Jessica Schechinger
@jnmschechinger.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral researcher, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea #NCLOS, @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social; member @ilacompeopleatsea.bsky.social & @bluerights-cost.bsky.social 🌍🌊⚖️#PIL #ocean #LOS #MarSec #BlueRights #Piracy #PCASP #IHRL #SharedResponsibility
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He will be deeply missed. Our thoughts are with Professor Haines’ loved ones and his legacy on the protection of human rights at sea lives on. (2/2)
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It is with deep sadness that BlueRights shares that a dear BlueRights member, Professor Steven Haines, has passed away. Professor Haines was an active member of BlueRights and a pioneer in human rights at sea research, who dedicated much of his career to protecting human rights at sea. (1/2)
Professor Steven Haines, wearing a suit and academic robe, smiling to the camera.
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Our Issue Paper with Efthymios Papastavridis for UNODC on Surveillance and Enforcement of High Seas Marine Protected Areas has been published and will be presented at UNHQ in NYC on 27 Aug.
This event is organised by the @unodc.bsky.social, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), and the @highseasalliance.bsky.social

For those not in NY, but who are working on BBNJ or maritime law enforcement issues, ... 5/6
BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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The discussion will highlight practical, legal, and operational challenges, and explore pathways for cooperation, capacity-building, and the use of advanced maritime domain awareness #MPA tools to support effective #implementation of the #BBNJ Agreement. 4/6
BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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At this side event, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime #UNODC will present its new issue paper on surveillance and law enforcement concerning high seas MPAs, written by Efthymios Papastavridis and @atzanakopoulos.bsky.social (and @franciscoblaha.bsky.social drafted large parts of s2). 3/6
BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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As States prepare for the entry into force of the Agreement under #UNCLOS on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), ensuring that Marine Protected Areas #MPAs are effectively managed & enforced will be crucial. 2/6
BBNJ PrepCom2 Side Event
BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 📍 27 August 2025 | 13:15–14:30 (EST) | Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York As States prep...
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Interesting side event happening today for anyone attending the #BBNJ #PrepCom2 in NewYork 🌊
"BBNJ in Practice: Enforcing and Managing Marine Protected Areas in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction"
🗓️ 27 August 2025
🕐 13:15–14:30 (EST)
🇺🇳 Conference Room 2, UN Headquarters, New York
#UN #ABNJ #MPAs 1/6
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“It is a famine. The Gaza Famine.
It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel.”
My full statement on the Gaza Famine :
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Please find below our call for #COST @costprogramme.bsky.social #BlueRights Short Term Scientific Missions (#STSM).
Applications must be made before 15 August 2025. Please carefully read the eligibility criteria before applying. #humanrightsatsea #LOS #IHRL #COST #protectionofpeopleatsea #research
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1700 Israeli academics, including Nobel laureates, university presidents, provosts and deans send a clear message to Israeli government: do not pursue the population concentration plan in Gaza, as this is immoral, and would constitute a war crime and a crime against humanity.
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Happy Day of the Seafarer! ⚓⛴️🚢🌊

Our @bluerights-cost.bsky.social BlueRights Network aims to help ensure that the rights to life, to health, and to liberty of seafarers are better protected at sea.

#seafarers #SeafarersDay #dayoftheseafarer #IMO #life #liberty #health #BlueRights
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Berlin 🌊 community: Thursday 3 July you have unique opportunity to watch Ocean with David Attenborough on big screen, followed by panel discussion featuring among others @oceanunger.bsky.social & me. Tickets ➡️
www.yorck.de/filme/ozean-...
Ozean mit David Attenborough | Yorck Kinos Berlin
Atemberaubende Dokumentation über die Wunder der Ozeane
www.yorck.de
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Come join us virtually or in #Nice tomorrow, 11 June 2025 from 18:30-20:30 CEST for our side event on 'The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable #Oceans'! 🌊
#BlueRights #UNCLOS #UNOC #UNOC3 #UNOC2025 #humanrightsatsea #LOS #lawofthesea #protectionofpeopleatsea
🌊 Join us in #Nice at #UNOC3 or online for our #BlueRights sponsored high-level side event "The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable Oceans" on 11 June 2025 (18:30–20:30 CEST) at Université Côte d’Azur, Amphithéâtre Christini (Room 202). Register: shorturl.at/uEqcA
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🌊 Join us in #Nice at #UNOC3 or online for our #BlueRights sponsored high-level side event "The Human Dimension of #SDG14: Strengthening Human Rights for Sustainable Oceans" on 11 June 2025 (18:30–20:30 CEST) at Université Côte d’Azur, Amphithéâtre Christini (Room 202). Register: shorturl.at/uEqcA
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Check out the detailed programme of the 14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces, organised by the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War. Time until Friday to apply for participation!
All relevant information about this event is available here:
www.ismllw.org
Upcoming events - International Society for Military Law and Law of War
Galway, Ireland14th Seminar for Legal Advisors of the Armed Forces20 to 23 May 2025
www.ismllw.org
A 2 year #postdoc #researcher position is available at @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law, NCLOS #academicsky #UNCLOS #lawofthesea 🇳🇴🌊
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A good day for #ClimateJustice: The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers tells the Swiss Govt it must do more to comply w/ its legal obligations & adhere to landmark⚖️#ECtHR ruling by ramping up #ClimateAction to protect #HumanRights

www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-...

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European court climate ruling: Swiss making progress but must do more
Switzerland has made progress implementing the European Court of Human Rights verdict that condemns Swiss climate inaction. But more work is needed.
www.swissinfo.ch