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Le Centre de droit économique et le Pôle Transports vous invitent à une conférence exceptionnelle le lundi 7 novembre 2022 en Salle 3.3 (Espace Cassin) de 14h à 16h de David BOSCO, un homonyme du professeur aixois, intitulée "The Poseidon Project : The Past and Future Struggle to Govern the Oceans ».

David BOSCO est professeur à l’université d’Indiana. Diplômé de l’Université de Harvard, il s’intéresse aux questions de géostratégie, droit international des droits de l’homme et droit des organisations internationales. 

Ses dernières recherches portent sur la gouvernance des océans. La conférence sera une présentation de son dernier ouvrage : The Poseidon Project. 

Voici un texte de présentation de son intervention, qui sera suivie d’un échange :

In 1609, the Dutch lawyer Hugo Grotius rejected the idea that even powerful rulers could own the oceans. "A ship sailing through the sea," he wrote, "leaves behind it no more legal right than it does a track." A philosophical and legal battle ensued, but Grotius's view ultimately prevailed. To this day, "freedom of the seas" remains an important legal principle and a powerful rhetorical tool.

Yet in recent decades, freedom of the seas has eroded in multiple ways and for a variety of reasons. During the world wars of the 20th century, combatants imposed unprecedented restrictions on maritime commerce, leaving international rules in tatters. National governments have steadily expanded their reach into the oceans. More recently, environmental concerns have led to new international restrictions on high seas fishing. Today's most dangerous maritime disputes--including China's push for control of the South China Sea--are occurring against the backdrop of major changes in the way the world treats the oceans.

The history of humanity's attempt to create rules for the oceans is alive and relevant.