Åbo Akademi and Balex’s Albert Vodder was awarded the Rhodes Academy – ICPC Submarine Cables Writing Award for 2024. His paper, titled ‘The Consequences of Damaging Submarine Cables: An Examination of the Applicability of Effects Jurisdiction over the Unlawful Act of Damaging Submarine Cables on the High Seas,’ was chosen as the winner in the International Cable Protection Committee and Rhodes Academy’s annual competition. The award is either a guaranteed admission and a full scholarship to the Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy or a cash prize.
Albert will attend the Rhodes Academy this summer in Rhodes, Greece. The press release for the award can be found here.