The the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’s public hearings concerning international obligations to mitigate marine pollution started Monday in Hamburg, Germany following a request from the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law (COSIS). Prime Ministers Kausea Natano of Tuvalu and Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, representing COSIS, are [...]
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Mauritius dispatch: UK Chagos citizenship scheme raises concerns for former and current islanders
With the recent Russia-Ukraine conflict dominating news headlines across the world, a more subtle development involving another violation of international law appears to have garnered little attention – the United Kingdom’s ongoing illegal occupation of the Chagos Archipelago, a group of islands located in the Indian Ocean about 1300 miles from Mauritius. This new development [...]
UN maritime tribunal rules no UK sovereignty over Chagos Islands
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled Thursday that the United Kingdom did not hold sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, allowing the dispute between Mauritius and Maldives in regards to the delimitation of their boundaries to proceed. The ruling follows a preliminary objection from Maldives, who claimed that the tribunal did not [...]
Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A Vietnamese Court began issuing verdicts and sentences Friday in an ongoing anti-corruption case for members of Ocean Bank, with former CEO Nguyen Xuan Son being sentenced to...
International tribunal rules for Ghana in Ivory Coast maritime boundary dispute
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled Saturday in favor of Ghana in a lengthy maritime dispute between with the Ivory Coast. The case, which was brought to the international body by Ghana...
India top court lets marine stay in Italy pending arbitration decision
The Supreme Court of India ruled Wednesday that an Italian marine under investigation for murdering two Indian fishermen may stay in Italy pending a determination of where jurisdiction lies in the matter. Salvatore Girone, another marine involved...
India top court frees Italian Marine involved in killing of fishermen
The Supreme Court of India ruled Thursday that Salvatore Girone, the Italian marine under investigation for the killing of two fisherman, is free to go home while India and Italy await the decision of the Permanent Court of...
India's Ministry of External Affairs said Monday that India will allow detained Italian marine Salvatore Girone to return home. The statement came after Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)...
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Monday ordered India to suspend the trial of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. The tribunal claimed jurisdiction over...
A federal judge in Alaska ruled Thursday that Greenpeace USA will be fined $2,500 for every hour that protesters block a Royal Dutch Shell vessel from leaving Portland. The protesters have been suspending themselves from a...