Tag: UNCLOS

Italian Coast Guard has detained rescue vessel Louise Michel, in Lampedusa, an Italian island between Malta and Tunisia, on Sunday 26th March, after rescuing 178 refugees and migrants on March 25th. 

The linkages between the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and IMO were explored during an event held on 28 November at IMO Headquarters to mark 40 years since the “Constitution for the Oceans” was adopted in 1982.

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) continues to lobby for the inclusion of fundamental human rights protections for persons at sea to be included within the proposed UNCLOS marine biological diversity Convention being presently discussed by States at the UN.

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) notes that the UK Government's response to the International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 being 'Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century' is weak in respect to human rights protections for people at sea.

The House of Representatives recently approved on final reading a measure proclaiming maritime zones under the jurisdiction of the Philippines.

Despite contemporary human rights concerns, UK Government believes that UNCLOS remains fit for purpose.

The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Select Committee received additional expert evidence from Dr Sofia Galani, Assistant Professor in Public International Law, Panteion University, Greece, and Professor Natalie Klein of the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia, covering the issue of the lack of application of human rights at sea under the UNCLOS regime.

An inquiry into the future of the United Nations on the Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) and its applicability in 21st century has been launched by the UK House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.

A revised draft text of an agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) concerning the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction has been made available on Wednesday, November 27, 2019.

The IMO Secretariat is attending the latest in a series of conferences to develop a legally binding international instrument, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction - known as 'BBNJ'.