Climate change is having a serious impact on the world's oceans, with rising water temperatures, ocean acidification and sea level rise being some of the most significant consequences. Such changes seriously affect the Law of the Sea regime, its application and interpretation. In some cases, they even require this regime to further develop with a view to eliminating, reducing or mitigating the adverse effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on the oceans and marine resources.
Given that considerable academic, judicial and intergovernmental discussions are currently underway on this topic, the Maritime Safety and Security Law Journal (MarSafeLaw Journal) is pleased to contribute to the debate by welcoming submissions for a special issue on the topic “The Impact of Environmental and Climate Change on the Oceans and Marine Resources”. The Journal aims to place special emphasis on contemporary issues, recent legal precedents, emerging legislation, new policy inputs, and ongoing proposals for reform.
The MarSafeLaw Journal publishes papers from various legal perspectives and encompasses fields including the law of the sea, climate change law, maritime law, environmental law, human rights law, international criminal law, and related sectors. Recognizing the importance of including diverse voices and supporting the next generation of scholars, the Editorial Board actively encourages submissions from early career academics and scholars worldwide.
Potential contributors are encouraged to submit the following types of manuscripts:
• Comments on legal decisions, legislation or regulations at the national, regional (especially European) or international level: 2,000 - 5,000 words, including footnotes
• Articles: 6,000 - 10,000 words, including footnotes
• Short submissions (e.g. book review or topical opinion piece): 1,000 - 3,000 words.
You are invited to submit an abstract of the manuscript (300 words) to info@marsafelawjournal.org no later than 20 December 2024. Please include the following information: author name(s) and affiliation(s), the type of manuscript, and the projected word count. The abstract should also clearly indicate the timeliness of the topic and its suitability for this call for papers.
Papers submitted for publication must be original, neither published nor under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Journal has a high standard of scientific quality, and each article is subject to an internal peer review by the Editorial Board, followed by an external, double-blind peer review by a scholar in the relevant academic field.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 December 2024
Deadline for notification of acceptance of proposed contribution: 12 January 2025
Submission of full paper: 31 March 2025