Grotian Moments and the Law of the Sea

Participation in a larger study of Grotian Moments in International Law, lead by Dr. Mark Somos and Dr. Tom Sparks at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. The project involved a workshop with several academics and legal practitioners, the publication of a special issue of Grotiana and a book on Grotian Moments.

Dr. Árnadóttir's contributions focus on Grotian Moments in the law of the sea and, in particular, proposals to freeze maritime limits in order to ensure opposability as coastlines change due to climate change. They consider the normative impact of such declarations on the law of the sea; whether they signal a revised interpretation of the law, the emergence of new customary international law or a diversion from a forthcoming paradigm shift in public international law more generally.