International Maritime Law World Maritime University

Overview

What you will learn

On successful completion of the International Maritime Law programme offered by World Maritime University, the participant should be able to:

• Understand the legal challenges in the shipping sector;

• Understand the concept of ship registration and how it is undermined by fraudulent registration practices;

• Appreciate the significance of sanctions compliance and the repercussions in case of breach;

• Understand the problem of maritime disruption and how marine insurance can assuage the negative consequences;

• Appreciate the risks and legal challenges in a liability regime for autonomous ships;

• Understand the existing legal framework for ship collisions, especially the rule on liability apportionment;

• Grasp the principles that apply in the law of salvage and appreciate the significance of an LOF in a salvage operation;

• Achieve an overview of the compulsory liability regime in shipping and understand the challenges that lie ahead for the sector;

• Understand the IMO GHG strategy on decarbonization and associate its relevance to practical aspects, such as vessel chartering;

• Gain a deeper understanding of transport documents, especially e-docs;

• Understand the current risks of cyberthreats and their impact on the shipping sector;

• Understand the significance of due diligence incorporate sustainability of the shipping sector;

• Gain knowledge on a range of significant issues pertaining to maritime claim satisfaction, such as provision of security by ship arrest, claim enforcement, including the mechanism of judicial sale, transboundary maritime bankruptcies, as well as the international dimension of dispute resolution.