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Regional Conference on Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific: Legal Options and Institutional Responses to the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Maritime Zones, in the Context of International Law

9-11, and 17 September 2020

GENERAL

[Final Agenda] Regional Conference on Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific

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[Provisional List of Participants] Regional Regional Conference on Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific

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Advice on Arrangements - Regional Conference 9 - 11 and 17 September 2020

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[Provisional Info Paper for Participants] Regional Conference on Securing the Limits of the Blue Pacific

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Full text of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

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PART ONE: UNPACKING AND UNDERSTANDING THE LEADERS COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL LAW

Recognition of maritime boundaries under international law

5. UN Law of the Sea Convention, Mr Vladimir Jares

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6. Status of maritime boundaries work in the region, Mr Malakai Vakautawale

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7. To what extent does the LOSC support the view that maritime boundaries are ambulatory? Professor William Edeson

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Legal challenges and implications of the impact of sea-level rise and climate change on Members’ maritime boundaries and maritime interests under the Convention

8. Maximizing Opportunities Under the 1982 United Nations Law of the Sea Convention: The Stakes for the Pacific as a Collective – in the Context of Sea-Level Rise, Dr Filimon Manoni

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9. Possible impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Maritime Entitlements: recommendations of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on International Law and Sea-Level Rise, Professor David Freestone

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9. Attachment - 2018 Final Report Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise

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10. Possible Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Archipelagic States: A Legal Perspective, Professor Stuart Kaye, Director

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11. Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, Shifting Tides and Currents: The Implications for the Management of the Region’s Shared Tuna Resources, Dr Transform Aqorau

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PART TWO: EXAMINING POTENTIAL LEGAL OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO COLLECTIVELY DELIVER AND ADVANCE THE OBJECTIVES OF LEADERS COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL LAW

Legal Options and Institutional Responses to Consider in progressing the Leaders’ Commitment

12. Overview of options: considerations for the region, Professor Don MacKay

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12. Sea Level Rise and Maritime Boundaries Opinion-Edeson-MacKay

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12. Overview of options: considerations for the region, Professor Don MacKay Powerpoint Presentation

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12. Overview of Options considerations for the region MacKay and Edeson - Annex A

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Panel One: Options under the LOSC, including soft law instruments or instruments related to the application of LOSC

13. Potential for International Adjudication of Sea Level Rise, Professor Vaughan Lowe

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14. Concrete issues relating to requesting an advisory opinion, including the question of standing and scope of questions presented, Professor Pierre Klein, Professor

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15. The role of State Practice in Securing Maritime Limits in the Blue Pacific, Dr Tim Stephens

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16. Securing Maritime Limits through National Legislation – Recent Practice in the Pacific, Ms Robyn Frost

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16. Attachment Ms Robyn Frost Speaking Notes

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17. Securing maritime limits through amendments to the LOS Convention or the adoption of other international legal instruments, Professor Rosemary Rayfuse

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Panel Two: ILC, 6^th Committee, UNGA processes

18. Introduction to UN processes, ILC and the role of ILC in the progressive development of international law, Mr Arnold Pronto

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19. National perspective on engagement in the ILC, Mr Clement Yow Mulalap (Revised2)

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19. Attachment - FSM-Observation

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20. First issues paper on Sea-level rise in relation to international law – key issues and gaps, Professor Dr Bogdan Aurescu and Dr Nilüfer Oral (Revised2)

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20. Attachment - First issues paper

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20. Attachment - Addendum to the First Issues Paper

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20. Attachment - PIF Submission to the ILC Study on Sea-level rise in relation to international law

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Panel Three: Other rules and principles of general international law (LOSC Preamble)

21. Beyond UNCLOS: What Legal Consequences of Sea Level Rise Can ITLOS Consider Outside the Law of the Sea, Catherine Amirfar

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22. Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in International Law: Some Reflections on Statehood, Human Rights and Migration, Professor Surya Subedi

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