Historically, the seas have always played an important role in the interests of States and the law of the sea is one of the oldest subfields of public international law. Still, the international law of the sea is undoubtedly one of today’s most contemporary relevant subfields of public international law as States face negotiations requiring the need to balance the freedom of the high seas and the need for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction; and the International Law Commission commences its important work on sea-level rise in relation to international law. Maritime delimitation speaks to the interests of States and the peaceful settlement of disputes arising from the various issues of the law of the sea encompass a great breath of the practice of international dispute settlement in international law.
We are pleased to bring these important cutting-edge developments to our classroom this term.
- Module Supervisor: Meagan Wong