Tag Archives: UNCLOS

Tides of Chance: Exploring the Consequences of China’s UNCLOS Ratification for U.S. Maritime Interests

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 […]

Impact of the Law of the Sea and its Exceptions on Russian Ships

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 […]