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Week 12: International Ocean Law & Policy

Week 12 Class Plan on international ocean law and policy

Published onMay 02, 2023
Week 12: International Ocean Law & Policy
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9 May 2023

Overview

Ocean law and policy are critical to understand to carry out oceanographic work within other countries’ maritime jurisdiction and, increasingly, in areas beyond national jurisdiction. We will also discuss effective international collaborative research strategies and how they can lead to policy-relevant outcomes. Finally, we will discuss the negotiations and implications for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Goals

  • Understand maritime jurisdictions and what can and cannot be done within different jurisdictions

  • Learn about the newly drafted BBNJ / High Seas Treaty - what it says, what it means, why it is important

  • Become familiar with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing in areas beyond national jurisdiction and its implications for research on the high seas

Pre-Class Activities

  • Read this article about the behind-the-scenes of the BBNJ Treaty

  • Skim the fully drafted (but yet unratified) BBNJ Treaty

Class Plan & Materials

  • Hour 1: The new BBNJ Treaty. What it says, what it means.

    • 20 min: BBNJ and High Seas Policy, Harriet Harden-Davies, Ocean Voices

    • 30 min: Q&A

    • 10 min: Ocean Voices Program 

    • 5 min: Break

  • Hour 2: Sample Permitting & Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

    • 20 min: Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing, Peter Girguis, Harvard University

    • 30 min: Q&A

    • 5 min: Wrap-up and prep for next class

Additional Resources

Class Slides

Private

Post-Class Dream Cruise Project Development

See the Dream Cruise Project Overview Template for additional context.

  • Take this week to catch-up on your Dream Cruise Project!!

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