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Geopolitics and Strategic Geography — Key Cases & Reports
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Key Cases & Reports
South China Sea Arbitration (Philippines v. China)
2016This ruling by an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) rejected China's expansive claims (Nine-Dash Line) in the South China Sea,…
International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Chagos Archipelago
2019 (Advisory Opinion)The ICJ issued an advisory opinion stating that the UK's detachment of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 and its subsequent administration constituted an unlawful act…
ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law
2024The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advisory opinion clarifying states' obligations under UNCLOS to protect the marine environment from climate…