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Background and scope<\/strong><\/p>\n ASCOMARE is pleased to launch its call for abstracts for Volume 3<\/span><\/strong> of the YLoS titled \u2018Maritime Security, New Technology and Ethics: Evolving Challenges and Opportunities<\/span><\/strong>.\u2019 This volume of the Yearbook will focus on the regulatory, legal, and ethical implications of the use of new technology in maritime security, including the need to ensure intra-generational equity and proportionality (North-South) in the development of new regulatory mechanisms for access and benefit-sharing of resources and technology.<\/p>\n In this volume of the Yearbook, the term \u2018maritime security\u2019 will cover not only the traditional security threats laid down in the 2008 UN Secretary General\u2019s annual report on \u2018Oceans and the Law of the Sea\u2019, but also those non-traditional security threats undermining the realisation of that \u2018legal order for the seas and the oceans\u2019 reflected in the Preamble of UNCLOS , and building on the following thematic areas: (a) international communication, including shipping and digital communication in the maritime domain; (b) peaceful uses of the seas and the oceans; (c) the equitable and rational utilisation of maritime resources; (d) the conservation of marine living resources; and (e) the protection and preservation of the marine environment.<\/p>\n In light of the foregoing, ASCOMARE welcomes submissions on maritime security and new technology, including on the following topics:<\/p>\n \u2022 Security threat to maritime critical infrastructures, such as submarine cables and pipelines, including maritime cybersecurity challenges. The above list is not exhaustive and other subjects in this context, including horizontal matters, may be explored by the authors. Preference will be given to articles focusing on challenges, including ethical ones, and opportunities of the use of new technology in maritime security with an eye to the law of the sea\u2019s implementation and development.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submission Guidelines and application process<\/strong><\/p>\n Authors are invited to submit their abstracts using this Form<\/a><\/strong>, by 31 July 2023<\/strong><\/span>. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Abstracts<\/strong><\/p>\n A concise description of the purpose, methods, and implications of your intended paper. This will be used to evaluate and place your work in the appropriate session of the Yearbook:<\/p>\n \u25cf The abstract should be no less than 150 words but no more than 300 words. In the application form please include name, affiliation and email address of the author(s).<\/p>\n All submissions will be reviewed by the Editorial Board, formed by members of the ASCOMARE\u2019s legal team and external experts. Please use the link below for applications.<\/p>\n For more information on the application process please feel free to contact Ms Chiara Pavesi at ylos@ascomare.com<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0or send a message to info@ascomare.com<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Successful applicants will be informed by 1 September 2023<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Papers overview submission<\/strong><\/p>\n If your proposal is accepted, you will be requested to submit the full article by 1 November 2023<\/strong><\/span>, earlier submissions are encouraged. Articles should be no less than 5,000 words and no longer than 10,000 words, including footnotes. Manuscripts must be prepared according to the \u201cInstructions for Authors\u201d to be found here<\/a><\/strong>. ASCOMARE YLoS employs the OSCOLA (4th Edition) system of citation and footnotes. More details are available here<\/a><\/strong>. The Editorial Board reserves the right to return manuscripts that are not in accordance with the manuscript format and structure\u2019 instructions.<\/p>\n In line with the goal of ASCOMARE to promote and facilitate a widespread and uniform understanding of the law of the sea in all the regions of the world, the YLoS will be released in a digital open-access version. Open Access allows readers, North and South, to get access to academic knowledge that is normally available behind large paywalls. Authors submitting their applications agree with this publication\/open-access policy. Next to the online open-access version, a paper version of the YLoS will also be available for sale.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awards and prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n The Editorial Board may recommend one of the selected articles for the \u2018Aldo Leucci and Ortensio Degli Atti\u2019 award (3rd ed.). The award will be conferred to the author of the most insightful contribution based on two leading criteria: use of international case-law, and legal reasoning. The winner will be announced in January 2024<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Prizes<\/span><\/strong>: the winner of the award will receive a written certificate, a paper version of the ASCOMARE YLoS and Volume III of the \u201cUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982: A Commentary\u201d (Virginia Commentary).<\/p>\n SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Background and scope The \u2018Associazione di Consulenza in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,1378,442],"tags":[1493,2620,2619,31,32,1485,1297,1377,45],"class_list":["post-11141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-maritime-security","category-news","tag-africa-en","tag-ascomare","tag-call-for-papers","tag-maritimafrica","tag-maritime","tag-maritime-in-africa","tag-maritime-industry-en","tag-maritime-security-en","tag-shipping-en"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>The \u2018Associazione di Consulenza in Diritto del Mare\u2019 (ASCOMARE) is a law of the sea think-thank established in 2018 to conduct research and provide technical assistance on law of the sea matters to public and private entities. The main goal of ASCOMARE is to promote the study of the law of the sea, and facilitate its uniform interpretation and application across maritime regions and States, in accordance with UN Sustainable Development Goal 14c. ASCOMARE is a founding member of the Consortium for the Study of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy (CONSMAR), and since 2021, it serves as Secretariat and depository for the Yearbook on the Law of the Sea (YLoS) publication series.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 The use of new technology, including artificial intelligence and satellite-based technology, to prevent, deter and eliminate maritime piracy, armed robbery at sea, drug trafficking, maritime transport of weapons of mass destruction, and maritime terrorism.
\n\u2022 Traditional ecurity\u2019s threats, including human trafficking, unsafe and illegal migration at sea, and human exploitative practices (e.g. modern slavery and forced labour) on board vessels and offshore installations.
\n\u2022 Maritime domain awareness and boarders\u2019 management, including the use of drones and other technologies for maritime surveillance, coastal patrolling, search and rescue operations, and information-sharing.
\n\u2022 Sustainable shipping, autonomous vessels, and smart ports.
\n\u2022 Lawful uses of the seas connected with the freedom of navigation in the Exclusive Economic Zone of a coastal State, including activism and the right to protest at sea.
\n\u2022 Technological advancement in land reclamation and artificial islands, as well as the challenges and opportunities of using new technology to mitigate the risk of climate change and sea level rise.
\n\u2022 Sustainable Fisheries, including the use of remote electronic monitoring for control and enforcement purposes, the digitalization of catch-reporting, and the impact of modern fishing practices and technology, such as fishing aggregating devices (FADs).
\n\u2022 Biotechnology, biopiracy, marine bioprospecting, and deep-sea genetic resources.
\n\u2022 Development and transfer of marine technology, environmental impact assessment, ecological protection, including plastic pollution, marine invasive species, and marine pollution control.
\n\u2022 Digital and maritime borders, including the use of new technology in boundary disputes and territorial claims, such as for the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles.<\/p>\n
\n\u25cf Do not include citations in the abstract. Avoid mentioning other works, but if you must, mention so the abstract can be read without the need to consult a reference list. E.g. \u201cLudwig Wittgenstein\u2019s \u2018Philosophical Investigations\u2019.\u201d
\n\u25cf Avoid acronyms, but if you must use them, spell out in full. E.g. \u201cCGRN (Common Ground Research Networks).\u201d
\n\u25cf Only one abstract per author(s) will be considered.
\n\u25cf Submissions in both English<\/span><\/strong> and Italian<\/span><\/strong> are welcome.<\/p>\nCall for papers _ ASCOMARE YLoS_ Volume 3<\/a> \r\n\r\nYou can read the previous of the Yearbook here: Volume 1<\/a> <\/span>and Volume 2<\/a><\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/strong><\/span><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"