De Maribus is a blog on the law of the sea providing current information on conferences, courses and calls for papers on this topic. There are links to other legal blogs and to maritime and other international law research institutes. The blog is edited by N. F Coelho and Arron Honniball who are PhD students at Utrecht University.
Online guide providing an introduction to international fisheries regulation written by Abdullah Al Arif who is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Daffodil International University, Bangladesh. The guide was published in 2018 and updated in 2022 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives background information on the topic and an overview (with links) of the international instruments on fisheries regulation and relevant International environmental law instruments.
Comité Maritime International (CMI) is an international non-governmental organisation established in 1897 to promote the unification of maritime law. Its website explains the history, structure and development of CMI and makes available its constitution and rules of procedure. A collection of jurisprudence on international maritime conventions is provided. Other online texts include the Rotterdam Rules, their travaux préparatoires and associated information; the York-Antwerp Rules; the CMI Uniform Rules for Sea Waybills ;and the CMI Rules for Electronic Bills of Lading.
The Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) was established in 1984 at the Utrecht University. NILOS is a research institution involved with all issues related to the law of the sea, including conservation of marine natural resources. The site describes the activities of the Institute and its staff, outlining the program of work, research and training projects and consultancy services. Work concentrates particularly on the processes by which a new international law of the sea is formed and national responsibilities for regulation.
Internet site publishing Law of Sea resources and related links developed by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea at the UN Office of Legal Affairs. The site presents unedited advanced texts and official reports and resolutions of the Secretary-General; the full-text and an overview of UNCLOS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) and related agreements with status information on ratifications and accessions. There is organisational information on the Division, information on the settlement of disputes and links to bodies established by the Convention.
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) is an international association of shipping companies, based in Denmark. Its website covers the history and work of the organisation, news items and details of the Council's courses and publications. Model contract clauses are provided, together with an archive of old documents relating to bills of lading, charter parties, waybills and so on (the current versions are restricted to BIMCO members). There is also a list of arbitral bodies. Most of the remaining information on the site is reserved for members.
OceanLaw is a company providing information and consultancy services in international, European and domestic fisheries law, international environmental law and law of the sea research. The site has been created by barrister Christopher Hedley and contains details of current and completed research projects with resulting reports made freely available to download.
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is a judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It is based in the German city of Hamburg. The website provides proceedings and judgments from the first case onwards, together with statutes, rules, regulations, the text of the Convention and other agreements and press releases. Background information about the Tribunal is available, as are profiles of the judges and information about procedure. The site is in English and French.
Official website for the Canadian Maritime Law Association (CMLA), an independent body working with government to develop legal provision for maritime commerce and marine transportation in Canada. The Association also represents Canada within the international shipping community working towards uniform development of Canadian and international maritime laws.
ISA was formed in 1994 and is an "autonomous international organization established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The principal function of the Authority is to regulate deep seabed mining.
