This year, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Montego Bay Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the 1st time ever, academics from Japan, Greece and Cyprus are coming together for a public event dedicated to the three nations’ ‘’Perspectives on the Law of the Sea’’. Cyprus, Greece and Japan are maritime nations who face common challenges and share similar policies that comply with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The purpose of this hybrid workshop organized by the Faculty of Law of Neapolis University Pafos is to discuss current issues and challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean and the East/South China Sea.
Date: Saturday 29th October
Time: 12.00 pm
Watch here: https://bit.ly/law_of_the_sea
Title of the Workshop
“Greek, Cypriot and Japanese Perspectives on the Law of the Sea”
Opening remarks & welcome addresses: 12:00-12:30
Opening remarks: Dr. Thomas Papanastasiou (Associate Professor, Faculty
of Law, Neapolis University Pafos)
Welcome addresses:
Ambassador Spyros Attas Director at the ‘’Cyprus Question & Turkey Directorate’’
of MOFA
Mrs. Yoko Maejima, Deputy Head of Mission and Counsellor, Embassy
of Japan in the Republic of Cyprus
Professor Pantelis Sklias, Rector of Neapolis University Pafos
Panel 1
Maritime Security. The situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the East/South China Sea: 12:30-13:30
Moderator: Mariko Kawano, Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (e-Presence)
Panelists:
– Angelos Syrigos, Deputy Minister of Education and Religions of the Hellenic Republic, Associate Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy, Department of International, European and Area Studies, Panteion University (e-Presence) ‘’Contested Areas in the Eastern Mediterranean’’
– Yurika Ishii, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Security Studies, National Defense Academy of Japan (e-Presence) ‘’The Violation of the Sovereign Rights in the Foreign EEZ: The Case of the East China Sea and The Maritime Zone surrounding Okinotorishima’’
– Petros Liacouras, Professor of International Law, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus. ‘’Delimitation Agreement as a Mode of Securing Maritime Zones: The Case of Eastern Mediterranean’’
– Sofia Galani, Assistant Professor of Public International Law, Department of International, European and Area Studies, Panteion University. ‘’China and Maritime Security in the South China Sea’’
Discussion: 13:30-13:45
Break: 13:45-14:00
Panel 2
Maritime delimitation and challenges from the exploitation of offshore natural resources: 14:00-15:00
Moderator: Dr. Petros Liacouras, Professor of International Law, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
Panelists:
– Mariko Kawano, Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (e-Presence) “Effective Settlement of International Maritime Disputes and the Utilization of
Marine Resources”
– Efthymios Papastavridis, Researcher and Visiting Professor, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and University of Oxford. ‘’The Recent International Case-Law on Maritime Delimitation and its Relevance to Southeastern Mediterranean Sea’’
– Kentaro Nishimoto, Professor of International Law, School of Law, Tohoku University and Arctic Environment Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research (e-Presence) “Provisional Arrangements for the Exploitation of Resources in the East China Sea”
– Thomas-Nektarios Papanastasiou, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Neapolis University Pafos, ‘’International Energy Investments in Disputed Maritime Zones. The Case of Cyprus’’
Discussion: 15:00-15:15
End of the conference
