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This thesis assesses the obligations of landlocked states (LLSs) to protect the marine environment as a whole. In order to limit the scope, three international instruments are focussed upon: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the Fish Stocks Agreement (FSA). This thesis then goes one step beyond the existing regulations, ...

How unmanned aerial vehicles challenge the regime of marine scientific research under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea – and how they nevertheless may be accommodated

The purpose of this thesis is to present an insight in Norway’s and Belgium’s (renewable) energy policy choices through the evaluation of their development of offshore wind farms. This discussion will look how these two differing states are trying to meet the renewable energy targets at national and EU-level through the development of offshore wind farms, how they have made offshore wind power policy ...

January 1, 2017 the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code) will enter into force. The Polar Code is the result of enduring efforts by the international community, and is characterized as a “historic milestone” in the work of the IMO to establish a unified system for polar navigation. The purpose of this paper is to submit an assessment of the Polar Code in the context ...

The thesis discusses the legal challenges with the use of two different types of armed teams for on board ship protection against piracy. These include vessel protection detachments (VPDs) and private maritime security company guards (PMSC guards). The thesis is split into three sections beginning with a section on the past for the solutions originally envisioned by the LOSC to repress piracy. In ...

This paper explores the legal framework brought forward by the Equitable and Reasonable Utilization Principle (ERUP) over transboundary waters and questions its relevance to the establishment of agreements between riparian States that are resilient to climate change and its related upcoming challenges. By investigating major legal texts in international water law, this thesis describes the content ...

The thesis examines the legal obligations of states pursuing new and exploratory fisheries on the high seas. The lack of scientific data on new fisheries makes the targeted stock and its ecosystem vulnerable to a unstustainable fishing practice. A special focus is therefore given in the thesis to examine what legal requirements states have to consider the scientific uncertainty before deciding to ...

The number or migrants that are smuggled to coastal states is increasing last years with emergence of new trends such as usage of large crewless cargo vessels for transportation of people. This thesis analyses whether it is possible to deal with the increasing number of migrant smuggling cases by sea within the existing framework of the law of the sea. After examination of provisions of the Law of ...

The European Union is planning to introduce an emission-trading scheme for the shipping industry to reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses. The scheme will be flag blind and will cover all vessels calling at European ports. The legality under international law of such a shipping EU ETS will be assessed. Unilateral greenhouse gas regulations are contested due to cooperation obligations found in the ...