OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ocean Development and International Law is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
European Approaches Support an Essential Definition of Ecosystem-Based Management and Demonstrate Its Implementation for the Oceans	11
Coastal State Jurisdiction over Acts against Transiting Submarine Pipelines in the Exclusive Economic Zone and on the Continental Shelf—The Case of the Nord Stream Incidents	9
Challenges to the Capacity-Building of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in East Asia: What Is at Stake?	8
New Developments in China’s Maritime Traffic Safety Legislation: Theoretical Background, Institutional Changes, and Potential Implications	6
Assessment of the Legal Regime for Protecting Abandoned Seafarers: A Study in Light of the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention	6
Submarine Cables and the Marine Environment: Bringing the First Submarine Cable to the Galapagos	6
Back to the USSR: The Consequences of the 1965 Soviet Decree No. 331-112 “On the Procedure for Navigation of Foreign Ships in the Straits Along the Track of the Northern Sea Route” on Today’s Navigati	5
Moving Beyond Benign Neglect: The Beaufort Sea Dispute and the Benefits of Compromise Solutions between Salt Water Neighbors, An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	4
Evaluation of South Korea’s Growing Activities in the Changing Arctic: An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	4
Waste Management on Fishing Vessels and in Fishing Harbors in the Barents Sea: Gaps in Law, Implementation and Practice	3
Dynamic Ocean Management in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction	3
Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea: An Endeavor to Connect Law of the Sea and International Human Rights Law	2
A Comparative Analysis of the Legislation on Maritime Militia Between China and Vietnam	2
The Expanding Role of Classification Societies in Conserving the Marine Environment: The Case of the 2004 BWM Convention	2
The 1999 Pacific Salmon Agreement: An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	2
The Legal Regime of Islands after the South China Sea Award—Orphaned or Influential? An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	2
Bilateral Law of the Sea Neighbors: Australia and New Zealand’s Partnership and McDorman’s North American Rivals	2
Establishment, Notification, and Maintenance: The Package of State Practice at the Heart of the Pacific Islands Forum Declaration on Preserving Maritime Zones	2
A Pause or Moratorium for Deep Seabed Mining in the Area? The Legal Basis, Potential Pathways, and Possible Policy Implications	2
The BBNJ Agreement: Through the Prism of Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems	2
The Practice of the Caribbean SIDS on the Consent Regime for Marine Scientific Research Under UNCLOS: Trends, Gaps, and Recommendations	1
The European Union as a Maritime Security Actor in the Gulf of Guinea: From Its Strategy and Action Plan to the New Concept of “Coordinated Maritime Presences”	1
Managing the South China Sea Dispute: Multilateral and Bilateral Approaches	1
Resolution at the Intersection of Sovereignty and Security in the Northwest Passage Dispute: An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	1
From “Common Pools” to “Fish Pools”: Shifting Property Institutions in Traditional Waters of Norway and Canada	1

Maritime Security in the Baltic and Japanese Straits From the Perspective of EEZ Corridors	1
What Is Innocent? Freedom of Navigation Versus Coastal States’ Rights in the Law of the Sea	1
An Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Obligations Under International Law: A Realistic Prospect?	1
The Impact of Advisory Opinions from the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea on the Work of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	1
Remotely Controlled Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), the “Genuine Link” Requirement, and the “Effectiveness” of Flag State Jurisdiction: Key Problems and Prospects	1
Regulating Exceptions for Research and Exploratory Fishing in Southern Ocean Marine Protected Areas: A Comparative Analysis on Balancing Conservation and Commercial Use	1
The Regulatory Powers of the International Seabed Authority: Security of Tenure and Its Limits	1
Expanding the Environmental Regulatory Scope of UNCLOS Through the Rule of Reference: Potentials and Limits	1
An Appraisal of Article 300 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	1
The Role of Low-Tide Elevations in Maritime Delimitation Cases	1
Resolving Maritime Delimitation Disputes by Agreement: The Danish–Polish Boundary in the Area of the Island of Bornholm	1
Decommissioning Offshore Windfarms and Grid Infrastructure: To Remove or Not to Remove? - A Belgian Law Perspective	1
Different Pacta or Different Servanda ? Grey-Zone Lawfare and Law of the Sea-Based Passage and Operational Rights	1
European Union–Falkland Islands Fisheries Relations Post Brexit	1