Sunday, October 18, 2026

New Issue: Ocean Development & International Law

The latest issue of Ocean Development & International Law (Vol. 57, no. 3, 2026) is out. Contents include:
  • Special Issue: Regime Interaction under the BBNJ Agreement
    • Sarah Lothian, Kristine Dalaker & Aline Jaeckel, Regime Interaction under the BBNJ Agreement
    • Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Who Are the “Relevant IFBs” for the Purposes of the BBNJ Agreement?
    • Aldo Chircop, The BBNJ Agreement and IMO: What Role for Maritime Law Instruments and Measures?
    • Trung Nguyen & Dawoon Jung, Strengthening the Area-Based Management Tools on the High Seas through Shipping-Related Measures
    • Bastiaan Ewoud Klerk, Beyond Undermining: COP Competences to Establish ABMTs and MPAs under the BBNJ Agreement
    • Kentaro Nishimoto, The Potential of the “Obligation to Promote” in the BBNJ Agreement to Contribute to a Holistic Governance of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
    • Warwick Gullett & Neil Craik, Precautionary Environmental Impact Assessments under the BBNJ Agreement: More than a Minor or Transitory Effect on the Marine Environment?
    • Youngdawng Moh, Heecheol Yang, Wonhee Kim & Sarah Lothian, Regime Interaction in CBD and BBNJ Environmental Impact Assessments: Normative Framework and Challenges
    • Ethan Beringen, Cleaning the High Seas: Environmental Impact Assessments under the BBNJ Agreement and the Removal of Existing Marine Plastic Pollution
    • Julia Schütz Veiga, From Definition to Obligation: Interpreting Marine Technology under the BBNJ Agreement to Advance Equity