UNCLOS: fit for purpose in the 21st century?

International Relations and Defence Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Oct 2021 Closed: 28 Nov 2022 Parliament page
The Committee’s inquiry will explore the extent to which the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which came into force in 1994, remains fit for purpose in 2021. It will examine the enforcement of UNCLOS, its dispute resolution mechanisms, and the extent to which is has proved … Read more
1 Report
6 Oral sessions
3 Letters
6 Events
Activity timeline 11 events
15 Nov
2022
Correspondence
20 Jul
2022
Correspondence
9 Jun
2022
Report published
1 Mar
2022
Report published
18 Jan
2022
Correspondence
8 Dec
2021
Oral evidence
24 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
17 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
10 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
3 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
20 Oct
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
8 Dec 2021
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Andrew Murdoch · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
24 Nov 2021
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Professor Anna Petrig LLM · University of Basel Professor Douglas Guilfoyle · University of New South Wales Canberra Professor Richard Barnes · University of Lincoln
17 Nov 2021
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Admiral Sir Philip Jones, First Sea Lord (2016-2019) · Royal Navy Dr Surabhi Ranganathan · University of Cambridge Professor Clive Schofield · World Maritime University
10 Nov 2021
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Andrew Murdoch · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Commander Caroline Tuckett · Royal Navy
3 Nov 2021
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Dr Richard Caddell · Cardiff Law School Dr Sofia Galani · Panteion University Dr Youri Van Logchem · Swansea University Professor Natalie Klein · University of New South Wales, Australia
20 Oct 2021
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Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice · Queen Mary University of London Professor Sir Malcolm Evans · University of Bristol Professor Steven Haines · The University of Greenwich
Title HC No. Published Items Response
2nd Report - UNCLOS: the law of the sea in the 21st century 1 Mar 2022 0 Responded
Correspondence 3 letters
15 Nov 2022 To committee Letter from Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park to Baroness Anelay of St Johns extending the government response to the report UNCLOS: the law of the sea in the 21st century dated 17 October 2022
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20 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from Baroness Anelay of St Johns to Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on the government response to the report UNCLOS: the law of the sea in the 21st century dated 19 July 2022
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18 Jan 2022 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, dated 11 January 2022
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