The UK House of Lords International Defence and Relations Committee Inquiry ( 1 March 2022) into the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 being ‘Fit for Purpose in the 21st Century’ continues to challenge the UK Government for its failures to respond to the Inquiry’s recommendations, including explicit coverage of issues pertaining to human rights at sea.
On 19 July, the Committee’s Chair, Baroness Anelay of St Johns, wrote to Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park Minister for Pacific and...