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Supply Chain Minerals United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

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Regulating the Depths: International and Domestic Developments in Deep-sea Mining

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As global demand for critical minerals intensifies — driven by the energy transition, technological innovation, and geopolitical competition — deep-sea mining has emerged as a potential frontier in resource development. At...more

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Deep-Sea Mining: Exploration Rights Under ISA Regulation

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In part one of an explainer series about international deep-sea mining regulation, Louise Woods and Elena Guillet share advice for setting up sponsorship agreements between contractors and sponsoring states. The ISA has...more

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Supply chain in mining: The race for critical raw materials

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The IRA and CRMA are the clearest results of a race to reclaim control over critical raw materials following the global supply chain vulnerabilities exposed during the pandemic and exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...more

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