Emerging technologies such as autonomous vessels, artificial intelligence, and alternative fuels are revolutionizing the way we operate at sea. This volume examines how advancements in information technology and biotechnology are influencing the evolution of ocean law and policy. These technologies, including blockchain, satellite and submarine cable communications, nuclear power at sea, seabed mining, underwater archaeology, marine genetics, and decarbonization, are changing the architecture of ocean governance. This volume explores both the opportunities and challenges these advancements pose to the law of the sea, which is evolving to adapt to ever accelerating rates of global change. Looking forward, the book considers the role of the law of the sea in the future of ocean governance. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Part I. Autonomous Shipping: 1. Port state jurisdiction and remotely controlled ships Murat Sümer; 2. Autonomous ships and time charter parties Ceren Cerit Dindar; 3. AI at sea: implications for seafarers and maritime labor law Khanssa Lagdami; 4. Attribution of the conduct of MASS shipmasters to the flag state Maral Javidbakht; Part II. Protection of the Marine Environment: 5. Towards a just and equitable transition to decarbonization of the international shipping sector Sindhura Polepalli; Part III. Maritime Cyber Safety and Security: 6. Maritime cyber threats: jamming and spoofing of commercial vessels Raul (Pete) Pedrozo; 7. Vessel tracking innovations Richard L. Kilpatrick; Part IV. Conservation and Use of Marine Resources: 8. Blockchain and the law of the sea Krisztina Tilinger; 9. Seabed mining technology and the precautionary approach Digvijay Rewatkar; Part V. Marine Science and Exploration: 10. Sensor monitoring and reliable telecommunications (smart) submarine cables and marine scientific research Youri van Logchem; 11. Advances in underwater archaeology Natalia Perez; Part VI. Maritime Security and Naval Threats: 12. Floating nuclear power plants, nonproliferation norms, and the law of the sea Marc Fialkoff; 13. National security challenges to implementing the high seas regime on marine genetic resources James Kraska.
James Kraska is Charles H. Stockton Chair of International Maritime Law and Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization at Harvard Law School. His research focuses on emerging and disruptive marine technologies, the law of the sea, and the law of naval warfare. Khanssa Lagdami is the ITF Seafarers' Trust Associate Professor at the World Maritime University. She specializes in maritime labor law, human rights at sea, maritime security and the future of work. With extensive international research, consultancy and project leadership experience, she advances legal, policy and capacity-building initiatives, particularly in developing regions.
