Small States' use of law of the sea litigation against greater powers

该项目将调查小国如何利用海洋法争端解决机制在与包括安全理事会常任理事国在内的大国的冲突中获得政治优势。重要的是要了解如何利用《联合国海洋法公约》在涉及主权权利、未决边界和军事事务的战略争端中捍卫沿海国的权利。这项研究将使律师和政策制定者更好地了解这种战略性诉讼如何加强或破坏基于规则的海上秩序。该项目将协助澳大利亚在维护海洋秩序和《联合国海洋法公约》方面发挥主导作用。

This project will investigate how small States are using law of the sea dispute settlement mechanisms to gain political advantages in conflicts with greater powers, including Security Council permanent members. It is important to understand how the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea can be leveraged to defend coastal State rights in strategic disputes concerning sovereign rights, unresolved boundaries, and military affairs. This research will better equip lawyers and policy makers to understand how such strategic litigation strengthens or undermines the rules based order at sea. The project will assist Australia to maintain its leading role in defending that maritime order and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea as its cornerstone.