UNCLOS at 25: Smooth Sailing or Stormy Seas?
Location:
Martin Hall
New College
Mound Place
Edinburgh
EH1 2LX
Date/time
Fri 22 November 2019
13:30-17:00
Programme
13:30 Welcome
James Harrison (University of Edinburgh)
13:40-14:20 Keynote : UNCLOS at 25 - A United Kingdom Perspective
Margaret Purdasy (Assistant Legal Adviser, Overseas Territories and Maritime Team, Legal Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
14:20-15:30 Developing the Legal Framework in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
Deep seabed mining: Joanna Dingwall (Scottish Government/University of Glasgow)
Biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction: Joanna Mossop (Victoria University of Wellington)
Discussant: Elisa Morgera (University of Strathclyde)
15:30-15:50 Refreshment Break
15:50-17:00 Trends in Dispute Settlement
Maritime boundary delimitation: Ki Beom Lee (The Asan Institute for Policy Studies)
The relationship between UNCLOS and other rules of international law: James Harrison (University of Edinburgh)
Discussant: Alan Boyle (University of Edinburgh)
This event is free and open to all but registration is required (link below)