Public International Maritime Law (PIML)
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS).
- Suppression of Unlawful Activities (SUA) Convention and its Protocols.
- Duties, Responsibilities and Obligations of Flag States, Port States, Coastal States vis-à-vis Mercantile Trade.
- Laws of Naval Warfare (including the San Remo Manual, the Newport Manual, and International Humanitarian Law [IHL]).
- Legal Facets of Piracy and Maritime Crime.
- Legal Aspects of ‘Unmanned’, ‘Minimally-manned’, ‘Semi-Autonomous’ and ‘Autonomous’ Surface-, Underwater- and Airborne- Vehicles.
- Legal Aspects of ‘Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel’ (PCASP) and Floating Armouries.
- Legal Aspects of Maritime Terrorism.
- Legal Aspects of Underwater Cables.
- Legal Aspects of Seabed Mining.
- Legal Aspects of Fishing (including IUU Fishing).
- Legal Aspects of MDA.
- Legal Aspects of ‘Area Beyond National Jurisdiction’ (ABNJ).
- Legal Aspects of ‘Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction’ (BBNJ).
- Legal Aspects of Marine Pollution and Climate Change (London Convention and its Protocol, Basel Convention, Waigani Convention, etc.).
- Legal Aspects of Impacts of Climate Change.
- Legal Aspects of Protection of Critical Maritime Infrastructure.
- Legal Aspects of Maritime Energy Extraction and Transportation.
- Legal Aspects of Maritime Salvage beyond the Territorial Sea.
- Legal Aspects of Derelicts and Wrecks beyond the Territorial Sea.
- Legal Aspects of Protection and preservation of India’s Underwater Cultural Heritage.
- Legal Aspects of India’s Processes for Ratification of International Treaties/Conventions relevant to the Maritime Domain.
- Legal Aspects of Naval / Coast Guard Humanitarian-Assistance and Disaster-Relief (HADR) Operations.
- Humanitarian Law at Sea.
- Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006.
- Legal Aspects of Role of Merchant Marine in National Defence
- Legal Aspects of Merchant Shipping and the Laws of War.
1. Legal Aspects of Nuclear-propelled Ships.
2. Legal Aspects of Shipping Casualties.