23 September 2014 | CIL Seminar Series

Arctic Maritime Boundaries

Introduction

On 23 September 2014, Captain J. Ashley Roach made a presentation entitled ‘Arctic Maritime Boundaries’ during his second of three visits as a Visiting Senior Research Fellow to assist CIL in developing a research programme on international law issues in the Arctic. This seminar examined the international law rules for maritime boundary making within the context of the Arctic Ocean, both within 200 nautical miles from baselines and beyond. The lecture discussed both the agreed Arctic maritime boundaries and those that are not yet agreed, as well as the continental shelf claims beyond 200 nm and the role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in examining those claims. The seminar was moderated by CIL Director Robert Beckman and was attended by participants from the Singapore government, foreign embassies, the business community and academia.

About the Speaker

Captain J. Ashley ROACH, JAGC, U.S. Navy (retired) was attorney adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, from 1988 until he retired at the end of January 2009. He was responsible for law of the sea matters. He has taught, advised and published extensively on national maritime claims and other law of the sea issues, including piracy and armed robbery at sea. He has negotiated, and participated in the negotiation of, numerous international agreements involving law of the sea issues. He received his LL.M. (highest honors in public international law and comparative law) from the George Washington University School of Law in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1963.

Presentation

“Arctic Maritime Boundaries”, presentation by Capt J Ashley Roach