(Not So) Innocent Passage: International Law and the Passamaquoddy Bay LNG Terminal Controversy
UNB Law and the Canadian Council on International Law hosted a workshop entitled "(Not So) Innocent Passage: International Law and the Passamaquoddy Bay LNG Terminal Controversy" on May 11th, 2007.
This panel discussion brought together experts and government officials to consider the international rules governing the shipment of LNG, and the location of an LNG terminal, in and and adjacent to the Passamaquoddy Bay. The panel canvassed a variety of issues, including:
- The status under international law of the waters of the proposed shipping route through Head Harbour Passage and the Passamaquoddy Bay;
- The right of innocent passage of foreign ships;
- The extent to which environmental risks may affect the right of innocent passage; and
- The constraints that the rules of international environmental law place on a state proposing to locate a potential hazardous activity in close proximity to another state.
Guest speakers at the workshop were:
- Ted McDorman, University of Victoria, Faculty of Law
- Jaye Ellis, McGill University, Faculty of Law
- David VanderZwaag, Dalhousie Law School
- Allen Springer, Bowdoin College, Maine
Workshop organzers were UNB Law professors Neil Craik and Donald J. Fleming.
Posted April 4, 2007 at 8:41 AM
