This survey of recent developments includes reports about special legislation for the compensation of those affected by the spill of crude oil off the west coast of Korea from the tanker Hebei Spirit and revisions of the Commercial Code relevant to maritime law, in particular, those relating to...

This survey of recent developments includes reports on amendments to the Canada Marine Act, in particular changes that afford port authorities greater access to financing and regulate their governance, allow for the detention of vessels and goods when enforcement officers believe the act or...

During a visit to Norway by the Russian president in the spring of 2010, the president and the Norwegian prime minister surprisingly announced agreement on a delimitation line in the Barents Sea ending almost 40 years of negotiations. The agreement was signed in Murmansk on 15 September 2010....

The discovery of gas and oil reserves in the East Mediterranean Basin (EMB) has put the spotlight on regional tensions between certain coastal States and on their unresolved disputes in relation to the delimitation of their respective maritime areas. The advent of the United Nations' Convention...

Maritime Piracy is a major international problem and it requires attention as it effects the peaceful existence of states beyond international boundaries. This paper underlines the conditions and criteria where the act can be called as maritime piracy that is, it can be done only in high seas,...

The Northern Sea Route (NSR) passes through international waters and therefore is subjected to international regimes which encroach upon the regulatory sovereignty of states having stakes in the Arctic. These commitments cover freedom and safety of navigation, delimitation of exclusive economic...