ABLOS Tutorials & Conference
"Addressing Difficult Issues in UNCLOS"
28-30 October 2003

International Hydrographic Bureau, Principality of Monaco.

The papers have been published in CD-ROM proceedings. They may also be downloaded here (PDF files).

 

Tutorials:

Tuesday 28th October

   
09.00 - 10.10 Dag Solheim (Norwegian Mapping Authority) Height Reference Systems

10.10 - 11.10

Dick Gent (UK Hydrographic Office) The Normal Baseline

11.40 - 12.40

Clive Schofield (University of New South Wales) Maritime Zones and Jurisdictions
14.00 - 15.10 Robert Smith (US State Department) National Considerations when Negotiating a Maritime Boundary

15.10 - 16.10

Robert van de Poll (CARIS) Completing an Article 76 Desktop Study
16.30 - 17.30 Lindsay Parson (Southampton Oceanography Centre) Deepwater Non-Living Marine Resources

 

Day 1 Conference:

Wednesday 29th October

 
Session 1 Chair: Ron Macnab  
Paper 1 Cockburn, S., et al "UNCLOSÕs potential influence on a Marine Cadastre: depth, breadth, and sovereign rights"
Paper 2 Fraser, R., et al "Issues in the development of a Marine Cadastre"
Paper 3 Daniel, T. "Expert evidence before the International Court of Justice"
Session 2 Chair: Ron Macnab  
Paper 1 Stagpoole, V. "Foot of the continental slope in Article 76"
Paper 2 Alcock, M., et al " A systematic approach to the identification of the foot of the continental slope to define the outer limit of extended continental shelf under article 76, UNCLOS"
Paper 3 Carleton, C., et al "Article 76: the ridge issue"
Session 3 Chair: Chris Rizos  
Paper 1 Pimentel, F.M., Antunes, N. "Reflecting on the legal-technical interface of Article 76 of the LOSC: tentative thoughts on practical implementation"
Paper 2 Lodge, M. "Future directions and challenges the for the International Seabed Authority"
Paper 3 Hirst, B., Robertson, D. "GIS, Charts and UNCLOS Ð can they live together?"
Session 4 Chair: Chris Rizos  
Paper 1
Harsson, B.G., et al "UNLOS and ice edge base line problems"
Paper 2 Kaye, S. "Territorial sea baselines along ice covered coasts: international practice and limits of the Law of the Sea"
Paper 3 Fraser, R., et al "Positioning maritime boundaries and the coastline with certainty Ð a rigorous approach"

Day 2 Conference:

Thursday 30th October

   
Session 5 Chair: Chris Carleton  
Paper 1 Plantegenest, M., et al "The French islands of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon: a case for the construction of a discontinuous juridical continental shelf?"
Paper 2 Gonzalez, A.W. "Cutting a gordian knot?: Towards a practical and realistic scheme for the transfer of marine technology"
Paper 3 Armas-Pfirter, F.M. "Protection and conservation of the living resources of the Area"
Session 6 Chair: Chris Carleton  
Paper 1 Wood, R. "Sediment continuity and straight bridging lines in Article 76"
Paper 2 Egeland, O. "A new approach to mapping of the continental shelf"
Paper 3 Volterra, R. "The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: just another judicial tribunal for the administration of international law?"
Session 7 Chair: Bjorn Geirr Harsson  
Paper 1 Halliwell, A. "Indonesian Archipelagic Sea Lanes and the charting issues"
Paper 2 Sutisna, S., Abidin, H.Z. "Status and some technical problems of the Indonesian Maritime Boundary"
Paper 3 Sandev, R. "Geographic Information System (GIS) on maritime boundaries"
Paper 4 Ong, D.M. "A legal regime for the outer continental shelf? A preliminary inquiry as to the rights and duties of states within the outer continental shelf"

 


Chris Rizos (c.rizos@unsw.edu.au), January 2004