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Building Capacity In The Law Of The Sea: The Imo International Maritime Law Institute’S Experience, Ángeles Jiménez García-Carriazo
Building Capacity In The Law Of The Sea: The Imo International Maritime Law Institute’S Experience, Ángeles Jiménez García-Carriazo
International Law Studies
Although the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) does not make any express reference to capacity-building, scientific and technological development is a centerpiece of the Convention. In 1982, UNCLOS established a comprehensive legal framework for ocean-related activities with a latent and inexorable link to capacity-building through the transfer of technology, scientific and technical assistance, knowledge sharing, and cooperation and collaboration. Building capacity in the law of the sea enables States to benefit from the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and seas and their resources. In the absence of expertise to incorporate and effectively implement …
Developing International Guidelines For Protecting Schools And Universities From Military Use During Armed Conflict, Steven Haines
Developing International Guidelines For Protecting Schools And Universities From Military Use During Armed Conflict, Steven Haines
International Law Studies
One consequence of armed conflict, especially that of a non-international character, is serious damage done to vital societal infrastructure. Education–schools and universities–can be severely disrupted, even subject to attack. Targeting of schools may not invariably be unlawful if educational facilities are being put to military use. Such use may itself not be unlawful but it can result in schools being transformed from civilian objects into military objectives–and subject, therefore, to lawful targeting. This was a problem highlighted by humanitarian NGOs a decade ago and led to the formation, by both NGOs and United Nations agencies, of the Global Coalition to …
Agreement Between The United States Of America And Germany Concerning Prisoners Of War, Sanitary Personnel, And Civilians (Berne, 11 November 1918), Howard S. Levie
Agreement Between The United States Of America And Germany Concerning Prisoners Of War, Sanitary Personnel, And Civilians (Berne, 11 November 1918), Howard S. Levie
International Law Studies
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