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IMO International Maritime Law Institute Malta visit 16th May 2006



The IMLI Graduates at International House




Behind: IMLI staff Professor David Attard and Norman Martinez, lecturer
Right: IMLI Graduate Regina Derkintyte of Lithuania, who was the recipient of the IMO
Secretary-General's prize for best dissertation at the recent Graduation Ceremony in Malta
Left: Amy Lovseth (Thomas Miller New Jersey office )



30 graduates of the 17th IMLI Course visited London on a field trip following their graduation in Malta. Visits to Lloyd's Building and Trinity House were arranged by Thomas Miller. Lectures were given by Andrew Kennedy on Lloyd's Register, Dr Chao Wu on the latest developments in environmental issues and Nick Whitear on P&I and communication with the media.

The highlight of the visit was a boat trip on the river Thames. Guests included Dr Rosalie Balkin and Gaetano Librando from the IMO, Professor Francis Reynolds (Oxford) and Brian Rivett (Miller Insurance).

The Graduates

Lt. Paula Beatriz Grillo, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Lawyer, Secretariat of International Affairs, Argentine Coast Guard (Argentina)

Lt. Carla Andrade de Melo, Lieutenant, Legal Adviser, Brazilian Navy (Brazil)

Mr. Yongsheng Cai, Third Secretary, Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (China)

Ms. Xuefei Zheng, Administrator, Law Department, Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration (China)

Mr. Valerian Bodaveli, Lawyer, Maritime Transport Administration (Georgia)

Ms. Simone Vitzthum, Lawyer (Germany)

Mr. Wolfgang Dietz, Advocate, Private Practice (Germany)

Mr. Ali Abbas Khayoon, Lawyer, Legal Department of the General Company for Ports of Iraq, Ministry of Transport (Iraq)

Mr. Mohamed Alawi Hussun, Principal Legal Officer, Kenya Ports Authority (Kenya)

Mr. Kil Hwan Hwang, Director, Regulation Division, Maritime Administration Bureau (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

Mr. Chol U. Jang, Researcher, Research Institute of the Maritime Administration Bureau (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

Mr. Fauzi Milad Abou Argoub, Counsellor, Economic Affairs and Cooperation, Libyan People’s Bureau - Embassy in Malta (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Ms. Regina Derkintyte, Legal Adviser, AB DFDS LISCO (Lithuania)

Dr. Arthur Azzopardi, Advocate, Office of the Attorney General (Malta)

Mr. Larry John Gauci, Lawyer (Malta)

Dr. Simon Lungaro, Advocate, Private Practice (Malta)

Dr. Adrian Muscat Azzopardi, Advocate, Private Practice (Malta)

Ms. Thandar Khin Oo, Legal Officer, Department of Marine Administration Yangon (Myanmar)

Mr. Victor Egejuru, Assistant Chief Legal Office, National Maritime Authority (Nigeria)

Mr. Eric Onyebuchi Oji, Chief Administration Officer, National Maritime Authority (Nigeria)

Lt. Cmdr. Muhammad Ajmal, Legal Staff Officer to COMLOG, Pakistan Navy

Ms. Marisol Aguero Colunga, Counsellor in the Diplomatic Service (Peru)

Ms. Geraldine Vasquez Ruiz de Castilla, Legal Advisor, International Affairs Office of the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard (Peru)

Atty. Leo Tito L. Ausan Jr., Director, Legal / Maritime Safety and Security Divisions, Maritime and Ocean Affairs Center, Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)

Lt. Cmdr. Ramon B. Reblora, Philippine Coast Guard Judge Advocate (Philippines)

Dr. Dorota Lost Sieminska, Advocate, Head Expert, Department of Maritime and Inland Water Administration, Ministry of Transport and Construction (Poland)

Ms. Kerryn Kwan, Principal Legal Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Samoa)

Mr. Riyaz Mohamed Hamza, Senior State Counsel, Attorney General’s Department (Sri Lanka)

Ms. Edme Lygia Pocorni, Senior Legal Officer, Ministry of Transport, Communication and Tourism (Suriname)

Ms. Arzu Tuncer, Lawyer, Research Assistant in Maritime Law Department, University of Yeditepe (Turkey)

Ms. Tamara Gaydabrus, Chief Expert, EU Integration Unit, Ministry of Transport and Communications (Ukraine)

Mr. Jiggi Urbain Tah (Cameroon) was awarded an Advanced Diploma in International Maritime Law.