Lecturer: Prof. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika
Professor Lawrence Folajimi Awosika is a marine geophysicist and a former and retired Director (Marine Geology/Geophysics Department) with the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) Lagos. He has been a member since year 1997 (four Commissions so far) and past chairperson (2012-2017) of the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) with headquarters at the United Nations New York USA. He has chaired and served in many subcommissions of the CLCS. He is a member of the Nigerian maritime working group of the United Nations Mixed Commission for the Nigeria/Cameroon boundary established to implement the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Discussant:
Prof. Michael Shengti-Gau, Professor of International Law, Institute of International Law, Wuhan University
Chairperson:
Prof. Alexandre Pereira da Silva, Associate Professor of International Law, CIBOS, Wuhan University
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Date & Time | Programme | |
20th Oct. (WED)
19th Oct. (TUE) New York, USA | 8:00-8:05 (Wuhan)/ 20:00-20:05 (New York) | Opening Remarks Prof. Alexandre Pereira da Silva |
8:05-9:05 (Wuhan)/ 20:05-21:05 (New York) | Lecture: Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Rules of Procedure and Past Practices Prof. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika | |
9:05-9:10 (Wuhan)/ 21:05-21:10 (New York) | Discussion and Comments Prof. Michael Shengti-Gau | |
9:10-9:30 (Wuhan)/ 21:10-21:30 (New York) | Questions and Answers | |
1. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
2. Documents of the Commission
3. Rules of Procedure of the Commission: 16 Sections (59 Rules), 7 Annexes
4. CLCS Workload
5. Submission by the Coastal State: The objective of the Submission
6. Annex 1 of the CLCS Rules of Procedure: Submissions in case of a dispute between States with opposite or adjacent coasts or in other cases of unresolved land or maritime disputes
7. Preview on some past Submissions and CLCS Recommendations
8. Conclusion
Short list of references:
1. GAU, Michael Sheng-ti, The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf as a Mechanism to Prevent Encroachment upon the Area, Chinese Journal of International Law 10(1), 2011, 3–33, https://academic.oup.com/chinesejil/article-abstract/10/1/3/380305
2. GAU, Michael Sheng-ti, TANG, Gang. The Operation of the CLCS Facing Disputes: An Examination of the Rules and Practices, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 36(3), 2021, pp. 218–240, https://brill.com/view/journals/estu/36/2/article-p218_2.xml?ebody=Article%20details
3. MCDORMAN, Ted L., The Role of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: A Technical Body in a Political World, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 17(3), 2002, pp. 301–324, https://brill.com/view/journals/estu/17/3/article-p301_1.xml?language=en&ebody=Abstract%2FExcerpt
4. ØYSTEIN, Jensen, The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: An Administrative, Scientific, or Judicial Institution?, Ocean Development & International Law 45(2), 2014, pp. 171–185, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00908320.2014.898921
5. ØYSTEIN, Jensen, The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Law and Legitimacy (Leiden: Brill, 2014), https://brill.com/view/title/25241?language=en
Documents of the CLCS:
1. Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS/40/Rev. 1), https://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_rules.htm
2. Scientific and Technical Guidelines of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS/11), https://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_guidelines.htm
