In 2015, Professor Dire Tladi published two articles on the Law of the Sea that appeared in The Yearbook of International Environmental Law and the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law. The articles concerned ongoing negotiations at the United Nations on a possible new treaty to supplement the current UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982).
These negotiations have bearing on two issues: the rules relevant to marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the protection of biodiversity in those areas. Both issues raise complex questions related to the coherence of international law as a whole. Professor Tladi was also invited to address two meetings at the United Nations, and has advised the South African government and African States on these issues.
Participants from African countries at a workshop on international environmental law, led by Professor Dire Tladi
