29 janvier 2018
OpenEdition, « Pacific and military uses of the exclusive economic zone », Calenda, le calendrier des lettres, des sciences humaines et sociales, ID : 10670/1.q4xrvt
“Due regard” obligations have been formalized especially in articles 56(2) and 58(3) of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), both relating to the exclusive economic zone. They have long remained dormant, but were recently reactivated by international practice in the 2016 South China Sea case (Philippines v. China). The Workshop aims at clarifying these “due regard” obligations, their nature and the conditions of their application, as well as the consequences of their violation. First, it will focus on their execution in relation to the exercise of UNCLOS rights (fishing, navigation, laying of submarine cables and pipelines, scientific research). Second, the emphasis will be put on military activities of non-coastal States, such as the launch of ballistic missiles or the test of nuclear materials, into or nearby the exclusive economic zone of another State.