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Jessica Schechinger

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Postdoktor, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea #NCLOS / JurFak UiT @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social; member @ilacompeopleatsea.bsky.social & @bluerights-cost.bsky.social 🌍🌊⚖️ #PIL #ocean #LOS #MarSec #BlueRights #Piracy #PCASP #IHRL #SharedResponsibility

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Markus W. Gehring @mwgehring.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Thank you to Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes at www.justsecurity.org/135423/profe...
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Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
Over 100 international law experts sign letter on Iran War, UN Charter, and international humanitarian law.
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ESIL IG on Critical Approaches to International Law @cailesil.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Just 2 days left to submit your abstracts to our ESIL Pre-Conference workshop in Malaga in September this year! We are welcoming contributions that seek to complicate the concepts of peace, war and conflict; the relationships between peace-war and many more interesting questions! See details below
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CYIL - ACDI @cyilacdi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🚨 Call for Papers: Symposium “The Use of Force in Recent Conflicts” Authors are invited to submit an abstract of up to 500 words by April 15, 2026 to cyil-editor@uottawa.ca. Selected authors will be invited to present their paper at a workshop at the University of Ottawa in the fall of 2026.
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Save the date and register for the #COST Action #BlueRights Conference on Protection of #Health at #Sea! 📍 Venue: Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Bečići, Budva, #Montenegro & 💻 Online. 📅 26–27 March 2026 ✏️ Register here: lnkd.in/drs_VZg4 #humanrightsatsea #lawofthesea #UniversityofMontenegro
Save the Date Flyer for the BlueRights Conference in Montenegro in March 2026
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This is a #call for #BlueRights young researcher and innovator conference grants to make an in-person presentation on a topic falling within the scope of #COST Action BlueRights at an international high-level conference. Applications must be made through the e-COST platform before 20 February 2026.
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
#Call for up to 4 #BlueRights Inclusive Target Countries (ITC) grants to make an in-person presentation on a topic falling within the scope of #COST Action BlueRights at an international high-level conference. Applications must be made through the e-COST platform before 20 February 2026.
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Please find below our call for a #COST @costprogramme.bsky.social #BlueRights Short Term Scientific Missions #STSM. Please carefully read the eligibility criteria before applying before 20 February 2026. #humanrightsatsea #LOS #IHRL #protectionofpeopleatsea #research
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) were stunning yesterday in Tromsø 🇳🇴
The Aurora Borealis are seen above the top foor of a flat in Tromsø (Norway), taking up a huge part of the dark sky with its green light and making an interesting shape. The Aurora Borealis is visible in the sky in Tromsø (Norway), the green light contrasts with the dark sky and some stars are visible too.
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Norsk forening for internasjonal rett @nfir.no · 07/01/2026
I samarbeid med Utenriksdepartementets rettsavdeling inviterer Norsk forening for internasjonal rett til et seminar om BBNJs ikrafttredelse, og utvalgte rettslige problemstillinger for Norge og det internasjonale samfunnet. Tirsdag 20. januar kl 14:15 til 16:15. Alle er velkomne!
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BBNJ-traktaten trer i kraft: hva nå?
FNs havrettskonvensjon om bevaring og bærekraftig bruk av marint biologisk mangfold i områder utenfor nasjonal jurisdiksjon (BBNJ) var vedtatt 19. juni 2023 og trer i kraft den 17. januar 2026. Avtalen vil beskytte det marine miljøet på det åpne hav og den internasjonale havbunn, som er for tiden regulert i havrettskonvensjonen og sektorspesifikke bestemmelser, men mangler et helhetlig vern. Norge har vært blant pådrivere av arbeidet med avtalen, ratifiserte den i 2025.
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
... especially concerning its effective implementation. Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (#NCLOS); Faculty of Law @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social #Norway #BBNJAgreement #oceangovernance #lawofthesea #UNCLOS #LOSC (4/4)
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
...relevant legal complexities surrounding the Agreement. However, it aims to be an informative read for anyone who is curious about the BBNJ Agreement, as it discusses the importance of this Treaty, as well as some of its legal and operational challenges for Norway (as well as other states) (3/4)
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A dear friend of mine asked me whether the BBNJ Agreement was pure symbol politics (‘symboolpolitiek’ in Dutch). My short answer is 'no'. This blog post is not aimed at experts in the law of the sea, and it does not aim to be an in-depth legal analysis, nor take a (legal) deep dive into (2/4)
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The BBNJ Agreement enters into force on 17 January 2026: What does this mean for Norway and why is proper implementation important for international ocean governance? – The NCLOS Blog
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
In light of the #BBNJ Agreement entering into force tomorrow (17 January 2026), I wrote a blog post for the #NCLOS Blog discussing the Agreement in the context of international #ocean #governance and #Norway’s ratification and #implementation. The post is available at: site.uit.no/nclos/2026/0...
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The BBNJ Agreement enters into force on 17 January 2026: What does this mean for Norway and why is proper implementation important for international ocean governance? – The NCLOS Blog
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American Society of International Law @asilorg.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Regarding United States Action in Venezuela
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
How is 🌊 governance affected by 🇺🇸 withdrawal from 66 international organisations? Announced withdrawls: 🌊 🇺🇳 Oceans group 🌊 IUCN 🌊 Secretariat of Pacific Regional Env. Programme (SPREP) For the time being, 🇺🇸 remains in: 🌊 IMO ⚓ 🌊 International Whaling Commission 🐳 🌊 CITES 🪸
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
... and updates will be available soon at www.bluerights.eu We look forward to hosting you in Montenegro! Best regards, BlueRights 2026 Conference Organizing Committee #humanrightsatsea #protectionofpeopleatsea #COSTAction #BlueRights #righttohealth (5/5)
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BlueRights | Cost Action CA23103
BlueRights | COST Action CA23103 Life, Liberty and Health Ensuring Universal Protection of Human Rights at Sea Protection of Life at Sea Protection of Liberty at Sea Protection of Health at Sea Scroll...
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
... official conference invitation together with the corresponding template. Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 January 2026 Abstracts are to be submitted via to: conferencebluerights@gmail.com (please follow the template) The full conference agenda, registration details ... (4/5)
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BlueRights | Cost Action CA23103
BlueRights | COST Action CA23103 Life, Liberty and Health Ensuring Universal Protection of Human Rights at Sea Protection of Life at Sea Protection of Liberty at Sea Protection of Health at Sea Scroll...
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
... The programme includes plenary sessions, thematic panels, policy dialogues and stakeholder roundtables. The Conference will cover the following themes: - Living and Working Conditions on board - Well-Being and Mental Health - Health in Crisis and Conflict Please find above the ... (3/5)
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BlueRights | Cost Action CA23103
BlueRights | COST Action CA23103 Life, Liberty and Health Ensuring Universal Protection of Human Rights at Sea Protection of Life at Sea Protection of Liberty at Sea Protection of Health at Sea Scroll...
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
... to be held from 25 to 27 March 2026 in Budva, Montenegro. The BlueRights International #Conference on the Protection of #Health at Sea brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, civil society leaders and industry experts to explore ways of improving health at sea. ... (2/5)
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BlueRights | Cost Action CA23103
BlueRights | COST Action CA23103 Life, Liberty and Health Ensuring Universal Protection of Human Rights at Sea Protection of Life at Sea Protection of Liberty at Sea Protection of Health at Sea Scroll...
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
✍ BlueRights International Conference on Protection of Health at Sea (25-27 March 2026, Budva, Montenegro) 1st CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to submit an abstract for the #BlueRights International Conference on the Protection of Health at Sea ... (1/5)
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
He will be deeply missed. Our thoughts are with Professor Haines’ loved ones and his legacy on the protection of human rights at sea lives on. (2/2)
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
It is with deep sadness that BlueRights shares that a dear BlueRights member, Professor Steven Haines, has passed away. Professor Haines was an active member of BlueRights and a pioneer in human rights at sea research, who dedicated much of his career to protecting human rights at sea. (1/2)
Professor Steven Haines, wearing a suit and academic robe, smiling to the camera.
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Antonios Tzanakopoulos @atzanakopoulos.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Our Issue Paper with Efthymios Papastavridis for UNODC on Surveillance and Enforcement of High Seas Marine Protected Areas has been published and will be presented at UNHQ in NYC on 27 Aug.
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
or who are otherwise interested in this side event/issue paper, limited seats to participate online are available: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... With Giuseppe Sernia, Niels Peters Williams, @dkachelriess.bsky.social, Cymie Payne, Matteo Pasquali, Ted Schmitt, and Julio Cordano (6/6)
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BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
This event is organised by the @unodc.bsky.social, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), and the @highseasalliance.bsky.social For those not in NY, but who are working on BBNJ or maritime law enforcement issues, ... 5/6
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BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The discussion will highlight practical, legal, and operational challenges, and explore pathways for cooperation, capacity-building, and the use of advanced maritime domain awareness #MPA tools to support effective #implementation of the #BBNJ Agreement. 4/6
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BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
At this side event, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime #UNODC will present its new issue paper on surveillance and law enforcement concerning high seas MPAs, written by Efthymios Papastavridis and @atzanakopoulos.bsky.social (and @franciscoblaha.bsky.social drafted large parts of s2). 3/6
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BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
As States prepare for the entry into force of the Agreement under #UNCLOS on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), ensuring that Marine Protected Areas #MPAs are effectively managed & enforced will be crucial. 2/6
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BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Interesting side event happening today for anyone attending the #BBNJ #PrepCom2 in NewYork 🌊 "BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction" 🗓️ 27 August 2025 🕐 13:15–14:30 (EST) 🇺🇳 Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York #UN #ABNJ #MPAs 1/6
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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · 23/08/2025
“It is a famine. The Gaza Famine. It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel.”
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Please find below our call for #COST @costprogramme.bsky.social #BlueRights Short Term Scientific Missions (#STSM). Applications must be made before 15 August 2025. Please carefully read the eligibility criteria before applying. #humanrightsatsea #LOS #IHRL #COST #protectionofpeopleatsea #research
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Eliav Lieblich @eliavl.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
1700 Israeli academics, including Nobel laureates, university presidents, provosts and deans send a clear message to Israeli government: do not pursue the population concentration plan in Gaza, as this is immoral, and would constitute a war crime and a crime against humanity.
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Eliav Lieblich @eliavl.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Thanks @timesofisrael.com for this detailed and in-depth report. www.timesofisrael.com/manifestly-i...
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Happy Day of the Seafarer! ⚓⛴️🚢🌊 Our @bluerights-cost.bsky.social BlueRights Network aims to help ensure that the rights to life, to health, and to liberty of seafarers are better protected at sea. #seafarers #SeafarersDay #dayoftheseafarer #IMO #life #liberty #health #BlueRights
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🌊Markus Knigge🐟 @oceanknigge.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Berlin 🌊 community: Thursday 3 July you have unique opportunity to watch Ocean with David Attenborough on big screen, followed by panel discussion featuring among others @oceanunger.bsky.social & me. Tickets ➡️ www.yorck.de/filme/ozean-...
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Ozean mit David Attenborough | Yorck Kinos Berlin
Atemberaubende Dokumentation über die Wunder der Ozeane
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 15/06/2025
UNOC: Away from Trump, world leaders make progress on key ocean issues
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UNOC: Away from Trump, world leaders make progress on key ocean issues
The 'Nice Ocean Action Plan' was unveiled Friday at the end of the third United Nations Ocean Conference. The high seas treaty is on track for ratification.
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Jan Mees @janmees.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever
Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them.
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Come join us virtually or in #Nice tomorrow, 11 June 2025 from 18:30-20:30 CEST for our side event on 'The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable #Oceans'! 🌊 #BlueRights #UNCLOS #UNOC #UNOC3 #UNOC2025 #humanrightsatsea #LOS #lawofthesea #protectionofpeopleatsea
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BlueRights @bluerights-cost.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🌊 Join us in #Nice at #UNOC3 or online for our #BlueRights sponsored high-level side event "The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable Oceans" on 11 June 2025 (18:30–20:30 CEST) at Université Côte d’Azur, Amphithéâtre Christini (Room 202). Register: shorturl.at/uEqcA
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Jacob Katz Cogan @jkatzcogan.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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Call for Papers: Popular International Law Workshop
A call for papers has been issued for a workshop on "Popular International Law," to take place September 26, 2025, at the University of Cambridge. The call is here.
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Jacob Katz Cogan @jkatzcogan.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
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New Issue: International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
The latest issue of the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (Vol. 40, no. 2, 2025) is out. Contents include: * Special Issue: Ecological Civilisation Building and the Law of the Sea * Keyuan Zou & Lei Zhang, Ecological Civilisation in the Law of the Sea * Anastasia M Telesetsky, Ocean Disaster Risk Reduction: Designing Anticipatory Actions for Vulnerable Households Engaged in Marine Capture Fisheries * Christopher Whomersley, Innovations in the Institutional Arrangements in the BBNJ Agreement * Xiangxin Xu & Li Chen, Navigating a New Course: The Likely Impact of the BBNJ Agreement on the Establishment of Area-Based Management Tools by the ISA * Volker Röben, Ocean Power: Floating Nuclear Power Plants under the Law of the Sea * Yen-Chiang Chang, Seokwoo Lee, & Xingyi Duan, Seeking an Advisory Opinion from International Judicial Bodies on Legal Issues concerning the Discharge of Radioactive Wastewater * Matteo Bedendi & Lorenzo Schiano di Pepe, A New Chapter of Ocean Governance and the European Union: Codification Efforts and Prospects of a Moratorium at the International Seabed Authority * Sen Wang, Revisiting the Common but Differentiated Responsibility Principle in the Prevention and Control of Marine Plastic Pollution      
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Alfons Vanheusden @alfons-vanheusden.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Check out the detailed programme of the 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces, organised by the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. Time until Friday to apply for participation! All relevant information about this event is available here: www.ismllw.org
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Upcoming events - International Society for Military Law and Law of War
Galway, Ireland14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces20 to 23 May 2025
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
A 2 year #postdoc #researcher position is available at @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law, NCLOS #academicsky #UNCLOS #lawofthesea 🇳🇴🌊
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Vacancy 🌊🇳🇴: a 2 year researcher (post-doc) position at #NCLOS Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social Deadline = 30 April 2025. See for more info: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Researcher (276625) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Job title: Researcher (276625), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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Lotte Leicht @lotteleicht.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
A good day for #ClimateJustice: The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers tells the Swiss Govt it must do more to comply w/ its legal obligations & adhere to landmark⚖️#ECtHR ruling by ramping up #ClimateAction to protect #HumanRights www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-... rm.coe.int/0900001680b4...
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European court climate ruling: Swiss making progress but must do more
Switzerland has made progress implementing the European Court of Human Rights verdict that condemns Swiss climate inaction. But more work is needed.
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We also met in London to coordinate the research in all #BlueRights (Sub-)Working Groups. Alexander, @lawofthesea.bsky.social and Youri are representing Estonia, the UK, and Norway in the Management Committee, while I am the Science Communication Coordinator for @bluerights-cost.bsky.social (4/4). 🌊
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
and Sub-Working group 2, that focuses on the use of force, is (co-)led by Alexander Lott. We also attended the opening conference of the #BlueRights COST Action 'life, liberty, and health at sea' on 24 January 2025, where @lawofthesea.bsky.social presented on the right to life at sea in Panel 1 (3/4
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We participated in the Working Group 1 meetings on 23 January 2025 to share expertise, identify common issues of concern, and plan the research & engagement agenda for the next 3 years. Working Group 1 on the right to #life is coordinated by @lawofthesea.bsky.social (2/4)
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Jessica Schechinger @jnmschechinger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Together with Alexander Lott, @lawofthesea.bsky.social & Youri van Logchem, I represented #NCLOS @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social and participated in several meetings, as part of the @costprogramme.bsky.social Action @bluerights-cost.bsky.social launch event in London between 22-24 January 2025 (1/4)
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Paul F Scott @paulfscott.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The University of Glasgow School of Law is recruiting for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
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