Judge Ida Caracciolo (Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)), delivered a lecture on 3 May to the IMLI Class of 2020-2021 entitled ‘Management of The Case: Identification of Legal Advisors, Creation of Legal Team, Coordination of the Team, Appointment of Agents.’ Judge Caracciolo was...

Judge James Kateka (Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)), a Member of the Tribunal since 1 October 2005, delivered a lecture on 27 April to the IMLI Class of 2020-2021 entitled ‘The Role of Ad Hoc Judges’ as part of the IMLI Specialized Course...

The Institute held its traditional Moot Court Competition on 25 May 2021. The Moot Court exercise served as the culmination of the IMLI Course on Peaceful Settlement of Maritime Disputes. The exercise was conducted by the Class of 2021, which was divided into representatives of two imaginary States (Republic of...

Dr. Ximena Hinrichs Oyarce (Registrar, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)) delivered two lectures on 26 April to the IMLI Class of 2020-2021 entitled ‘Consultations and Identification of the Judicial Body’ and ‘Relations between the Tribunal and State Parties.’ Dr. Hinrichs was welcomed to the lectures...

Professor David Attard (Director, IMLI) would like to bring to the attention of our readers Capital Link is hosting the 11th Annual Operational Excellence in Shipping Forum on Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 and 9 June 2021 as a digital conference. The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr....

Judge Stanislaw Michal Pawlak (Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)) delivered a lecture on 21 April to the IMLI Class of 2020-2021 entitled ‘Prompt Release.’ Judge Pawlak was introduced by Professor David Attard (Director, IMLI), who expressed his delight to have him deliver a...

Judge Liesbeth Lijnzaad (Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)), delivered a lecture on 16 April to the IMLI Class of 2020-2021 entitled ‘Provisional Measures.’ Judge Lijnzaad was welcomed by Professor David Attard (Director, IMLI), who noted that Judge Lijnzaad is an eminent international lawyer,...

We would like to bring to the attention of our readers that the IMLI is accepting applications to its Master of Laws (LL.M.) programme in International Maritime Law and Master of Humanities (M.Hum.) in international Maritime Legislation. https://imli.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Vol.18-Issue-No.91-18-May-2021.pdf

Judge Neeru Chadha (Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and President of the Seabed Disputes Chamber) who has been a Member of the Tribunal since 1 October 2017, delivered a lecture on 15 April to the IMLI Class of 2020-2021. Her lecture entitled ‘The...

The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) is proud to record that Her Excellency Ambassador Dr. Namira Negm (Legal Counsel, the African Union), delivered a Distinguished Scholar Lecture entitled “African Union Ocean Governance and Capacity Building” on 7 May 2021. She was introduced to the participants by Professor David Attard...