Week 12 Class Plan on international ocean law and policy
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.
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
Read this article about the behind-the-scenes of the BBNJ Treaty
Skim the fully drafted (but yet unratified) BBNJ Treaty
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
May 2, 2023 COBRA webinar: “What the UN’s High Seas Treaty Means for Deep-Sea Science”
Private
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