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Mar 29
6 min

To Be or Not to Be a Territorial Dispute? -- The Curious Case of ‘Vila Thomaz Albornoz’

Located inside the city of Santana do Livramento, the village was originally owned by the farmer Thomaz Albornoz but to whom does it belong?

Improving Amphibious Capabilities: Japan’s New Expeditionary Force

JTMS Intern Tyler Nguyen

Jan 24
9 min

Improving Amphibious Capabilities: Japan’s New Expeditionary Force

Japan's military is considered a Self Defense Force, however, in 2020 their capabilities are not dissimilar to other regional powers.

Elizabeth Campbell

Nov 15, 2020
9 min

A Day-trip to Dokdo (...Almost)

It began with a Facebook post. The group was meant to share interesting opportunities for foreigners living in Korea, be they students,...

The Forest City Project and its Likely Consequences for the Law of the Sea

Julia Cirne Lima Weston

Oct 31, 2020
4 min

The Forest City Project and its Likely Consequences for the Law of the Sea

Starting from the basics, the case of Forest City in this post’s title refers to one of the projects in the Belt and Road Initiative, a...

Jurisdiction and MNCs in Times of Global Crisis

JTMS Intern Samuel Dodge

Oct 13, 2020
12 min

Jurisdiction and MNCs in Times of Global Crisis

In spreading their business across national borders to maximize profits, the Multi-National Corporation has put itself at the mercy of multi

JTMS Intern Susana Vieira

Oct 7, 2020
9 min

Turkey and its Maritime Conflicts

Turkey is a country with a complex array of security issues regarding its borders and ongoing conflicts it has with other states. In this...

Links that Connect Us - Protecting Submarine Cables

Ankit Malhotra

Aug 26, 2020
3 min

Links that Connect Us - Protecting Submarine Cables

There is little awareness of submarine cables. Facts such as cables resting on the ocean beds of the world, communicating massive amounts...

Challenges in Implementation of Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 due to COVID-19 and Plea of Force M

Mohit Gupta

Aug 1, 2020
4 min

Challenges in Implementation of Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 due to COVID-19 and Plea of Force M

Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) is considered a significant milestone in realizing the rights of seafarers. Before MLC there have...

Understanding Innocent and Transit Passage

Ankit Malhotra

Jun 5, 2020
8 min

Understanding Innocent and Transit Passage

The right of innocent passage for foreign vessels within the territorial sea of a coastal State is defined as "navigation through the...

The Ayodhya Verdict and Supreme Court of India's Observation on Territorial Acquisition

Sameer Gupta

May 25, 2020
6 min

The Ayodhya Verdict and Supreme Court of India's Observation on Territorial Acquisition

Recently, the contemporary issues in the international vicinity have not appreciated the principles of territorial occupation and establishm

The Floating Quarantines: Maritime Implications of Coronavirus in Southeast Asia

Ankit Malhotra & Bodhisattwa Majumder

May 11, 2020
5 min

The Floating Quarantines: Maritime Implications of Coronavirus in Southeast Asia

The Coronavirus or COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) from Wuhan, People’s Republic of China (“China“) has engulfed as many as 213 countries across...

Can China and the Philippines Balance Cooperation and Sovereignty?

JTMS Intern Marcela Cecilia Gabriela Cruz Merma

Mar 31, 2020
10 min

Can China and the Philippines Balance Cooperation and Sovereignty?

Introduction The South China Sea (SCS) dispute has its roots in the 1940s. Imperial Japan’s military had used the islands during World...

Contested Territories and Symbolism: The Historical Significance of Land Disputes

Jonghyun Lee, JTMS Intern

Feb 6, 2020
9 min

Contested Territories and Symbolism: The Historical Significance of Land Disputes

One of the more peculiar and lesser-known controversies to originate from World War II involves two key players of the war. In 1945, the...

Prescriptive Jurisdiction in the Law of the Sea: Cases of Contentions and Evolution

JTMS Intern In Yeong Choi

Dec 13, 2019
7 min

Prescriptive Jurisdiction in the Law of the Sea: Cases of Contentions and Evolution

On December 2015, Panama in accordance with Article 287 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), invoked a case agai

Loss of Territory & Submerging Islands: An International Law Apprehension

Sameer Gupta & Sankalp Udgata

Nov 21, 2019
6 min

Loss of Territory & Submerging Islands: An International Law Apprehension

The Mururoa Atoll. Photo Credit: NASA I. Introduction It is for the people to determine the destiny of the territory and not the...

Extraterritoriality, Environmental damage, and the Korean fine dust case

JTMS Intern Gaia Gamberale

Jul 9, 2019
11 min

Extraterritoriality, Environmental damage, and the Korean fine dust case

On April 5th, 2017 a heterogeneous group of exponents from the civil society, including NGOs and ordinary Korean citizens, filed a...

Islands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return: An Analysis of the Chagos Islands ICJ Advisory Opinion

Constantinos Yiallourides

Feb 13, 2018
8 min

Islands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return: An Analysis of the Chagos Islands ICJ Advisory Opinion

Abstract: Did the UK act illegally in splitting off the Chagos Islands from Mauritius prior to its independence in 1968? On 22 June 2017...

Drone Strikes in Violation of Territoriality: How Are They Justified?

Sofiya Sayankina, JTMS Intern

May 19, 2017
8 min

Drone Strikes in Violation of Territoriality: How Are They Justified?

The increasing number of drone strikes has brought targeted killings of supposed terrorists into a spotlight of debate on extrajudicial...

New approach: Why Russia and Japan might finally settle the island dispute

Sofiya Sayankina, JTMS Intern

Oct 27, 2016
7 min

New approach: Why Russia and Japan might finally settle the island dispute

Photo: Putin and Abe during the meeting in Sochi, May 2016 (Source: Sputnik News) World War II has not only left a huge impact on modern...

JTMS

Apr 19, 2016
1 min

Welcome to JTMS Blog

Welcome to JTMS Blog, The blog of Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies' new website. The contents herein do not necessarily...

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