Dispute Settlement in the Law of the Sea:Survey for 2022

This is the latest in a series of annual surveys in this Journal reviewing dispute settlement in the law of the sea, both under Part XV of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and outside the framework of the Convention. The most significant developments during 2022 were the award of an Annex VII arbitral tribunal relating to the preliminary objections of Russia in the Dispute concerning the Detention of Ukrainian Naval Vessels and Servicemen case and the judgment of the International Court of Justice on the merits in the Alleged Violations of Sovereign Rights and Maritime Spaces in the Caribbean Sea case.</p

The European Union as an Actor in the Law of the Sea, with Particular Reference to the Arctic

Abstract The first part of this article explores the extent to which the European Union (EU) is an actor in the law of the sea. After explaining when, why and how the EU became such an actor, it considers the legal and political constraints on the capacity of the EU to act; the interests that have shaped its role as an actor; and the various means by which it acts. The second part of the article applies the conclusions from this analysis to outline the role that the EU has so far played in the ongoing development of the legal regime of the marine Arctic and to predict the role that it will continue to play, especially as regards navigation, fisheries, the exploitation of offshore oil and gas, and the protection of the environment.</jats:p