The Institute of Maritime and Transportation Law


Faculty of Law University of Rijeka The Institute of Maritime and Transportation Law

	The Institute of Maritime and Transportation Law was established on September 29, 1995 by virtue of a decision of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka on establishing specialized units for advanced instruction and research in the field of maritime and transportation law and related areas. The goals of the Institute are to organize research teams to conduct scientific projects and specialized programs on matters relating to commerce and foreign (overseas) trade; to coordinate, analyze and propose measures to promote scientific research and projects at the Faculty of Law and the University of Rijeka.	J.S.D. Dorotea Ćorić, Assistant professor Head of the Institute
	Furthermore, the Institute should promote cooperation between the Faculty of Law and maritime and other economic institutions, thus enabling the exchange of professional expertise and providing opportunities to implement the results of the research projects. The Institute should also provide greater opportunities for cooperation with other law faculties in Croatia and abroad, as well as with other institutions and chambers of commerce interested in promoting scientific research and teaching in maritime and transportation law and other related legal disciplines. Finally, the Institute aims to cooperate with national and international organizations and associations in drafting laws and conventions which fall within the scope of the Institute's activities. The Institute has so far organized a round table, several conferences, workshops and consultations on maritime demesne, ports and harbors in light of the new maritime legislation in the Republic of Croatia. In 1995 and 1996 two publications of collected papers were published: "Pomorsko dobro i koncesije" (Maritime demesne and concessions) and "Pomorsko dobro - društveni aspekti upotrebe i korištenja" (Maritime demesne - Social aspects of its use and exploitation). The authors are legal experts and professors from the law faculties in Split, Zagreb and Rijeka. A project is currently in progress that deals with legal aspects of marine environmental protection. A publication is prepared which contains a collection of selected provisions from various laws on the protection of the marine environment. J.S.D. Dorotea Ćorić, Assistant professor, is Head of the Institute.