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Admiralty
Solicitors Group, City of London
The Admiralty Solicitors Group was formed
in 1972 to promote and preserve standards in the practice of London Maritime
Law.
American
Law Institute
The American Law Institute was established
in 1923 "to promote the clarification and simplification of the law and
its better adaptation to social needs, to secure the better administration
of justice, and to encourage and carry on scholarly and scientific legal
work." A listing of links
to all state and other national bar associations is provided.
American Society of International Law (ASIL)
The Society's excellent site includes significant online information incluing: brief essays on current topics in international law (ASIL INSIGHTS), web links of interest to international lawyers (International Law Links Springboard), the ASIL Newsletter, and the superb ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law, which is comprised of detailed internet guides in eight areas of international law. The Society also provides the Electronic Information System for International Law ( EISIL), which is a comprehensive directory of international law resources on the web.
Association
Française du Droit Maritime
The Association was formed in 1897 and is
opened to all, lawyers and non-lawyers, who have an interest in maritime
law.
Associazione
italiana di diritto marittimo
The home page for the Maritime Law Association
of Italy.
British
Maritime Law Association
The British Maritime Law Association was
founded in 1908. The Association acts as an adviser to the U.K. Government
on matters concerning maritime legislation and regulation and co-operates
with the CMI in researching and drafting international conventions.
Canadian
Maritime Law Association
The Canadian Maritime Law Association was
founded in 1951 and is Canada's representative to the Comite Maritime International.
Reports and Comments prepared by the Association commenting on recent developments
and proposed changes in Canadian Maritime Law are published at the site.
Comite
Maritime International (CMI)
CMI was established in 1897 as the first
international organization concerned exclusively with maritime law. Today
it is the parent organization for the national Maritime Law Associations
and is primarily concerned with the unification of Maritime Law. CMI
newsletters are published at the site and a database showing the status
of ratifications of international maritime conventions is provided. The site also publishes a listing of the member national maritime law associations with details.
Croatia Maritime Law Association
European
Maritime Law Organization
The European Maritime Law Organisation (EMLO)
was established to provide a neutral forum for debate and research on issues
of interest to those concerned with EC maritime affairs. The Organisation
is an independent body which holds conferences and seminars on all aspects
of EC maritime Law.
Estonian International Maritime Law Association
Hong
Kong Maritime Law Association
The Hong Kong Maritime Law Association was
established in 1978. Its membership includes maritime lawyers, shipowners,
P&I clubs and other persons and organisations who have an interest
in maritime law. The site includes a detailed
page containing links to the relevant maritime ordinances and cases.
International
Bar Association (IBA)
The IBA is the world's largest international
law organisation, with 173 Law Societies and Bar Associations and 18,000
individual lawyers. For individual lawyers, 71 Committees and Special Interest
Groups cover almost every aspect of law, including the Maritime
and Land Transport Law Committee.
International
Law Association (ILA)
The International Law Association was founded
in Brussels in 1873. Its objectives include the study and advancement of
public and private international law, the study of comparative law, the
unification of law, and the furthering of international understanding and
goodwill. ILA has consultative status, as an international non-governmental
organisation, with a number of United Nations agencies. The American
Branch of the ILA also maintains a dedicated web site.
Korea Maritime Law Association
Latvian
Maritime Law Association
The Latvian Maritime Law Association is a
nongovernmental organization which aims to unite maritime lawyers and organisations
working in the maritime sphere. The Association was founded on January
23, 1996 in Riga.
Maritime
Law Association of Australia and New Zealand
Formed in 1974 with members from both Australia
and New Zealand. The site provides the Association's newsletters and journal
articles.
Maritime Law Association of Slovenia
Maritime
Law Association of South Africa
The South African MLA was formed in the early
1970s and is the professional association of maritime lawyers in South
Africa. Its membership is open to practising maritime lawyers, academics
and those in the shipping industry having an interest in maritime law.
The work of the MLA is done through Committees and through the Durban and
Cape Town Chapters of the association.
Maritime
Law Association (MLA) of the United States
MLA was founded in 1899 and today is the
primary maritime law organization in the United States with over 3,600
members. The site provides a directory
of its membership and an events
calendar of significant maritime law related seminars and meetings.
Netherlands' Association of Maritime and Transport Law
The Association was founded in 1905 with the goal of pursuing maritime and transport law and its unification.
Norwegian Maritime Law Association
Southeastern
Admiralty Law Institute
The Institute was founded in 1968 to provide
a forum for the discussion of admiralty and maritime law, and its practice
and administration, among practitioners in the ports of the Southeastern
United States.
American
Arbitration Association (AAA)
AAA is the primary Alternate Dispute Resolution
(ADR) organization in the United States. Rules, publications and membership
information are published at the site.
The Association
of Maritime Arbitrators of Canada (AMAC)
This site includes a Report
of Cases page and articles
on maritime law topics.
Chambre
Arbitrale Maritime de Paris
Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris was founded
in 1966 by ship-owners, shippers, insurers, ship-brokers and ship-agents.
It is a private organisation, whose participating members are groups of
maritime professionals.
China
Maritime Arbitration Commission
The web site of the Commission, which is
in Chinese. The Commission's
rules are posted in English at a commercial site maintained by the
Singapore-based Arbitration Chambers.
Danish
Institute of Arbitration (Copenhagen Arbitration)
Founded in 1981 by, among other groups, the
Danish Bar Association and the Association of Danish Judges.
German
Maritime Arbitration Association
The Association was organized in 1983 by
members of the shipping trade and maritime lawyers from Hamburg and Bremen.
They were motivated by the then strong criticism of the effectiveness and
the costs of arbitration proceedings in London.
Houston
Maritime Arbitrators Association
The Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association
was organized in the 1990's to gather together members ready, willing and
able to serve as arbitrators of disputes arising in business involving
all aspects of maritime, energy and related activities, anywhere in the
world.
London
Maritime Arbitrators Association
The Association was founded in 1960 as an
organization of practicing maritime arbitrators. An overview of London
maritime arbitration is provided in the Notes
on Maritime Arbitration in London section. A Membership
list is also provided.
Society
of Maritime Arbitrators (SMA)
SMA was founded in 1963 in New York to promote
sound arbitration and to establish ethical standards for its membership.
SMA's
Award Service publishes full texts of arbitration awards issued by
SMA members and is available on a subscription basis. A directory of SMA
members is provided at the site. See also the page devoted to the International
Congress of Maritime Arbitrators held in New York City in October,
2001.
Tokyo
Maritime Arbitration Commission
The Commission's site includes the applicable
rules, a list of arbitrators and published arbitration awards.
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