The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) said it has perfected plans to hold the 16th edition of the Maritime Seminar for Judges in Abuja, next month.
Emmanuel Jime, the executive secretary/CEO
of NSC, who disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos recently, said the seminar will
hold from Tuesday 5th to Thursday 7th July 2022.
According to him, the seminar, which has
transformed into International Maritime Seminar, creates a platform through
which Justices/Judges of various courts, both in Nigeria and the West African
sub-region are enriched with the requisite jurisprudence.
He said that it helps judges to deal with
the challenges of interpretation and application of both domestic and
international maritime law principles in the settlement of shipping and
maritime-related disputes/claims.
To Jime, the seminar will bring together
stakeholders, ship owners, terminal operators, government agencies, marine
underwriters/surveyors, academia, international maritime organisations,
transport, and logistics experts to discuss issues concerning the sector and
proffer solutions where necessary.
“It will focus on addressing issues such as
application of torts and bailment in Bill of Lading contracts; current issues
in port operations including standard operating procedure in ports and arising
legal issues, Nigerian Customs e-VIN valuation method, and current issues in
maritime adjudication and practice (the challenges of simple contracts in the
adjudication of maritime claims in Nigeria; ‘Sui Generis’ in admiralty and the
Jurisdiction over crew wages in Nigeria; and cargo clearance & the limits
of admiralty jurisdiction).
“It will also focus on the security of the
maritime domain (piracy and armed robbery at sea): Suppression of Piracy and
other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act; case management in the resolution of
maritime disputes: alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and the use of
technology, and stress management,” Jime said.
He said the seminar, which was first
organised in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute, was
conceptualised in 1995 and helps to ensure that shipping and international
trade in Nigeria would be guided by international conventions, laws, and
regulations as done globally.
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