting and Preserving the Marine Environment in Disputed Areas: Seismic Noise and Provisional Measures of Protection This paper is the first to address the environmental legal issues that could arise from the conduct of unilateral seismic operations in disputed maritime areas. And that should be surprising: such operations are ongoing in many places across the globe as states seek to enhance their domestic natural resource potentials and as they seek to establish their sovereign control…
Law of the SeaState responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas:
23rd November 2017
State responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas: The case of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and its implicationsThis post comments on the issue of the international responsibility of Ghana for its hydrocarbon activities in the disputed maritime area. It also deals with the future implications of the SC's ruling for the conduct of hydrocarbon activities in undelimited areas. Read more
Law of the SeaState responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas..
23rd November 2017
State responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas: The case of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and its implications Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Law of the SeaAnalysis of Dispute Concerning Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
19th November 2017
Analysis of Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean Read More: Part I
Law of the SeaCalming the Waters in the West African Region: Ghana and Côte D'Ivoire
13th October 2017
Calming the Waters in the West African Region: The Case of Ghana and Côte D'Ivoire On 23 September 2017, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) unanimously fixed the course of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and, thus, ended a longstanding dispute between the two West African neighbours. In addition to maritime delimitation, the legal reasoning and conclusions drawn in the judgment - especially in view of the Special Chamber's…
Law of the SeaIt Takes Four to Tango: Quadrilateral Boundary Negotiations in the NE Atlantic
12th October 2017
It Takes Four to Tango: Quadrilateral Boundary Negotiations in the North-East Atlantic This contribution examines the current state of play in the boundary negotiations between the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Iceland in the North-East Atlantic. It reviews the recent British, Irish and Danish submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and finds that while these submissions have been instrumental in clarifying the legal and scientific basis of the parties' perception…
Law of the SeaContinental Shelf Boundaries in the North Sea and the North Atlantic
1st April 2017
Continental Shelf Boundaries in the North Sea and the North Atlantic This contribution provides a composite overview of the continental shelf boundaries in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from a historical perspective, dating back to the early days of the North Sea oil and gas industry, before considering live issues such as those surrounding the remote Atlantic rock of Rockall and the prospective maritime boundary delimitation between the United Kingdom and its regional neighbours…
Law of the SeaUndelimited Maritime Areas conference report published
10th October 2016
Law of the Sea - Obligations of States in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas BIICL has completed a major research project on the 'Obligations of States in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas' led by Jill Barrett, Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law. The research report was discussed at a public conference on 22 July 2016, by members of the research team and other distinguished experts in law of the sea from academia, legal practice and the international judiciary.…
Law of the SeaLaw of the Sea - UNCLOS as a Living Treaty
'Law of the Sea: UNCLOS as a Living Treaty' is a forthcoming book edited by Jill Barrett and Richard Barnes. "The papers in this volume [are] prepared by a very distinguished group of the most expert, and most perceptive, commentators on the contemporary law of the sea ...The insight that each of them brings to the peculiar strengths and weaknesses of UNCLOS as an expression of, and vehicle for, international co-operation and co-ordination makes this a volume of exceptional interest and importance."…
Law of the SeaLaw of the Sea - UNCLOS as a Living Treaty
1st July 2016
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) now has nearly 170 States parties and is still attracting new ones. Often described as the "Constitution of the Sea", it sets the legal framework for all matters concerning the world's oceans. This book provides original thinking on a broad range of issues relating to maritime delimitation, exploiting the outer continental shelf, emerging international energy issues at…
Law of the SeaObligations of States under Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of UNCLOS in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas
Jill Barrett | 30th June 2016
More than half of the world's maritime boundaries are not the subject of a delimitation agreement. Worldwide, many of these boundaries are hotly disputed, leading to tensions and generating uncertainty for States and non-State actors with a stake in maritime resources. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) regulates the delimitation of maritime boundaries, and provides a framework for managing the overlapping claims of States with adjacent or opposite coastlines, and for…
Law of the SeaReport on the Obligations of States under Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of UNCLOS in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas
30th June 2016
Report on the Obligations of States under Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of UNCLOS in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas This report considers the requirements of Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS") concerning delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone ("EEZ") and continental shelf, with particular focus on States' obligations in respect of undelimited maritime areas in which no provisional arrangements apply. Its aim is to shed light…
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