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Case Concerning an Inquiry by the International Seabed Authority: Less a Defence of Due Process than an Attempt to Short...

On 30 May 2026, two deep seabed mining exploration contractors—NORI and TOML (“the contractors”), both subsidiaries of Canada-based The Metals Company (TMC)—lodged an application a...

Pre-Exploitation Litigation: Cases No. 34 and 35 and the Timing of Deep-Sea Mining Governance

On 5 June 2026, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) announced two new proceedings before its Seabed Disputes Chamber (SDC). Nauru Ocean Resources Inc. (NORI)...

Deep Sea Mining and the Logic of Contracting Around the Commons

A non-binding U.S.-Japan agreement on deep-sea mining highlights the weaknesses and vulnerability of the International Seabed Authority. The post Deep Sea Mining and the Logic of...

One Step Forward, Two Steps Obscure: Jurisdiction over External Rules in M/T Heroic Idun (No.2)

On 27 May 2026, the ITLOS Special Chamber rendered its judgment in M/T Heroic Idun (No. 2). Brought by the Marshall Islands against Equatorial Guinea, the case concerns the lawfuln...

UN Tribunal Awards $14M in Compensation for 2022 Seizure of VLCC off Africa

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a UN body for settling international maritime disputes, read out its verdict in the 2022 case of th...

Is Deep-Seabed Mining Compatible with the Human Right to a Healthy Environment? Insights from the ICJ and IACtHR Climate...

In 2025, following the 2024 advisory opinion (AO) of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on Climate Change (here), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the In...

Two Weeks in Review: 1—12 June 2026

The last fortnight has been dominated by two major developments: the proceedings initiated by deep-seabed mining contractors before the ITLOS Seabed Disputes Chamber, and the ICJ’s...

A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations

As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.

US prepares to auction leases for seabed mining blocks in federal waters

This is part 1 of a two-part series examining the U.S.’s efforts to begin deep-sea mining in federal waters. Part 1 explores the process behind proposed lease sales in U.S. federal...

Crimean Coastal State Rights and the Resilience of International Arbitration

Introduction On 15 June 2026, the Permanent Court of Arbitration published its merits award in Ukraine v. the Russian Federation concerning coastal state rights in the Black Sea, S...

Experts say ‘bare bones’ US laws are unfit to regulate nascent deep-sea mining industry

This is part 2 of a two-part series examining the U.S.’s efforts to begin deep-sea mining in federal waters. Part 2 examines the regulations that would govern the industry. Part 1...

Constitution or Compass? A Quiet Renegotiation of the Maritime Order

Constitution or Compass? A Quiet Renegotiation of the Maritime Order Vito De Lucia In June 2026, the China Institute for Marine Affairs published a substantial assessment of the Un...

Section 16 order cannot be challenged in Writ

Brief Facts An agreement for sale of iron ore was executed on 12.02.2004 between M/s Tarini Prasad Mohanty (the mine owner/appellant) and M/s Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited...

Reconnaissance as Legal Due Diligence: Lessons from Land to Sea

India and Sri Lanka’s Deep Sea Mining Deadlock

Regional geopolitical tensions and a legal stalemate are constraining both countries' cobalt ambitions in the Afanasy Nikitin Seamount.

Court Gives Peru Oversight of Chinese-Built Port in Geopolitical Battle

Against the backdrop of the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, a court in Peru reversed a previous decision and granted oversig...

Indian jurist elected as Judge of International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is an independent judicial body established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; it has jurisdicti...

Extraction does not equal control: New report warns deep seabed mining risks worsening global insecurity

A WWF-backed report warns that mining the ocean floor may create new economic, ecological, social and governance vulnerabilities that would further worsen global insecurity, challe...

Ship Recycling Governance: Moving Beyond the False Basel-HKC Dichotomy

The recent response by BIMCO to my article, "HKC Certification Can't Substitute for the Basel Convention," reflects a broader debate that has occupied...

As economic case for deep-sea mining weakens, industry should halt urgency to begin operation (commentary)

Why do we need deep-sea mining? Given the potential consequences for the health and biodiversity of the ocean, that seems a vital question to answer before any commercial mining st...

The US is About to Launch the First Ever Deep Sea Mining Lease Sales

The landscape of American resource extraction is shifting from the terrestrial to the abyssal as federal agencies prepare for a historic pivot in maritime policy. A deep sea mining...

West PH Sea: PH must counter China’s high seas claims by December—Carpio

MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned that the Philippines must object to China’s high seas claim under the Biodiversity Beyond Nationa...

UKSR to Embark on 4th Mission to Survey Deep Sea Minerals

Glomar Minerals, Inc., an American seabed minerals company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary UK Seabed Resources Limited (UKSR) will embark on its fourth major exploratio...

Can ‘Compulsory Conciliation’ Resolve the Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Border Dispute?

Bangkok's recent withdrawal from a 2001 MoU governing maritime border talks has prompted Phnom Penh to internationalize the dispute.