the distribution of power amongst international entities and States in maritime
spaces.
The volume is based on the contributions that were initially presented at the VIIth
Colloquium of the AssIDMer (International Association of the Law of the Sea),
which took place in Lisbon on 20–21 September 2018. The draft versions of the
chapters were subject to peer review by members of the scientific committee of the
Colloquium and renowned scholars before being approved for publication. The final
version of the chapters is now presented, divided into three thematic parts. The first
part includes a presentation of examples of the role of international organizations in
ocean governance. It includes twelve chapters covering a very diverse set of matters,
both materially and geographically, demonstrating the importance that the coordinated actions of States have in obtaining harmonized solutions for the pursuit of
activities in maritime spaces in the fields of navigation, fisheries or maritime
security. The second part involves the way in which conflict resolution mechanisms
may be relevant to the understanding of the contents of the international law of the
sea and the international legal framework for the action of the great maritime powers.
It is composed of three chapters, examining stakeholders’ role in dispute settlement,
the position taken by China and the Russian Federation regarding international
litigation in maritime spaces and how the South China Sea Award may be relevant
to the debate on the international legal concepts of rock and island. The third part is
an exposition of the way the question of environmental protection, conservation and
sustainable use of areas beyond national jurisdiction is currently being discussed.
The seven chapters of this part report on the progress of the ongoing negotiations
for a new high sea international legal regime and the establishment and
operationalization of environmental regimes in international maritime spaces.
The editors of this volume express their gratitude to the International Association
of the Law of the Sea, in the person of its President, Professor Giuseppe Cataldi, for
the support given to the publication of this volume; to all peer reviewers for their
dedication in contributing to the quality of diverse chapters; to the Fundação Oceano
Azul, in the person of its President, Dr. José Soares dos Santos, and CEO Dr. Tiago
da Pitta e Cunha; to the Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea (UiT the Arctic
University of Norway); to the Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal); to
the University of Porto and to the ICJP—Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas
(Faculty of Law of the University of Lisboa) for the earlier support given to the
Colloquium which formed the basis for this volume.
Porto, Portugal
Marta Chantal Ribeiro
Lisbon, Portugal
Fernando Loureiro Bastos
Tromsoe, Norway
Tore Henriksen
18 October 2019
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spaces.
The volume is based on the contributions that were initially presented at the VIIth
Colloquium of the AssIDMer (International Association of the Law of the Sea),
which took place in Lisbon on 20–21 September 2018. The draft versions of the
chapters were subject to peer review by members of the scientific committee of the
Colloquium and renowned scholars before being approved for publication. The final
version of the chapters is now presented, divided into three thematic parts. The first
part includes a presentation of examples of the role of international organizations in
ocean governance. It includes twelve chapters covering a very diverse set of matters,
both materially and geographically, demonstrating the importance that the coordinated actions of States have in obtaining harmonized solutions for the pursuit of
activities in maritime spaces in the fields of navigation, fisheries or maritime
security. The second part involves the way in which conflict resolution mechanisms
may be relevant to the understanding of the contents of the international law of the
sea and the international legal framework for the action of the great maritime powers.
It is composed of three chapters, examining stakeholders’ role in dispute settlement,
the position taken by China and the Russian Federation regarding international
litigation in maritime spaces and how the South China Sea Award may be relevant
to the debate on the international legal concepts of rock and island. The third part is
an exposition of the way the question of environmental protection, conservation and
sustainable use of areas beyond national jurisdiction is currently being discussed.
The seven chapters of this part report on the progress of the ongoing negotiations
for a new high sea international legal regime and the establishment and
operationalization of environmental regimes in international maritime spaces.
The editors of this volume express their gratitude to the International Association
of the Law of the Sea, in the person of its President, Professor Giuseppe Cataldi, for
the support given to the publication of this volume; to all peer reviewers for their
dedication in contributing to the quality of diverse chapters; to the Fundação Oceano
Azul, in the person of its President, Dr. José Soares dos Santos, and CEO Dr. Tiago
da Pitta e Cunha; to the Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea (UiT the Arctic
University of Norway); to the Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal); to
the University of Porto and to the ICJP—Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas
(Faculty of Law of the University of Lisboa) for the earlier support given to the
Colloquium which formed the basis for this volume.
Porto, Portugal
Marta Chantal Ribeiro
Lisbon, Portugal
Fernando Loureiro Bastos
Tromsoe, Norway
Tore Henriksen
18 October 2019
x
Preface