Ocean law and governance

The webinars on Ocean Law Governance jointly offered by Aix Marseille Université (AMU) and the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) aim at providing an insight of the legal, institutional and policy-making dimensions pertaining to contemporary ocean affairs.

The courses will give an overview of the current legal issues dealing with the governance of the oceans, especially in the field of biodiversity and environnent protection and the exploitation of energy. It is a course about law and governance but it is open to all students even if they do not have a legal background ar the idea is to put some light on the main contemporary issues and evolutions in this field in a very broad perspective.

Main topics adressed

The one-week programme includes

• An introductory course on the legal and institutional framework of ocean governance,
• as well as specialized courses on different ocean policy domains that are at the forefront of ocean management today: Maritime spatial planning;
• Energy at sea;
• International Governance of Marine Living Resources;
• Environmental law, including response to plastic pollution.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the main contemporary issues dealing with ocean law and governance
• Ha general knowledge as regards the law of the sea institutionnal framework, the main organizations playing a role in ocean governance
• Analyzing the current context on the field of the exploitation of marine resources (fisheries, energy)
• Have an general understanding on the diverse issues concerning law of the sea and the diverse actors of maritime governance