State practice reveals that the main reason states conclude maritime delimitation agreements is their desire to reap the benefits accruing from offshore natural resources, especially hydrocarbons. ...

On 12 October 2021, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the case of Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v Kenya) on the location of the...

Turquía ha enviado dos buques de exploración y perforación acompañados de embarcaciones militares a aguas reivindicadas por Chipre y Grecia

General assembly strongly condemns British occupation of Indian Ocean territory

In December 2018, two incidents brought to the fore the importance of the rules addressing activities in undelimited maritime areas.  The first incident occurred between China and Japan in the East...

[Nikolaos A. Ioannidis is a PhD candidate in Public International Law (University of Bristol).] On the verge of the 21st century, the discovery of “Noa”, a gas field offshore Israel, reinvigorated...

Why are the UK’s left-over possessions in the Indian Ocean still the subject of furious legal dispute?

Rosneft Vietnam BV, a unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, is concerned that its recent drilling in an area of the South China Sea that is claimed by China could upset Beijing, two sources with...

"There is palpably renewed energy in our relationship, I mean that figuratively and literally," says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside the president of Cyprus.

After 21 years and 61 convictions, the Rwanda tribunal formally closes. BBC Africa correspondent Alastair Leithead considers its successes and failures.

Activity in the west is increasing as the east quietens down

Given their chance to ratify a deal to end a 60-year war, less than 40% of Colombians voted – and they threw it out.

Cyprus is not excited, and Turkey not worried, about an ICC investigation into the latter's alleged war crimes on the island. However, the indifference of human rights groups and other actors is more...

During the unrest of the 1990s, mysterious networks were said to have assassinated Kurdish fighters. Some believe they are still in operation.

Of the many things in our world that require protection, we sometimes forget the vast expanses of the oceans. However, they are also vulnerable and deserve our protection, including under the law. In...

Maps depicting Russia’s old and new bids to the Arctic seabed are being misinterpreted to fuel fears about the nation’s expansion.

A banned vote on a separate Bosnian Serb national day has some people talking of war

There is debate among lawyers on whether the process for a Brexit, once begun, can be stopped.