Posted by Objective
- To provide an overview of the legal regime related to ocean governance.
- To spread awareness about contemporary challenges in regulating oceans.
Outcomes
The participants post completion of this course
- will be able to understand the prevailing legal regime on ocean governance.
- will be aware of the current and emerging challenges in the ocean governance.
- will be able to apply the knowledge attained to provide solutions to the contemporary issues in ocean governance.
Course Content
| DAY | TOPIC | RESOURCE PERSON |
| Day 1: May 9, 2022 Session 1: 3 PM – 4:30 PM (IST) | The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: A Living Instrument. | Mr. Tomas Heidar: Vice President, International Tribunal for Law of the SeaHe is also a member of the Special Chamber formed to deal with the Dispute concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Mauritius and Maldives in the Indian Ocean |
| Day 1: May 9, 2022 Session 2: 5 PM – 6 PM (IST) | Baselines under the Law of the Sea, and State Practice | Dr. Manimuthu Gandhi: Ex–Joint Secretary (Legal & Treaties Division) & Legal Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs. He represented India and participated in all International Law negotiations pertaining to the items in agendas of VI, Committee of UN |
| Day 2: May 10, 2022 Session 1: 3 PM – 4:30 PM (IST) | An Evaluation of the Rights and Duties of Coastal States in Adjacent Waters | Adv. V.M. Syam Kumar: Maritime Lawyer, Kerala High Court. He has appeared in many high-profile maritime litigations, including Enrica Lexie shooting incident involving Italian Marines off the Indian Coast. He has more than 25 years of experience in litigation. |
| Day 2: May 10, 2022 Session 2: 4:45 PM – 6 PM (IST) | Regime for Identification and Exploitation of Continental Shelf under United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, 1982 | Dr. M. Sudhakar: Former Director, Center for Marine living Resources and Ecology, Dr. Sudhakar is a veteran Oceanographer with 33 years of professional experience, spent more than 1500 days at sea on-board research vessels as leader of expeditions to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica |
| Day 2: May 10, 2022 Session 2: 6:15 PM – 07:15 PM (IST) | Maritime Boundary Delimitation: A legal perspective | Dr. Manimuthu Gandhi: Ex–Joint Secretary (Legal & Treaties Division) & Legal Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs. He represented India and participated in all International Law negotiations pertaining to the items in agendas of VI, Committee of UN |
| Day 3: May 11, 2022 Session 1: 3 PM – 4:30 PM (IST) | Deep Seabed Mining: Prospects and Challenges | Dr. G.A. Ramadass: Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology. Dr. Ramadass was head of India’s Deep-Sea Mining Project at the National Institute of Ocean Technology |
| Day 4: May 12, 2022 Session 1: 3 PM – 4:30 PM (IST) | Legal Regime for Regulating Submarine Cables and Pipelines in Marine Spaces | To be confirmed |
| Day 4: May 12, 2022 Session 2: 5 PM – 6:30 PM (IST) | International Regime for combating Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) Fishing | Dr. Pramod. Ganapathiraju: MCS & Fisheries Consultant, IUU Risk IntelligenceDr. Pramod has worked extensively on Fisheries Governance, Illegal fishing, and Monitoring Control & Surveillance projects focusing on policy, compliance, and enforcement worldwide. |
| Day 5: May 13, 2022 Session 1: 5 PM – 6:30 PM (IST) | Warships and Law of the Sea | Prof. James Kraska: Chair and Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Maritime Law in the Stockton Centre for International Law at the U.S. Naval War College |
| Day 6: May 14, 2022 Session 2: 5 PM – 06:30 PM (IST) | The Evolving Legal Regime on Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. | Dr. S. Rama Rao: Former Director (Legal), Ministry of External Affairs; Government of India and Ex–Member Council; International Seabed Authority. |
Participation Fee
590 INR
Registration link
Dates of the Event: May 9 to 14, 2022
Mode: Online
Patron
Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar
Director, School of Maritime Law Policy and Administration, Gujarat Maritime University
For further clarity one may reach out to maritimelawcourse@gmu.edu.in or on +91 8056060819
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