Outline
Conference on Oceans Law & Policy:Peaceful Maritime Engagement in East Asia and the Pacific Region
44th Annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy is co-organized by the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), the Stockton Center for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College, the World Maritime University--Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, and the Ocean Policy Research Institute at The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF).
This conference will be held via Zoom on 10-12 May 2021. COLP Tokyo is scheduled to take place in the evening in Tokyo, the morning in the United States, and the afternoon in Europe.
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IntroductionMyron NordquistDistinguished Fellow, Stockton Center for International Law, US Naval War College
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IntroductionJames KraskaChairman and Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Maritime Law, US Naval War College
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IntroductionCleopatra Doumbia-HenryPresident, World Maritime UniversityClick here -
IntroductionKenichiro SasaePresident, The Japan Institute of International AffairClick here -
IntroductionHide SakaguchiPresident of the Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)Click here -
Keynote SpeechShunji YanaiJudge, International Tribunal for the Law of the SeaClick here -
Keynote SpeechMichael LodgeSecretary-General, ISAClick here -
Keynote SpeechRüdiger WolfrumHead of Projects, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of LawClick here -
Policy SpeechIMADA KatsuhikoDirector, Law of the Sea Division, International Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of JapanClick here
Panels at this year's conference are:
- Panel1 : Baselines and Archipelagic States (May 10, 20:00-21:40 JST)
- Panel2 : Navigation Rights/Law Enforcement (May 10, 20:00-21:40 JST)
- Panel3 : Arctic Shipping (May 11, 19:30-21:10 JST)
- Panel4 : East China Sea Maritime Boundaries (May 11, 19:30-21:10 JST)
- Panel5 : Maritime Security Issues Concerning Small Island States (May 11, 21:20-22:50 JST)
- Panel6 : Preservation of the Marine Environment (May 11, 21:20-23:00 JST)
- Panel7 : Issues Arising Out of Climate Change (May 12, 20:00-21:40 JST)
- Conclusion (May 12, 21:50-22:20 JST)
- Format
- Live Streaming (Zoom Video Webinars)
We will use Zoom Video Webinars. Please prepare a personal computer, tablet or mobile device with an internet connection. Please note that you may find some functions unavailable, depending on the device you are using and your Internet connection such as wireless LAN.
After confirming your application, we will send you the viewing URL by email by the day before the event.
- Registration Fee
- Free Admission
Event Registration is required in advance. Please click here to register now.
Program
*As of May 12th
Introduction
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Myron NordquistDistinguished Fellow, Stockton Center for International Law, US Naval War College
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James KraskaChairman and Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Maritime Law, US Naval War College
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Cleopatra Doumbia-HenryPresident, World Maritime University
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Kenichiro SasaePresident,The Japan Institute of International Affairs
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Hide SakaguchiPresident of the Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF)
Keynote Speech
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Shunji YanaiJudge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
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Michael LodgeSecretary-General, ISA
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Rüdiger WolfrumHead of Projects, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law
Policy Speech
Parallel Sessions A
Panel 1: Baselines and Archipelagic States
- JST 20:00 - 21:40
- EDT 7:00 - 8:40
- CEST 13:00 - 14:40
Moderator Speakers
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Clive SchofieldProfessor, Head of Research, WMU - Sasakawa Global Ocean InstituteDavid FreestoneProfessor, George Washington University Law School“Archipelagic States and Sea Level Rise: Risks and Potential Response Options”
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Dai TamadaProfessor, Kobe University“Straight or Archipelagic Baseline: with respect to Offshore Archipelago”
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Henry S. Bensurto, JrConsul General of the Philippines in San Francisco“Archipelago Concept and Straight Baselines: China’s Attempt to Unilaterally Change the Status Quo in the South China Sea?”
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Richard BarnesProfessor, University of Hull“Revisiting the Legal Status of Archipelagos from First Principles”
Panel 2: Navigation Rights/Law Enforcement
- JST 20:00 - 21:40
- EDT 7:00 - 8:40
- CEST 13:00 - 14:40
Moderator Speakers
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David GoddardAssistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office“The Applicability of Human Rights Treaties in Maritime Law Enforcement”
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Robert BeckmanEmeritus Professor, National University of Singapore“Combatting International Maritime Crimes in Southeast Asia”
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David LettsAssociate Professor, Australian National University“Navigation Rights and Law Enforcement: An Australian Perspective”
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Kyo AraiProfessor, Doshisha University“Do We Still Need The 'Expansionist/Revisionist' Theory of Self-Defence at Sea?”
Parallel Sessions B
Panel 3: Arctic Shipping
- JST 19:30 - 21:10
- EDT 6:30 - 8:10
- CEST 12:30 - 14:10
Moderator Speakers
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Aldo ChircopProfessor, Dalhousie University“Beyond the Polar Code: How Canada might Regulate Low Impact Corridors in the Northwest Passage”
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Kentaro WaniAssociate Professor, Osaka University“Navigational Rights and the Coastal State’s Jurisdiction in the Northern Sea Route”
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Evan T. BloomSenior Fellow, Wilson Center Polar Institute, and former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State“The Arctic Council and Regional Maritime Governance”
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Zhen SunResearch Officer, WMU - Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute“The Role of East Asian Port States in Addressing Ship-Source Pollution in Arctic Shipping”
Panel 4: East China Sea Maritime Boundaries
- JST 19:30 - 21:10
- EDT 6:30 - 8:10
- CEST 12:30 - 14:10
Moderator Speakers
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Hironobu SakaiProfessor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Law“A Quest for Win-Win Solution in the Delimitation of Continental Shelf in East China Sea: An Irreconsilable Conflict between China and Japan?”
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Yann-huei SongProfessor Dr., Academia Sinica (retired)“Maritime Boundary Disputes in the East China Sea: Potential Impact of PRC Coast Guard Law”
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LEE Keun-GwanProfessor, Seoul National University“Maritime Delimitation in the East China Sea in the Age of Architectonic Transformation”
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Stuart KayeProfessor, University of Wollongong“State Practice as a Factor Impacting Potential East China Sea Boundaries”
Break
- JST 21:10 - 21:20
- EDT 8:10 - 8:20
- CEST 14:10 - 14:20
Parallel Sessions C
Panel 5: Maritime Security Issues Concerning Small Island States
- JST 21:20 - 22:50
- EDT 8:20 - 9:50
- CEST 14:20 - 15:50
Moderator Speakers
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Cleo PaskalAssociate Fellow, Chatham House“Disappearing Links in the Chain: How Geopolitical, Geoeconomic and Geo-physical Change Might Reshape the Island Chain Defense Concept”
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Dominique Bourgnon de LayreLieutenant-Commander, ALPACI“French territories in the Pacific and cooperation with the PIC's on maritime security issues”
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Masahiro KurosakiAssociate Professor of International Law, National Defense Academy of Japan“In Quest of the Optimal Legal Framework for Maritime Law Enforcement against Foreign State Vessels at the Territorial Sea”
Panel 6: Preservation of the Marine Environment, Including the Hazard of Plastic Debris
- JST 21:20 - 23:00
- EDT 8:20 - 10:00
- CEST 14:20 - 16:00
Moderator Speakers
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Aleke Stöfen-O'BrienAssociate Research Officer, WMU - Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute“Connecting Legal Islands: the Quest for Regulatory Solutions to Marine Plastics”
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Tomofumi KitamuraAssociate Professor, The University of Tokyo“Designing an International Instrument for Combating Marine Plastic Pollution”
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Joanna MossopAssociate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington“The Implications of the BBNJ Treaty for the Region”
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Laurent ParentéAmbassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO), Government of Republic of Vanuatu“Tackling Marine Plastic from Ships – Vanuatu’s Led Initiatives at the IMO”
Panel 7: Issues Arising Out of Climate Change
- JST 20:00 - 21:40
- EDT 7:00 - 8:40
- CEST 13:00 - 14:40
Moderator Speakers
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Davor VidasProfessor, The Fridtjof Nansen Institute"Sea Level Rise and the Law of the Sea - as addressed by the International Law Association and the International Law Commission"
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Pierre-Jean BordahandyProfessor, University of the South Pacific“Cabotage Restrictions Rules and the Shipping of Disaster Relief Aid – Navigating the Climate Change Induced Risk for Security in the Pacific”
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Naoki IwatsukiProfessor, Rikkyo University“Regime Interaction between the Law of the Sea and the Law on Climate Change”
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Karen ScottProfessor, University of Canterbury“The BBNJ Agreement: Strengthening the Oceans-Climate Nexus?”
Break
- JST 21:40 - 21:50
- EDT 8:40 - 8:50
- CEST 14:40 - 14:50
Conclusion
- JST 21:50 - 22:20
- EDT 8:50 - 9:20
- CEST 14:50 - 15:20
*Honorifics and titles omitted.
*Please be advised that programs, speakers, session themes may be subject to change.