THE IRELAND AND WMU-GOI BBNJ CLINIC PROGRAMME
Developing capacity in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to ratify and implement the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement
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UNDER THE IRELAND WMU-GOI - BBNJ CLINIC PROGRAMME
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Special Issue on Protecting the Ocean: The London Convention and Stockholm Declaration at Fifty – Introduction
Derrig, R., Long, R., Sun, Z., & Stöfen-O’Brien, A. (2024). Special Issue on Protecting the Ocean: The London Convention and Stockholm Declaration at Fifty – Introduction. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 39(3), 401-406. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10198
Celebrating the Genesis of Multilateralism in Marine Environmental Law: Reflections from the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute
Long, R. (2024). 'Celebrating the Genesis of Multilateralism in Marine Environmental Law: Reflections from the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute'. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 39(3), 407-418. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10182
Protecting the Ocean in the Contemporary International Order: Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer from the Stockholm Declaration to the BBNJ Agreement
Derrig, R., Grainger, C., Hassanali, K., & Bateh, F. (2024). 'Protecting the Ocean in the Contemporary International Order: Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer from the Stockholm Declaration to the BBNJ Agreement.' The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 39(3), 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10176
The Establishment of Science-Policy Interfaces for the Global Plastics Treaty: Reflections on Small Island Developing States’ Perspectives
Stöfen-O’Brien, A., & Graham, R. (2024). The Establishment of Science-Policy Interfaces for the Global Plastics Treaty: Reflections on Small Island Developing States’ Perspectives. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 39(3), 497-507. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10187
Reforming United Nations Ocean Governance
Derrig, R. (2024). Reforming United Nations Ocean Governance. The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law (published online ahead of print 2024). https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-bja10218
Considerations in the set up and functioning of the Scientific and Technical Body under the BBNJ Agreement—lessons from the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority
Hassanali, K., Gaebel, C., & Harden-Davies, H. (2025). Considerations in the set up and functioning of the Scientific and Technical Body under the BBNJ Agreement—lessons from the Legal and Technical Commission of the International Seabed Authority. Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, 3, 1572943.
Understanding Executive Order 14285: On the Possibility of Authorizing Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Derrig, R. & Hassanali, K. (2025). Understanding Executive Order 14285: On the Possibility of Authorizing Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. ASIL Insights, 29(9)
The BBNJ clearing-house mechanism: considerations for its diverse functions, users, and sources
Gaebel, C., Harden-Davies, H., Vierros, M. K., Caldeira, M., Coelho, L., Hassanali, K., ... & Schütz Veiga, J. (2025). The BBNJ clearing-house mechanism: considerations for its diverse functions, users, and sources. Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, 3, 1584927.
Big schools of small fish in a big pond–the influence of small-island developing states in the BBNJ process
Hassanali, K., Catzim, N., Derrig, R., Harden-Davies, H., Nelson, V. G., & Pouponneau, A. (2026). Big schools of small fish in a big pond–the influence of small-island developing states in the BBNJ process. Frontiers in Marine Science, 13, 1762739.