Foreign capital has increasingly become involved in the exploration for deep sea minerals in the Area. Foreign-owned companies have received the sponsorship of their state of incorporation, as required by UNCLOS to be granted an exploration contract by the International Seabed Authority....

This study examines the influence of maritime affairs on the development of Indonesian popular songs in the 1980s. During the 1980s period, maritime events and issues became one of the discourses that developed in society. This is inseparable from the burning incident of the Tampomas II ship...

International maritime industry constitutes one of the areas in which the resource to arbitration and other ADR devices have enjoyed a traditional and far-reaching character. This trend has increased in recent years due both to the highly complex nature of the maritime industry and to the costs...

While a pragmatic approach should be taken in dealing with individual States, there is no doubt that warships enjoy freedom of navigation in the territorial sea and the freedom to conduct military exercises in the Exclusive Economic Zone without prior notice or authorisation

The decision in the South China Sea arbitration in relation to the interpretation of art 121(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has broad implications for states not party to the case. New Zealand, like many other countries, claims an exclusive economic zone and...

This is a summary of developments in New Zealand relating to the law of the sea in 2012. Developments include the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012, Marine Legislation Bill 2012, inquiries into foreign charter fishing vessels, fishing cooperation in...