Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, back into focus ...

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, scholar, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Strait of Hormuz legal justifications for Iran's actions are critically examined, revealing a selective application of ...

The Philippines emphasized the significance of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jill Goldenziel writes & consults on security, law, & business risk. The Philippines’ Maritime Zones Act aims to align Philippine ...

The need to regulate nuclear-powered ships is a matter that will only grow more pressing with the passage of time. After decades in which the world’s only nuclear-powered merchant ship,... As the ...

Cambodia is casting the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) as a critical legal safeguard for its maritime rights, ...

On the ninth anniversary of the Philippines’ historic legal victory over China regarding their maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) it is disheartening after so many years ...

Seabed mining doesn’t normally attract much media attention, but President Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) on the topic, issued on April 24, changed that in a hurry. Foreign leaders aren’t happy, ...

A close analysis of Jakarta’s Extended Continental Shelf submissions reveals a flexible and strategic approach to its maritime borders. Under Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of ...