"International law in terms of managing the high seas is very much like a fishing net, sometimes with a fine mesh but with very large holes in it." #RutgersLaw Rutgers SEBS Assoc. Prof. Cymie on the wide open possibility of the high seas: npr.org/2023/03/23/116… #lawtwitter

“Mining means destruction, and in this case it means the destruction of an ecosystem about which we know pathetically little,” -Sir David Attenborough, who has called for a moratorium on all deep-sea mining plans. #DeepSeaMining🪸⛏️ #DefendTheDeep🐙 theguardian.com/environment/20…

At the beginning of the year, 🇨🇱 Chile and 🇨🇴 Colombia announced that they had requested an advisory opinion at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights aiming to clarify the scope of state obligations for responding to the climate emergency under international #humanrights law. A short 🧵

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#BBNJ Kristina Gjerde IUCN-WCEL (World Commission on Environmental Law) IUCN Ocean Team High Seas Alliance Torsten Thiele npr.org/transcripts/11…

“Putting legality aside, such a decision would also lack legitimacy,” said Singh, ... “The ISA was established to act on behalf of humankind as a whole and for the best interest of humankind — and not to promote the interest of industry or rather one private actor in this case.”

Statement of ASIL President Gregory Shaffer on the Passing of Benjamin B. Ferencz

For the first time in the history of Rutgers University, all three faculty, grad, EOF, and postdoc unions have voted to go on strike. Monday morning, we are ON STRIKE. See you on the picket line. #RUOnStrike

Good morning and happy strike day 1! Our first picket is out on New Brunswick already! Featuring our favorite r1coalition undergrads and two of our fierce grad leaders Dylan Simpson & @CHcarges #nowbismillah #faircontractnow

It is no secret that fishing companies in developed States overfish in #HighSeas areas adjacent to EEZs of coastal African States. The #BBNJ Agreement’s focus on marine ecological connectivity and other measures will limit such #IUU. -@michaelkanuSL un.org/africarenewal/…

I am thrilled that today the United States joined the landmark WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies - the first ever multilateral trade agreement with environmental sustainability at its core! Together we can protect our fish, ocean, and the people that depend on them. -MM

What’s Earth’s largest habitat? It’s not the Amazon rainforest or Great Barrier Reef. It’s the #HighSeas, or waters beyond national jurisdiction. The new high seas treaty will enable countries to protect these waters, but they must adopt the deal. vox.com/science/2023/4…

Excellent analysis - ejiltalk.org/how-could-the-… #BBNJ #UNCLOS #DSM Aline Jaeckel Catherine Blanchard IUCN Ocean Team IUCN-WCEL (World Commission on Environmental Law)

No market case for #deepseamining. The #future = #CircularEconomy apple.com/newsroom/2023/…

A fab final panel on #HumanRights & the #Environment w/ Pace | Haub Environmental Law Prof. Smita Narula, Rutgers University Prof Cymie, StJohnsLaw Prof Peggy McGuinness & Sahr Mohammedally of CIVIC. 🌏⚖ #PILR2023 Symposium Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Read this thread - another insightful project from Robert Blasiak and colleagues, this time on the #ocean, #peace and security. I’m eager to read the paper!

This blog post explores the forthcoming ITLOS advisory opinion on climate change and States’ obligations to protect the marine environment, focusing on its potential implications for small island states and future generations cil.nus.edu.sg/blogs/intergen… #AOLETSGO #ICJAO4CLIMATE

New #ASILInsight by Cymie on the New High Seas Biodiversity Treaty - an excellent overview of what it has to offer and why it's important. 👀/⬇️ asil.org/insights/volum… cc: Richard Chen, editor extraordinaire! #biodiversity #UNCLOS