The World Maritime University is hosting a symposium on migration by sea. The event is organized in partnership with the University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova – UNIGE) and will occur on 26-27 April 2016 in Malmö, Sweden. More information on the program and registration procedure can be found here.

On 26 February 2016, the T.M.C. Asser Instituut will organise a Symposium on International Law and Japanese Approaches. The panel sessions will be devoted to two topics: the disputes in the maritime areas of East Asia; and the changing role of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in international peace operations. The Symposium will start with a keynote speech of H.E. Judge Hisashi Owada of the International Court of Justice. More information is available here.

The International Law Institute and Georgetown University Law Center are hosting a conference on natural resources and the law of the sea. This event is expected to cover issues such as principles of allocation of resources in areas under national jurisdiction, the exploration and exploitation of resources in areas under national jurisdiction, and natural resources and biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. The event is to happen on December 7, 2015, in Washington, USA. More information can be found here.

The European Commission is organizing its fifth conference on Marine Spatial Planning. This session will be on the marine environment and it will occur on December 7 in Brussels. Registration can be made here and the program can be found here.

The Centre for International Law (CIL) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea (JCLOS) at the University of Tromsø are hosting in Singapore a Conference on the Governance of Arctic Shipping. The objective of the Conference is to examine major legal issues relating to shipping in the Arctic and the role of Arctic States, user States and international organisations in Arctic shipping governance. The event occurs from 9 to 11 December and more information is available here.

The K.G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea is presenting a workshop entitled ‘The EU as a Global Actor in the Arctic’. The event will occur on 26 October 2015 in Tromsø. It aims at discussing emerging legal issues concerning the current European regulatory framework in the Arctic. More information can be found here.

The editors of this blog proudly present an event of their own making. A conference entitled “Extraterritoriality in Port state Jurisdiction” will be held at Utrecht University, in the Netherlands, on December the 14th. The event is organized under the research project UNIJURIS which focuses on unilateralism and the protection of global values within public international law. The program of the event can be found here.

The University of Macerata in Italy is holding a conference on the Governance of the Adriatic and Ionian Marine Space (La governance dello spazio marino adriatico-ionico). The event is presented in Italian and occurs on November 12-13, 2015. More information on the program and the venue can be found here.

The Human Sea European research project is presenting a conference in Nantes, 5-6 October 2015. The topic of this event is illegal activities at sea and state competencies. Presentations will focus on a wide range of issues: piracy and robbery, trafficking in human beings, clandestine immigration, drug trafficking, illegal fishing… The abstracts and more information on the registration and venue can be found here.

The University of Amsterdam is hosting a two-day event on fisheries and oil pollution on 7-8 October, 2015. The initiative is organized within the framework of the research project ‘Smart Mixes in relation to Transboundary Environmental Harm’. The objective is to provide insight into how alternative modes of regulation and different forms of regulatory instruments can complement the traditional approach of regulation through international agreements. More information about the event can be found here.

The Centre of Excellence Operations In Confined and Shallow Waters is organizing its 3rd Conference on Operational Maritime Law. The event is to occur in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Instituto de Estudos Superiores Militares, between the 21 and 24 of September. The topic of this year’s event will be “There and Back Again: From Origins to Modern Threats”. The event will include presentations/discussions on Law of Armed Conflict, Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, The Mining of International Straits, Maritime Law Disputes on the Horizon, and Freedom of Navigation. Additionally, there will be legal workshops on Rescue and Assistance at Sea and Law Enforcement on the High Seas. You can find the invitation here and the agenda here. Registration is open until September the 4th subject to prior registration here.

The Universidade de Vigo, together with two other Spanish universities (A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela), are organizing a conference entitled “Work at Sea – New Maritime Legal Scenarios”. The event takes place in Vigo, Spain, 2-3 june. The program and the venue are available here.

An international conference entitled “challenges in the new ocean order: a legal perspective” is set to happen in Lisbon during Portugal’s 2015 Blue Week. The event occurs 4 June at the Feira Internacional de Lisboa (Parque das Nações). More information on the whole event can be found here and here. The program of the conference is available here.

The Interspill Conference is happening in Amsterdam this year, between 24 and 26 March. It will be held at Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre, the Netherlands, and is co-organised by Reed Exhibitions and Interspill Ltd. The conference will be hosted by the Spill Response Group Holland (SRGH). The event includes an exhibition and focuses on the changing landscape of spill preparedness and response; it also focuses on how activities continue to move into more challenging environments and on how public sensitivities to perceived spill risks has increased. The program of the conference is available here. Registration can be done here.

The Maritime and Oceanic Law Centre (CDMO) of the Law faculty of Nantes is organizing a conference on the topic of the prevention and repression against illegal trafficking at sea (narcotics, human beings, weapons of war, illegal fisheries, piracy and violence, terrorism). The event occurs on 5 and 6 October 2015 at the Centre des Congrès of Nantes and the entrance is free but subject to registration. There will be simultaneous translation of the contents from French. You can find the program here.

The University of Lapland is holding a conference on 20th February 2015 entitled “new challenges facing the Arctic ocean and other fragile seas”. The event occurs at the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi, Finland, and there will be an online broadcast here (you can enter as a guest). The program of the conference is available here.

The largest annual maritime conference in Europe will be held in Piraeus (Greece) on 28 and 29 May 2015. This year, the conference will focus on the role of ports and coasts as gateways to maritime growth. Many events are being organised: political sessions, workshops, face-to-face meetings, exhibitions and a networking reception. More information can be found here.