Open Masterclasses Maritime Law
The Antwerp Maritime Academy is proud to present its unique programme on Maritime Law from 4 May to 20 May 2021.
The Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, so most lectures will be held at the Academy. Due to last year’s success, however, the Academy will continue to offer participation online via the Academy’s electronic platform. This year, attendance is still free for all those with an interest in the subject matter.
A wide variety of selected topics is addressed. They cover a large and diverse area of maritime law, both from a legal and a practical point of view, covering both Law of the Sea and Admiralty Law (in European continental parlance, both private law and public law aspects). Week 2 (as of 9 May) is dedicated to Law of the Sea (supervised and presided by Prof. Em. Eduard Somers), Week 1 (3 days as of 4 May) and Week 3 (as of 16 May) are reserved for Admiralty Law (supervised by Prof. Ralph De Wit). Topics include (inter alia) aspects of the new Belgian Shipping Code, carriage of goods by sea, chartering, limitation of liability for shipowners, ship finance, insurance aspects, arrest and judicial sale of vessels, joint surveys in maritime disputes, ISPS, disciplinary actions, safety issues…
The Antwerp Maritime Academy is a bilingual institution for Dutch-speaking and French-speaking students. For practical reasons, the present courses are all in English. With a few exceptions, practically all speakers are native Dutch speakers, and hence any questions by outside participants can also be answered in that language.
