Athens, 16 April 2024. The Legislative Guide on Combating Crimes in the Fisheries Sector, published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) [1] was officially launched during the 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC-9), held from 15 to...

Valparaíso, Chile, 18 March 2024. The “New General Fisheries Law” is an initiative of the Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Maritime Interests Commission of the House of Representatives of Chile. The bill was introduced by the Executive Branch in December 2023 and...

A range of international experts, including from the Development Law Service, LEGN, met on 21st March 2024at the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic to discuss “Edible Internet: How Food E-Commerce is Shifting Regulatory Appetites Globally” and recent trends on food e-commerce....

Dushanbe, Tajikistan 12-13 March 2024. The FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the Development Law Service of FAO participated in a National Cooperative Forum, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, organized by the FAO Representation in Tajikistan. The Forum was...

Since 2023, fellows of the Nippon Foundation[1]  have been visiting the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as part of their capacity building and training programme at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS),...