Well, the summer is over, and September is in full swing.
After June, I was a bit burnt out from the moot court competition, so I needed some time to unwind in July. Next came August, and it was preparation time for Ph.D. applications. Many schools where I live had their rounds open in late August, and I spent most of the time searching for a supervisor. It was pretty challenging! I had a few rejections and a couple of non-replies, but the rejections were very positive. Nobody destroyed my proposal but had other reasons they could not be a supervisor, while still saying my idea seemed excellent. It is a 3-4 year commitment, so I understand. But now that this season’s rounds are over, I will be coming back to this blog… More like finally starting it.
There have been some interesting developments in the law of the sea world over the summer.
- I had made a post regarding the Kerch strait earlier in the year. Tensions have risen in that area.
- The oral rounds in The M/T “San Padre Pio” (No. 2) Case (Switzerland/Nigeria) before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea were postponed until further notice.
- The ILC recently released a report from their 2021 meeting. The discussion regarding the issues of the territorial limits changing due to the rising sea levels was of particular interest.
So, that is my update for now.
Thanks for reading,
NJ
