By: Max Ackerson On January 17, 2026, the United Nations High Seas Treaty, formally the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction and commonly called the BBNJ Agreement (“the Agreement”), entered into force, the culmination of […]
By: Casey Galvin On January 17, 2026, the Agreement under the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, commonly known as the BBNJ Agreement or High Seas Treaty, entered into force. Its entry into force marks the culmination […]
By: Ammar Asad Introduction Amid the ever-changing landscape of international diplomacy, China’s engagement with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is a major transformation. This key development could chart a new course for international maritime policy and influence, with considerable implications for U.S. maritime interests across the expansive and dynamic […]
By: Frederick Cushmore April 19, 2022 With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, interesting issues of international Maritime Law are. Much of this comes from gaps existing in the law and the limits of national jurisdiction over the ocean. First is the issue of Turkey’s closure of the Turkish Straits (Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, between the Sea […]
