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The snow crab dispute on the continental shelf of Svalbard: A case-study on options for the settlement of international fisheries access disputes

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Abstract

Disputes concerning access to fisheries within national jurisdiction can be drivers of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. International courts and tribunals may play an important role in settling certain categories of fisheries access disputes and in clarifying the applicable legal framework. This article explores international dispute settlement options for the dispute between the European Union (EU) and Norway over access to the snow crab fishery in Svalbard’s waters as an example of a complex fisheries access dispute. In doing so, it considers the potential and limits of: 1) the compulsory dispute settlement mechanism under Section 2 of Part XV of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and 2) litigation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Community Law Review
Volume22
Issue number3-4
Pages (from-to)455-470
Number of pages16
ISSN1871-9740
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20.08.2020
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

Research areas and keywords

  • Fisheries disputes
  • International Court of Justice
  • Law of the sea
  • Snow crab
  • Spitsbergen Treaty
  • UNCLOS dispute settlement
  • Law

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Law
  • Political Science and International Relations

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