Maritime Safety and Security Law Journal

The spate of rascality, such as kidnapping, piracy, terrorism, and hijacking in the maritime domain, is hampering the exploration and exploitation of the marine and blue economy globally. Nigeria has taken a cue from other maritime nations by establishing frameworks in line with various international conventions to ensure a functional blue economy and to ensure …More

Under the prevailing consensus that Articles 192 and 194(1)(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) constitute due diligence obligations as obligations of conduct, small island states have advocated that in the context of climate change, these provisions should go beyond the due diligence obligations and encompass obligations of result. …More

With the adoption of EU Directive 959/2023, the scope of the European Trading System (ETS) has been extended to international maritime navigation. Following a usual pattern in this régime, the Directive sets out mandatory reduction targets, made more flexible by the possibility to allocate free GHG allowances, while establishing the application of a 50% share …More