LAWS 2712

The governance of oceans, air and space is increasingly in the spotlight. The impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, rising geopolitical tensions, and the advent of commercial space travel pose new and ever more complex challenges for the governance of areas of the globe and beyond that are in large part outside of national jurisdiction. The course will introduce students to the foundational treaties governing these domains, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, and the Outer Space Treaty and will discuss the efforts of the international community to deploy, adapt and developed these areas of law in response to pressing contemporary issues.