The Institute`s second annual Course on the Law of Ports will commence on 1 February 2021. Part A, which is “Introduction to the Law of Ports” will commence in February 2021 and conclude in March 2021. Part B, […]

The IMLI Treatise on Global Ocean Governance is a result of the IMLI – Nippon Foundation Project on Global Ocean Governance as a follow-up to the address of Dr Yohei Sasakawa (Chairman of The Nippon Foundation) […]

The WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute was inaugurated on 8 May 2018 in the presence of many dignitaries who included Mr. Kitack Lim (IMO Secretary-General), Ms. Isabella Lövin (Deputy Prime Minister and […]

Mr. Mitsuyuki Unno (Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation) paid an official visit to the IMO International Maritime Law Institute on 24 October 2017. He was accompanied by Ms. Mao Hasebe (The Nippon […]

INTRODUCING Mrs. Sandra Munduru Ulanga, an alumnus of the IMLI Class of 2015 (LL.M. Distinction) and the recipient of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) […]

The Pacific Women in Maritime Association appointed Ms. Mavis E.V. Joseph (Legal Risks & Audit Officer with the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji), a graduate of IMLI (Class of 2014-2015), as the Chairperson of […]

The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) welcomed on Monday, 16 October 2017 its 29th generation of students who will pursue studies in international maritime law. This academic year will witness an […]

Ms. Nayomi Malina Kahawita (Sri Lanka) was awarded the Professor Walter Müller Prize for the Best Maritime Legislation Drafting Project during the Institute’s 28th Annual Graduation Ceremony held at the Malta Ma […]

Mr. Deshon Jahrel Griffith (Barbados) was awarded the Sasakawa Prize for the Best Performing Nippon Foundation Scholar during the Institute’s 28th Annual Graduation Ceremony held at the Malta Maritime Museum, V […]

Lt. Liliana Díaz Medina (Mexico) was awarded the IMO Secretary-General’s Prize for Best Dissertation during the Institute’s 28th Annual Graduation Ceremony held at the Malta Maritime Museum, Vittoriosa, Malta on 2 […]

Dr. Yohei Sasakawa (Chairman, The Nippon Foundation) received the Ocean’s 8 Award at a ceremony held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York on 6 June 2017. The Award was given in recognition of Dr. S […]

As a partial fulfilment for the award of the Degree of Masters in International Maritime Law, the Nippon Scholars submitted the following research work and maritime legislation drafting projects:

Mr. Deshon […]

Mr. Masamichi Hasebe (member of the Nippon Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee, and Member of the IMLI Governing Board) visited the IMO International Maritime Law Institute on 7 March 2017 and gave a […]

Nippon Scholars’ Academic Projects (2015-2016)

Each of the Nippon Scholars submitted a maritime legislation drafting project and a dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the D […]

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AT IMLI’S 27TH ANNUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY

 
It is the tradition that during IMLI’s Annual Graduation Ceremony, prizes are conferred upon the
best performing students in various area […]

NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO IMLI’S FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

During the 30th Session of IMLI’s Governing Board convened on 14 July 2016 at the IMO Headquarters in London, the […]

The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) commences its 28th academic year on Monday, 17 October 2016 which will witness a record number of students attending its various programmes. Bosnia and […]

The Nippon Foundation, through its joint Project with IMLI, known as ‘The Human Resources Development Project for the Advancement of More Effective Legal Order for the Oceans’, continues to effectively support gov […]

The Graduation Ceremony is the culmination of a very intensive year of studies in all the areas of international maritime law, including international law of the sea, shipping law, marine environmental law, […]

Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice, The Nippon Foundation Professor on Marine Environmental Law, between the 9 and 10 November, delivered the course on ‘The Law of Treaties’ to the IMLI Class 2016/2017. She discu […]