Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation

FISH is a project of the Madariaga European Foundation
Co-financed by the European Commission
Webdesign by Dalet Web Productions

Partners

• Centre d’Etudes Juridiques Francophones, La Rochelle, France
• Malta Maritime Authority, Malta
• Piraeus Bar Association, Athens, Greece only in Greek

Speakers

• Pr. Kurt Deketelaere
  Director of the Institute for Environmental and Energy Law, Catholic University of Leuven
• Barbara Jesus Gimeno
  European Commission, Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security
• Dr Nikolaos Konstandinidis
  Supreme Court Lawyer, Legal Section of the Piraeus Port Authority
• Kristian R. Fuglesang
  Assistant Director, Intertanko – International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
• Francis Vallat
  President of the French Sea Institute
• Alan Simcock
  Executive Secretary, OSPAR Commission, Convention for the Protection of the Maritime Environment of the North-East Atlantic
• Jeremy Smart
  Maritime and Coast Guard Agency
• Kristina Falk-Strand, Legal Adviser
  Head of Control and Criminal Investigation, Swedish Coast Guard
• Faz Peermohamed
  Partner and Master Mariner INCE & Co International Law Firm
• David Attard
  Dean of the International Maritime Law Institute
• Dr Agnes Michelot
  Director, Centre for French Legal Studies, University of La Rochelle
• Dr Simone Borg
  Lecturer in International Law and Environmental Law, University of Malta
• Pierre Schellekens
  European Commission, Deputy Head of Cabinet, Commissioner for the Environment

Useful Contacts & Links

• Academic
• University of Malta
• University of Leuven
• University of La Rochelle
• University of Ghent
• Politic Studies Institute of Lille
• French Sea Institute
• Koninklijk Belgish ZeemanCollege
• Transport & Ship owner’s
• European Transport Worker’s Federation
• European Transport Safety Council
• European Community Ship owner’s Association
• European Commission
• DG Fisheries & Maritime Affairs
• DG Justice, Freedom & Security
• DG Indirect Taxation & Tax Administration
• DG Environment
• United Nations
• Programme de formation au droit international et de l’environnement
• Ministries
• Ministère belge de la Santé
• Danish Ministry of Defence
• Maritime Authorities & Coast Guard Agencies
• Piraeus Port Authority (only on Greek)
• Malta Maritime Authority
• Swedish Coast Guard
• Maritime & Coast Guard Agency, UK
• Law Firms
• Thieffry & Associés, Paris
• INCE & Co, International Law Firm
• Other Organisations
• OSPAR
• Cogen
• Milieu Ltd
• Intertanko

Maritime Pollution in a Criminal Law Framework:
New Perspectives in European Law – How to combat Ship Source Pollution

European Law & Policy on Maritime Pollution: Evolution or Revolution in regulation due to criminal law?

• The Evolution of European Law on Maritime Pollution - Barbara Jesus Gimeno
• The Limits of Civil Liability – Why is Criminal Law a Necessity- Dr Nikolaos Konstandinidis
• Compensation and liability, the need for international regulation - Kristian R. Fuglesang
• Legal Tools & Procedures: Which Model for the Legal system?

• The Position and Role of jurisdictions in Criminal Sanctions for Maritime Pollution - Alan Simcock
• Investigation and Prosecution: criminal liability perspectives in United Kingdom - Jeremy Smart
• Legal tools to combat illegal discharges from ships: looking for proposals from the Swedish experience - Kristina Falk-Strand
• Analysis from a Legal Perspective: The Prestige case - Faz Peermohamed

European Law Perspectives in combating ship source Pollution

• Coordination between International Law, European Law and National Law: the French Experience - Dr. Agnes Michelo
• Criminal Liability under the Barcelona Convention and Relevant Protocols: The Case of the New Mediterranean Member States - Dr Simone Borg
• Environmental Perspectives for the European Union - Barbara Jesus Gimeno and Pierre Schellekens