CILG Lunch Seminar: Climate Change and Maritime Boundaries: Legal Consequences of Sea Level

Climate Change and Maritime Boundaries: Legal Consequences of Sea Level Rise explores the impact of climate-related changes on unilateral maritime limits; the maritime delimitation process; and bilateral maritime boundaries. It discusses the theory of ambulatory baselines and relevant state practice, and considers legal avenues possible for freezing otherwise ambulatory maritime limits. The book explains how bilateral maritime boundaries are established, emphasising the potential impact of coastal instability and vulnerable ecosystems on the delimitation process through bilateral negotiations or judicial settlement. Finally, it sets out how fundamental changes to the marine environment can justify termination or revision of settled maritime boundaries and related agreements.

About the presenter:

Snjólaug Árnadóttir is an Assistant Professor at Reykjavik University, Director of CLoCCS (Centre for Law on Climate Change and Sustainability) and member of the ILA Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise.

Climate Change and Maritime Boundaries is her first monograph and is based on her PhD thesis from the University of Edinburgh.

Information:

Venue: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law, Meeting room 8, 4th floor, room 6B.4.04, South Campus, Njalsgade 76, DK-2300 Copenhagen S and Online on Zoom (link will be provided after registration)

Registration: please click here