Conference on Oceans Law & Policy: Peaceful Maritime Engagement in East Asia and the Pacific Region
be opened by Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of the World Maritime University and Dr. Hide Sakaguchi, President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF). The conference program features keynote speeches by Judge Shunji Yanai of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and Mr. Michael Lodge, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority. An Official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan will also deliver opening remarks.H.E. Laurent Parenté, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the
Ghana Can Continue Production in Ivory Coast Oil Dispute
it needs to begin production in mid-2016. A moratorium would have denied the West African state's government revenue it needs as it seeks to restore economic stability with the help of an International Monetary Fund aid programme. Ivory Coast in February asked the Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to issue a moratorium on oil activity by Ghana in the disputed area while legal hearings are held. The decision did not judge the merits of the case and the court is expected to make a final ruling in 2017. Analysts have said that precedent suggests it is unlikely to
February 2025
