PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW (PIML)

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.