I am not sure it meets the UNCLOS definition of piracy (functionally adopted by 18 USC § 1651) because it's not for private ends.
18 USC § 1111 murder is the better fit, if we are talking statutes.
18 USC § 1111 murder is the better fit, if we are talking statutes.
November 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I am not sure it meets the UNCLOS definition of piracy (functionally adopted by 18 USC § 1651) because it's not for private ends.
18 USC § 1111 murder is the better fit, if we are talking statutes.
18 USC § 1111 murder is the better fit, if we are talking statutes.
🇬🇧: Argues for a fundamental distinction between sovereignty over maritime areas (governed by UNCLOS) and sovereignty over land and coasts (completely outside UNCLOS). Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire was about overlapping maritime entitlements without any questions about land sovereignty.
November 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
🇬🇧: Argues for a fundamental distinction between sovereignty over maritime areas (governed by UNCLOS) and sovereignty over land and coasts (completely outside UNCLOS). Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire was about overlapping maritime entitlements without any questions about land sovereignty.
I had to check the profile. Only a law professor would immediately think UNCLOS, lol. No judgment.
November 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I had to check the profile. Only a law professor would immediately think UNCLOS, lol. No judgment.
🇦🇷: Stressing that UNCLOS must be interpreted as an integral whole, and not in isolation. Doing this supports existence of an 🇦🇷 right to not have the UK proceed unilaterally in the face of the dispute arises directly from UNCLOS.
November 10, 2026 at 10:03 AM
🇦🇷: Stressing that UNCLOS must be interpreted as an integral whole, and not in isolation. Doing this supports existence of an 🇦🇷 right to not have the UK proceed unilaterally in the face of the dispute arises directly from UNCLOS.
🇬🇧: Accepting 🇦🇷 arguments would open ITLOS Annex VII process to any land sovereignty dispute between UNCLOS parties. Could effect relations between 🇯🇵🇰🇷, 🇷🇺🇺🇦, and the SCS coastal states. While this could be desirable in the abstract, it does not actually flow from UNCLOS
November 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
🇬🇧: Accepting 🇦🇷 arguments would open ITLOS Annex VII process to any land sovereignty dispute between UNCLOS parties. Could effect relations between 🇯🇵🇰🇷, 🇷🇺🇺🇦, and the SCS coastal states. While this could be desirable in the abstract, it does not actually flow from UNCLOS
🇬🇧: UK believes UNCLOS and relevant law are clear about jurisdiction - it does not cover disputes over land territory.
November 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
🇬🇧: UK believes UNCLOS and relevant law are clear about jurisdiction - it does not cover disputes over land territory.
🇦🇷: The prospect of irreversible unilateral drilling activity is exactly the kind of situation for which Article 290(5) of UNCLOS exists
November 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
🇦🇷: The prospect of irreversible unilateral drilling activity is exactly the kind of situation for which Article 290(5) of UNCLOS exists
#Auspol Bad things ARE happening to Australia, so the sooner we tell them to get f*cked the sooner we can form more alliances as a result. We would be embraced by the world if we did
US hasn't ratified UNCLOS - they sail illegally, so of course they threaten in this manner FK #AUKUS FK Israel FK US
US hasn't ratified UNCLOS - they sail illegally, so of course they threaten in this manner FK #AUKUS FK Israel FK US
November 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
UNCLOS definition also requires that it be done by the crew of a private ship or aircraft. The military cannot, by definition, be pirates.
November 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
UNCLOS definition also requires that it be done by the crew of a private ship or aircraft. The military cannot, by definition, be pirates.
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Falklands Islands' Territorial Waters
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas cannot be interpreted in Argentina’s favour. It is clear that Argentina does not have any sovereign rights over the territorial waters of the Falkl...
www.academia.edu
November 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Falklands Islands' Territorial Waters
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas cannot be interpreted in Argentina’s favour. It is clear that Argentina does not have any sovereign rights over the territorial waters of the Falkl...
www.academia.edu
November 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Falklands Islands' Territorial Waters
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas cannot be interpreted in Argentina’s favour. It is clear that Argentina does not have any sovereign rights over the territorial waters of the Falkl...
www.academia.edu
November 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Falklands Islands' Territorial Waters
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas cannot be interpreted in Argentina’s favour. It is clear that Argentina does not have any sovereign rights over the territorial waters of the Falkl...
www.academia.edu
November 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Falklands Islands' Territorial Waters
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas cannot be interpreted in Argentina’s favour. It is clear that Argentina does not have any sovereign rights over the territorial waters of the Falkl...
www.academia.edu
November 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Falklands Islands' Territorial Waters
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas cannot be interpreted in Argentina’s favour. It is clear that Argentina does not have any sovereign rights over the territorial waters of the Falkl...
www.academia.edu
November 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Falklands Islands' Territorial Waters
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas cannot be interpreted in Argentina’s favour. It is clear that Argentina does not have any sovereign rights over the territorial waters of the Falkl...
www.academia.edu
November 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The effect of Argentina’s UNCLOS declaration not recognizing the Falklands territorial waters…
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Page 3 deals with the use and restrictions placed on UNCLOS tribunals
Falklands – Territorial Waters (3 pgs): www.academia.edu/10574593/Fal...
Likewise UNCLOS (and, I’m sure, others) - what we see now in the current regime is just an extreme extrapolation of long-standing US exceptionalism and arrogance. It only ever costs them in the long term
November 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Likewise UNCLOS (and, I’m sure, others) - what we see now in the current regime is just an extreme extrapolation of long-standing US exceptionalism and arrogance. It only ever costs them in the long term
Y no han ratificado ni la UNCLOS (United Nations Conference for Law at Sea) ni les hará falta ratificar nada en el espacio.
November 4, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Y no han ratificado ni la UNCLOS (United Nations Conference for Law at Sea) ni les hará falta ratificar nada en el espacio.
🇬🇧: 🇦🇷 contended this morning that finding of prima facie jurisdiction simply requires 🇦🇷 & 🇬🇧 to advance different interpretations. Instead, court must determine whether it falls within UNCLOS ratione materiae, particularly when provisional measures at stake.
November 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🇬🇧: 🇦🇷 contended this morning that finding of prima facie jurisdiction simply requires 🇦🇷 & 🇬🇧 to advance different interpretations. Instead, court must determine whether it falls within UNCLOS ratione materiae, particularly when provisional measures at stake.
Over een 'legal case'gesproken:
"However, as both Argentina and the UK are UNCLOS parties, the Tribunal will first need to ask whether it has jurisdiction to determine the dispute and this is where Argentina will face some challenges." www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
"However, as both Argentina and the UK are UNCLOS parties, the Tribunal will first need to ask whether it has jurisdiction to determine the dispute and this is where Argentina will face some challenges." www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Falklands: Argentina’s new legal fight over the Sea Lion oil project
Argentina has taken its Falklands oil fight to an international court – but the case may stumble at the first hurdle.
www.lowyinstitute.org
November 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Over een 'legal case'gesproken:
"However, as both Argentina and the UK are UNCLOS parties, the Tribunal will first need to ask whether it has jurisdiction to determine the dispute and this is where Argentina will face some challenges." www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
"However, as both Argentina and the UK are UNCLOS parties, the Tribunal will first need to ask whether it has jurisdiction to determine the dispute and this is where Argentina will face some challenges." www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
🇦🇷: On the anticipated UK response that Resolution III out of the closing of UNCLOS III in 1982 is a mere political statement, 🇦🇷 cites a UK official statement on Resolution III from the Conference indicating acceptance.
November 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM
🇦🇷: On the anticipated UK response that Resolution III out of the closing of UNCLOS III in 1982 is a mere political statement, 🇦🇷 cites a UK official statement on Resolution III from the Conference indicating acceptance.
🇦🇷: Only referring to Argentine sovereignty over Falklands/Malvinas to the extent that it needs to show that it is plausible that Argentina may have sovereignty and the ensuing sovereign rights to the continental shelf under UNCLOS
November 10, 2026 at 9:53 AM
🇦🇷: Only referring to Argentine sovereignty over Falklands/Malvinas to the extent that it needs to show that it is plausible that Argentina may have sovereignty and the ensuing sovereign rights to the continental shelf under UNCLOS
Disputes between 🇦🇷 and 🇬🇧:
1) Whether continental shelf can be changed
2) UN's relationship to the Falklands/Malvinas
4) Combination of various UNCLOS provisions create prima facie plausibility of 🇦🇷 claims
5) 🇦🇷 sovereignty claim is plausible
7) Prov. measures are proportionate
1) Whether continental shelf can be changed
2) UN's relationship to the Falklands/Malvinas
4) Combination of various UNCLOS provisions create prima facie plausibility of 🇦🇷 claims
5) 🇦🇷 sovereignty claim is plausible
7) Prov. measures are proportionate
November 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Disputes between 🇦🇷 and 🇬🇧:
1) Whether continental shelf can be changed
2) UN's relationship to the Falklands/Malvinas
4) Combination of various UNCLOS provisions create prima facie plausibility of 🇦🇷 claims
5) 🇦🇷 sovereignty claim is plausible
7) Prov. measures are proportionate
1) Whether continental shelf can be changed
2) UN's relationship to the Falklands/Malvinas
4) Combination of various UNCLOS provisions create prima facie plausibility of 🇦🇷 claims
5) 🇦🇷 sovereignty claim is plausible
7) Prov. measures are proportionate
🇬🇧: Thus dispute must be about interpretation of UNCLOS provisions to come under tribunal jurisdiction. 🇦🇷's original claims were explicitly staked on 🇦🇷 alleged actual rights over contested islands, not alleged possible rights. Thus asking tribunal to determine that 🇦🇷 is land sovereign
November 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
🇬🇧: Thus dispute must be about interpretation of UNCLOS provisions to come under tribunal jurisdiction. 🇦🇷's original claims were explicitly staked on 🇦🇷 alleged actual rights over contested islands, not alleged possible rights. Thus asking tribunal to determine that 🇦🇷 is land sovereign
🇬🇧: Points to argument in the Chagos MPA case that UNCLOS was not intended to cover disputes over land sovereignty. Casting doubt on this would undermine acceptance of the convention for some states, to the point of withdrawing under Art. 317 and discouraging holdouts (mentions 🇻🇪 reservations)
November 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
🇬🇧: Points to argument in the Chagos MPA case that UNCLOS was not intended to cover disputes over land sovereignty. Casting doubt on this would undermine acceptance of the convention for some states, to the point of withdrawing under Art. 317 and discouraging holdouts (mentions 🇻🇪 reservations)