The Institute had the pleasure of welcoming online, Dr. Patrick Griggs CBE (Former President of the Comité Maritime International (CMI)) between 2-3 March. Dr. Griggs delivered three lectures entitled “Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks”, “Making Maritime Law -Do Conventions Work?” and “The 1980’s – a Decade of...

Ms. Katie Higginbottom (Head, ITF Seafarers’ Trust) delivered on 2 March 2021 a lectureentitled “COVID-19 Crisis: The Role of ITF Seafarers’ Trust in Providing Relief for Seafarers”to the IMLI Class of 2020-2021. Ms. Higginbottom was welcomed and introduced to theparticipants by Ms. Elda Kazara-Belja (Senior Lecturer, IMLI). https://imli.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Vol.18-Issue-No.81-20-April-2021.pdf

The Institute had the pleasure of welcoming online, Mr. Måns Jacobsson, former Director of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds). Mr. Jacobsson delivered, between 3 and 5 March 2021, five lectures on “Global Ocean Governance and the IMO Liability Conventions and their Origin”, “The Bunkers Convention and Removal...

DELIMITATION OF MARITIME BOUNDARIES COURSE The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) wishes to bring to your attention its Course on Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries which will commence on 8 April 2021. The delimitation of maritime boundaries continues to be a major source of friction between States due to maritime...

The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) wishes to bring to your attention itsCourse on Peaceful Settlement of Maritime Disputes which will commence on 6 April 2021.This Course is intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to, and an analysis of,different international maritime dispute settlement mechanisms. The Course discusses the development...

The IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) wishes to bring to your attention itsCourse on International Maritime Security Law which will commence on 1 March 2021. This Course will cover the various critical maritime security threats including maritimeterrorism, piracy, trafficking of narcotics, people and illicit goods, arms proliferation, fisheriescrimes. The...

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, which consists of “Specialist Seminars on the Law of Ports” will commence...

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) to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), where he mentioned the need to establish a...

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 Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate, Sweden), Dr. Yohei Sasakawa (Chairman, The Nippon Foundation), and Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry...