OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ocean Development and International Law is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
European Approaches Support an Essential Definition of Ecosystem-Based Management and Demonstrate Its Implementation for the Oceans	11
Challenges to the Capacity-Building of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in East Asia: What Is at Stake?	9
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	8
New Threats—Old Rules: Law of the Sea Issues Raised by Suspected Attacks on Submarine Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea	8
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	8
New Developments in China’s Maritime Traffic Safety Legislation: Theoretical Background, Institutional Changes, and Potential Implications	7
Assessment of the Legal Regime for Protecting Abandoned Seafarers: A Study in Light of the 2006 Maritime Labour Convention	7
Due Diligence and the Establishment of Area-Based Management Tools Including Marine Protected Areas in the BBNJ Agreement	6
Evaluation of South Korea’s Growing Activities in the Changing Arctic: An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	6
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	5
Dynamic Ocean Management in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction	5
A Pause or Moratorium for Deep Seabed Mining in the Area? The Legal Basis, Potential Pathways, and Possible Policy Implications	4
Waste Management on Fishing Vessels and in Fishing Harbors in the Barents Sea: Gaps in Law, Implementation and Practice	4
The Legal Regime of Islands after the South China Sea Award—Orphaned or Influential? An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	4
Establishment, Notification, and Maintenance: The Package of State Practice at the Heart of the Pacific Islands Forum Declaration on Preserving Maritime Zones	4
The Expanding Role of Classification Societies in Conserving the Marine Environment: The Case of the 2004 BWM Convention	4
Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea: An Endeavor to Connect Law of the Sea and International Human Rights Law	4
The 1999 Pacific Salmon Agreement: An Essay in Honor of Ted L. McDorman	4
The Role of Planning in Offshore Wind Power Deployment	3
Legal Analysis of the Establishment of Exclusion Zones for Submarines in Indonesia’s Archipelagic Sea Lanes	3
Cross-Border CO ₂ Transport and Storage Networks in Europe through “Arrangements” under the London Protocol	3
An Appraisal of Article 300 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	2
Resolving Maritime Delimitation Disputes by Agreement: The Danish–Polish Boundary in the Area of the Island of Bornholm	2
Challenges in Defining the Legal Status of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)	2
A Comparative Analysis of the Legislation on Maritime Militia Between China and Vietnam	2

The Role of Low-Tide Elevations in Maritime Delimitation Cases	2
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	2
Precautionary Environmental Impact Assessments under the BBNJ Agreement: More than a Minor or Transitory Effect on the Marine Environment?	2
Remotely Controlled Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), the “Genuine Link” Requirement, and the “Effectiveness” of Flag State Jurisdiction: Key Problems and Prospects	2
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”	2
Bilateral Law of the Sea Neighbors: Australia and New Zealand’s Partnership and McDorman’s North American Rivals	2
Managing the South China Sea Dispute: Multilateral and Bilateral Approaches	2
The BBNJ Agreement: Through the Prism of Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems	2