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2022

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Unilateral And Multilateral Deep-Sea Mineral Mining Regulations: Why An Effective Enforcement Mechanism Is Needed In Order To Promote Responsible Mining Practices In The Future, Alexander W. Read Jul 2022

Unilateral And Multilateral Deep-Sea Mineral Mining Regulations: Why An Effective Enforcement Mechanism Is Needed In Order To Promote Responsible Mining Practices In The Future, Alexander W. Read

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

This paper focuses on enforcement issues with regard to deep-sea mineral mining in terms of unilateral and multilateral structures. It begins by exploring early forays into mineral mining, namely in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the necessity of the extractives industries generally. Next, this comment analyzes unilateral policy regimes, specifically through the lens of United States courts and through differing mining regulatory regimes between countries, and how unilateral regulatory change is likely an ineffective mechanism for enforcing standards for the industry. Finally, this comment looks at international structures that currently govern deep-sea mineral mining and how multilateral regulatory …


How To Draw The Lines In The Aegean: A Multifaceted Conflict Turning Into Casus Belli Between Greece And Turkey, Idil Muge Karatas Jul 2022

How To Draw The Lines In The Aegean: A Multifaceted Conflict Turning Into Casus Belli Between Greece And Turkey, Idil Muge Karatas

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

This paper aims to analyze the greatest problems of the compound Aegean dispute between Greece and Turkey, namely the delimitation of territorial waters, legal entitlement of some Aegean Islands, and delimitation of their respective continental shelves. This article analyzes the nature of each dispute and potential solutions in light of previous international adjudications on similar disputes. Greece and Turkey both have different approaches for the dispute. Greece regards the dispute as a legal issue while Turkey regards it as a diplomatic issue and insists on diplomatic measures only for the resolution of the dispute. The differences in the Parties’ approaches …