Strait of Hormuz legal justifications for Iran's actions are critically examined, revealing a selective application of ...

Late last September, Kyodo News, a Japanese news agency, reported that the Japanese government had privately informed the Chinese government that the captain (commander) of the Japan Maritime ...

Cambodia is casting the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) as a critical legal safeguard for its maritime rights, ...

During the recent conflict between Iran and Israel, Iran threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s major shipping routes. Would that be possible, and what effects would it have? The ...

United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Article 57 defines the limitation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs), which are permissible up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline or to the median line if ...