Conference on Oceans Law & Policy
Through the annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy (established and formerly administered by the Center for Oceans Law & Policy, University of Virginia School of Law) the Stockton Center for International Law promotes interdisciplinary interaction with ocean-related legal and public policy issues at all levels, addressing international, national, regional, and state concerns.
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2024 Conference - Ocean Governance in the South Pacific and Latin America
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
For the 47th Annual Conference 2024, the U.S. Naval War College - Stockton Center for International Law, the World Maritime University - Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (WMU-GOI), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru held the first COLP in Latin America. It was held in Lima, Peru, and focused on "Ocean Governance in the South Pacific and Latin America." The conference honored the Latin American historical contribution to the law of the sea and ocean governance, while raising awareness, discussing, and exchanging perspectives about the challenges and opportunities for the South Pacific Region.
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2023 Conference - Safe, Secure, and Sustainable Shipping: Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
The theme of the 46th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy is "Safe, Secure, and Sustainable Shipping." Through the annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy, the Stockton Center promotes interdisciplinary interaction with ocean-related legal and public policy experts and issues at all levels, addressing international, national, regional, and state concerns. COLP 46 was hosted by the Ankara University National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM), and cosponsored by the Stockton Center for International Law, the Japan Institute for International Studies (JIIA) in Tokyo, Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) in India, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) in South Korea, the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong in Australia, the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMO IMLI) in Malta, and the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute at World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmo, Sweden. Selected articles will be published in International Law Studies.
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2022 Conference - UNCLOS at 40: Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
Conference sessions address “UNCLOS at 40”. Panels: Overcoming the Threat of IUU fishing; Uses and Claims on the Continental Shelf; Climate Change, Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction & New Technologies; The COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Lens of UNCLOS; Capacity Building in the Law of the Sea: Issues and Experiences; Asymmetric Security Challenges in Regional Disputes; Emerging Challenges to 1982 UNCLOS and International Law.
The 45th Annual Conference is co-organized with the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA).
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2021 Conference - “Peaceful Maritime Engagement in East Asia and the Pacific Region”: Draft Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
The conference will address “Peaceful Maritime Engagement in East Asia and the Pacific Region”. Panels: Baselines and Archipelagic States; Navigation Rights/Law Enforcement; Arctic Shipping; Maritime Security Issues Concerning Small Island States; East China Sea Maritime Boundaries; Preservation of the Marine Environment, Including the Hazard of Plastic Debris; and Issues Arising Out of Climate Change. Our 44th Annual Conference is co-organized with The Japan Institute of International Affairs, World Maritime University--Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute at the World Maritime University and the Nippon Foundation.
The 2020 annual conference has been postponed until 2021.
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2019 Conference - “Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Intractable Challenges & Potential Solutions”: Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 to Thursday, May 16, 2019 | World Maritime University, Sasakawa Auditorium, Malmö, Sweden
The conference discussed the development of an internationally legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). Our 43rd Annual Conference was co-organized with the World Maritime University--Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute at the World Maritime University and the Nippon Foundation.
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2018 Conference - "Cooperation and Engagement in the South China Sea and Asia Pacific Region”: Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 to Friday, May 25, 2018 | Crowne Plaza Beijing Chaoyang U-Town, China
Our 42nd Annual Conference was co-organized with the National Institute for South China Sea Studies and the Chinese Society of International Law.
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2017 Conference - "The Marine Environment and UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water)": Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 to Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia, May 16-19, 2017
The 41st Annual Conference of the Center for Oceans Law and Policy took place May 16-19, 2017 and was co-hosted by the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.
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2016 Conference - "Legal Order in the World's Oceans: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea": Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
Monday, June 27, 2016 to Tuesday, June 28, 2016 | United Nations Headquarters, New York City
The 40th annual COLP conference was organized by the Center for Oceans Law and Policy in cooperation with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, and the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations.
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2015 Conference - "International Marine Economy: Law and Policy": Program
Center for Oceans Law & Policy
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 to Friday, June 26, 2015 | Shanghai, China
The 39th annual COLP conference was co-organized by the Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law, and the Center for Polar and Deep Ocean Development, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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