Autonomous Shipping (2) – Public International Law Aspects
A half-day conference organised by UCL Autonomous Shipping Project with The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea
About the conference:
Last October UCL and Swansea’s Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (IISTL) co-hosted an in-person event on the civil and commercial law aspects of autonomous shipping. On 6 April (Wednesday) we will be holding a complementary session, this time on the public international law aspects of the debate. As before, the event will be held at UCL (London) 1- 5 pm
About the Seminar
Autonomous ship operations are on the rise. In this vein, autonomous technology in international shipping seems poised for a future commercial breakthrough. Yet autonomous ship operation causes legal awkwardness, since most international (shipping) conventions and domestic legislation has hitherto taken it for granted that all vessels have a master, officers, and crew on board, and is often difficult to apply to those that do not. There are large numbers of public (international) law requirements, especially those arising under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, or under the complex congeries of conventions emanating from the IMO, that are difficult or impossible to square with autonomous operations. There is a need to tidy up the relevant legal framework. To this end, we have brought together a very distinguished group of scholars, practitioners and shipping professionals to discuss the complex public (international) law and technical issues surrounding the use of autonomous vessels at sea.
Speakers and Chairs:
- Dr Lia Amaxilati (IISTL, Swansea University)
- Professor Simon Baughen (IISTL, Swansea University)
- Luci Carey (University of Edinburgh)
- Frederick Kenney (Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division, IMO)
- Dr Youri van Logchem (IISTL, Swansea University)
- Dr Melis Ozdel (UCL)
- Cdr Caroline Tuckett RN (Naval Legal Services)
- Tom Walters (Partner, HFW)
Archived | Posted on 06 April 2022