On Friday 10 December 2021, the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Defence and International Relations heard expert evidence from Commander Caroline Tuckett, Lead Legal Advisor, International Law, Royal Navy and Mr Andrew Murdoch, Legal Advisor, Oceans Policy Unit, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the issue of whether or not UNCLOS remains fit for purpose.
Both experts were asked questions by Peers on the effectiveness of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS) in...