The gradual abolition of internal borders in Europe according to the process of European integration has been giving rise to the need to set up an area of freedom, security and justice that gives meaning to a new community concept of the EU external border. Security is the central idea of this new concept projected with particular intensity in the ...
One of the principal factors of diplomatic disputes and conflicts between Latin American countries has been the late demarcation of marine and submarine waters. In the case of Colombia, its maritime frontiers were regulated with bilateral treaties in the decades of 1970 and 1980. The negative to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of th...
El presente trabajo analiza la labor del Tribunal de Hamburgo en los procedimientos de pronta liberación de buques y su tripulación, considerando la doctrina vinculada al tema y la jurisprudencia del propio Tribunal, para luego identificar sus contribuciones al desarrollo del Derecho Internacional. La influencia significativa del Tribunal permitió ...
The law of maritime delimitation is a key field in the new Law of the Sea and international case law. In practice it constitutes a threefold law-making process, involving not only jurisprudence but also conventions and custom. It was initiated as such in 1969 and applied in this manner equally before and after 1982. The fundamental norm of maritime...
Since 2007 the EU is trying to implement an integrated maritime policy which covers areas as diverse as fishing, navigation and ports, marine environment, marine research, energy production, ship-building industry, maritime security, tourism and employment, coastal developments and external relations concerning maritime affairs. The aim of our work...
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O presente estudo analisa a situação dos cinco Estados que compõem o Mercosul no tocante ao Direito do Mar, em especial, sobre a possibilidade de expansão da plataforma continental além dos limites iniciais das 200 milhas marítimas e a contrapartida financeira destinadas aos Estados em desenvolvimento decorrente do aproveitamento dos recursos não-v...
This article discusses the development of the rule that filled a legal vacuum on the matter to be analyzed. Throughout this study we will discuss the legal status of the Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention 2001, studying its birth, objectives and the general principles that establishes and the protection of the underwater cultural heritage in v...
The China Sea is one of the most inspiring geopolitical challenges of the new century. Its dynamism, interconnectivity and development demand a growing responsibility in all the actors that interact within and outside its geographical limits. The Chinese authorities' effort to improve the organization for the maritime realm means a major step in im...
The international framework for maritime search and rescue relies on state actors establishing regions of responsibility supported by private shipmasters acting in compliance with traditional duties to rescue persons in distress at sea. Despite revisions to the framework’s foundational treaty, questions persist about the extent of state responsibil...
