Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the International Maritime Organization

Edited by Laura Carballo Piñeiro, Professor of Private International Law, Universidade de Vigo, Spain and Maximo Q. Mejia Jr, President, World Maritime University, Sweden

‘By critically engaging with various pressing issues, the book not only deepens the understanding of the IMO framework but also stimulates dialogue on the future of governance, inspiring policymakers, scholars, and industry professionals to contribute to the IMO’s ongoing evolution in a rapidly changing maritime landscape. By weaving together diverse perspectives, this book paves the way for cutting-edge scholarly research on the intersection between maritime law, ocean governance, techno-regulation, and sustainability.’

• ContentsPreface xiii1 Introduction to the law and practice of the International Maritime Organization 1Laura Carballo Piñeiro and Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr2 Basic institutional features and activities of the IMO 15Agustín Blanco-Bazán3 IMO legal powers 35Dorota Lost-Sieminska and Simone Egerton4 The IMO and gender equality 53Irini Papanicolopulu5 Maritime law and governance 68Deniece M. Aiken6 The IMO and treaties: appraisal of the IMO’s contribution to futureocean governance 84Alla Pozdnakova7 The role and function of soft law in the IMO Domain 110Proshanto K. Mukherjee8 The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee 127Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr9 The role of the International Maritime Organization in promotingmaritime security 152Osatohanmwen (Osato) Anastasia Eruaga10 The role of the IMO in promoting environmental protection 175Michael Tsimplis11 The IMO and Private Law: Bridging the Public/Private Law Divide byApplying the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 202Laura Carballo Piñeiro12 The IMO and the human element 220Momoko Kitada and Moira L. McConnell13 The IMO and the future of shipping 240Khanssa Lagdami and Mirza Zeeshan Baig14 The International Maritime Organization and the fisheries sector 260José Manuel Sobrino Heredia and Gabriela A. Oanta15 The IMO and the implementation of mandatory instruments 279Rebecca Prentiss Pskowski16 Implementation of IMO instruments from a flag state perspective 299Anish Arvind Hebbar17 Implementation of IMO instruments from a port state perspective 325Nelson F. Coelho18 The implementation of IMO instruments: perspectives from thePhilippines as a seafarer-supplying state 348Jean Ver P. Pia, Roderick G. Galam and Jabeth Sena Jepath A. Dacanay19 Implementation of IMO instruments from a shipowning state perspective 374Iliana Christodoulou-Varotsi