• The Law of Shared Hydrocarbon Resources and the Question of Shared State Responsibility for Environmental Harm Arising from Their Cooperative Management 

      Ermolina, Natalia (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2019-05-07)
      This thesis deals with the law of shared hydrocarbons – a body of general rules of international law governing the management of two categories of shared, common hydrocarbon resources: (a) hydrocarbon resources situated in maritime areas of overlapping claims, and (b) hydrocarbon resources straddling maritime boundaries between neighboring States. This thesis examines the rights and obligations ...
    • States’ Environmental Obligations in Disputed Maritime Areas and the Limits of International Law 

      Constantinos, Yiallourides; Ermolina, Natalia (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2021-05-18)
      There are many cases worldwide where two or more States’ maritime claims over ocean space and marine resources overlap, leading to disputed maritime areas. Many of these disputed maritime areas include rare or fragile marine ecosystems and constitute the habitat of vulnerable species. General environmental provisions under international law are binding upon States in disputed maritime areas. Yet, ...
    • Unilateral Hydrocarbon Activities in Undelimited Maritime Areas 

      Ermolina, Natalia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      While the number of established maritime boundaries steadily increases, there are many situations where delimitation disputes between neighboring States remain unsettled. In the latter situation, States may face the existence of a hydrocarbon deposit that is located in an area where their maritime claims overlap. The presence of such a deposit inevitably creates a range of intricate legal (and ...