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Maritime law is the law which governs the seas of the countries. The
coastal waters of the countries have a set of laws that major shipping
companies and other nations need to follow, which are in turn put in
place by the Maritime Act. The legal practice arena of India is highly
competitive already and the law colleges keep adding newer batches of
young lawyers every year. It is an exclusive legal practice line that lets you
carve your own niche with limited competition.
The job description of a maritime lawyer is to deal with various sorts of issues that fall under
the purview of the maritime law, to be tried fairly in the court jurisdiction of the coasts of a
country. While it sounds fascinating,

ghting for maritime law, it can involve pretty mundane
but essential jobs, issues that are away from the fascinating to that which are highly
controversial and important. The duties make up activities like handling any legal matters
which are relevant to ships and shipping companies registered in India.
Currently there are 10 maritime States across the country. There is a steady increase in
demand for skilled professionals in all the diverse areas related to the sector of maritime.
A lawyer practicing maritime law will be required to perform his/ her duties at the best
capacity possible because even the mundane most legal miscalculation can cost your client
dearly, in effect tarnishing your reputation too. A successful maritime lawyer will be able to
make a big salary, albeit burning the midnight oil.
Maritime law refer to many laws of other branches like civil, administrative, criminal etc. and
norms of International public and private law
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India
A maritime lawyer has to pursue the usual legal courses, and while pursuing the degree, get a
speci c specialisation in maritime law.
National Law University, Bangalore www.nls.ac.in (http://www.nls.ac.in/)
Nalsar, Hyderabad www.nalsar.ac.in (http://www.nalsar.ac.in/)
National Law Institute University, Bhopal www.nliu.com (http://www.nliu.com/)
National Law University, Delhi www.nludelhi.ac.in
(http://www.nludelhi.ac.in/)
Indian Maritime University www.imu.edu.in (http://www.imu.edu.in)
Gujarat National Law Univeristy, Gujarat http://www.gnlu.ac.in (http://www.gnlu.ac.in)
Short Course
Symbiosis Law College, Pune Short Course www.symlaw.ac.in (http://www.imu.edu.in)
National University Of Advanced Legal www.nuals.ac.in (http://www.nuals.ac.in)
Studies, Kochi
You should have a good understanding of various subjects like the national Maritime law, law
of the sea, laws regarding carriage of goods by sea, international sale of goods, maritime
insurance and extensive knowledge and solid foundation in the law of Contracts. The courses
also cover another large spectrum of laws like arbitration, environmental laws, piracy,
legislation drafting, to name a few.
Studying LLM is not usually needed, but a higher education usually is a sign of specialized
knowledge, which can prove bene cial, especially when companies in India lack good
specialized maritime lawyers. The lack of educational infrastructure and lack of good guides to
teach the subject, the Indian maritime legal entity is yet to develop strongly. Even today,
International lawyers, especially British maritime lawyers are very sought after when it comes
to arbitrations by shipping companies.
Colleges abroad
According to United Nations There are three categories regarding maritime law
- National Maritime Law
- International Public Law Maritime
- International Private Law Maritime
While the rst one is studied in respective countries, the latter two are matters of international
bodies. These laws were set in 1982 after years of deliberation by the United Nations in what
came to be regarded as United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982.
There are colleges who teach international maritime law and the law of their own waters.
International Maritime Law Institute, Malta www.imli.org (http://www.imli.org)
ROLIN-JAEQUEMYNS INTERNATIONAL LAW www.grili.ugent.be
INTSTITUTE GHENT, Belgium (http://www.grili.ugent.be)
University of Nottingham, UK www.nottingham.ac.uk
(http://www.nottingham.ac.uk)
University of Stockholm, Sweden http://www.su.se/ (http://www.su.se/)
Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, www.law.tulane.edu
USA (http://www.law.tulane.edu)
University College London, UK www.ucl.ac.uk (http://www.ucl.ac.uk)
National University of Singapore http://www.nus.edu.sg/
(http://www.nus.edu.sg/)
Swansea University, UK www.swansea.ac.uk/
(http://www.swansea.ac.uk/)
www.eur.nl (http://www.eur.nl)
Erasmus University Rotterdam,
Netherlands
University of Southampton, UKErasmus www.southampton.ac.uk
University Rotterdam, Netherlands (http://www.southampton.ac.uk)
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Post the degree, maritime lawyers nd work at ship-owning companies, insurance companies,
P&I clubs, law rms, advisory positions in governments, port authorities and any other
institution that fall under either

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like Ahmedabad, Cochin, etc. deal with their own marine legalities separately. However, no
such law applies to Mumbai. Its jurisdiction spans the entire country. While litigations are
seldom carried out, when they are carried out, they are usually carried out on huge quantity of
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Necessary Skills
Necessary Skills
- You need to know your acts Acts like the Merchant Shipping Act, Admiralty Act and the
standard laws in marine laws of various countries across the world

- The laws of the Dry Land laid down by individual states and nation that you practice on
- Proper knowledge of the laws laid down by the International Maritime Organisation as well
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country. While it sounds fascinating,

which are relevant to ships and shipping companies registered in India.

make a big salary, albeit burning the midnight oil.

norms of International public and private law

speci c specialisation in maritime law.

National Law University, Bangalore www.nls.ac.in (http://www.nls.ac.in/)

Nalsar, Hyderabad www.nalsar.ac.in (http://www.nalsar.ac.in/)

National Law Institute University, Bhopal www.nliu.com (http://www.nliu.com/)

National Law University, Delhi www.nludelhi.ac.in

Indian Maritime University www.imu.edu.in (http://www.imu.edu.in)

Gujarat National Law Univeristy, Gujarat http://www.gnlu.ac.in (http://www.gnlu.ac.in)

Symbiosis Law College, Pune Short Course www.symlaw.ac.in (http://www.imu.edu.in)

National University Of Advanced Legal www.nuals.ac.in (http://www.nuals.ac.in)

legislation drafting, to name a few.

to arbitrations by shipping companies.

- National Maritime Law

- International Public Law Maritime

- International Private Law Maritime

International Maritime Law Institute, Malta www.imli.org (http://www.imli.org)

ROLIN-JAEQUEMYNS INTERNATIONAL LAW www.grili.ugent.be

INTSTITUTE GHENT, Belgium (http://www.grili.ugent.be)

University of Nottingham, UK www.nottingham.ac.uk

University of Stockholm, Sweden http://www.su.se/ (http://www.su.se/)

Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, www.law.tulane.edu

University College London, UK www.ucl.ac.uk (http://www.ucl.ac.uk)

National University of Singapore http://www.nus.edu.sg/

Swansea University, UK www.swansea.ac.uk/

University of Southampton, UKErasmus www.southampton.ac.uk

University Rotterdam, Netherlands (http://www.southampton.ac.uk)

institution that fall under either

There are very

liability of ferrying goods or the environmental case of exploiting

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standard laws in marine laws of various countries across the world

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