About the Organization: 

Students for the Promotion of International Law (SPIL), Mumbai at Government Law College, Mumbai, as the name suggests, is a student body which cynosures International Law.

At SPIL, they take a novel approach for Students and Academia alike, to let them be a part of the discourse, to explore the magnificently huge sphere of International Law, while always keeping in mind the grey and equivocal areas of
the subject and attempting to abridge the same.

About the Webinar

Topic: Understanding the International Law Question in the Enrica Lexie’s Arbitration between India and Italy MV Enrica Lexie is an Italian Aframax oil-tanker. Built in 2008, the Enrica Lexia was involved in the shooting of two Indian fisherman in the Laccadive Sea off the coast of Ambalapuzha in Kerala on February 5, 2012. The tanker was taken to the port of Kochi under escort by the Indian Coast Guard, and was allowed to leave 80 days later after the owners posted a surety bond. This initiated a long drawn legal saga between India and Italy. The first part of the Webinar explains facts related to the killing of fishermen onboard St. Anthony’s vessel and various institutional arbitration options available under the International Law of the Sea, and. In the second part, a discussion on the case, interpretation of UNCLOS articles and Indian laws relevant to the case, and how the invocation of the concept of ‘incidental jurisdiction’; prejudiced India’s arguments in this case.

Date and Time: October 17th at 6:00 PM IST and October 18th at 12:00 PM IST

About the Speaker

Sudhir is a doctoral scholar at the Centre for International Legal Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His doctoral work inquires into the emerging international disaster law.

An alumnus of the Government Law College, Mumbai, he works as an Assistant Professor at the Symbiosis Law School, Noida. He is experienced in simplifying the most complex issues with the impeccable knowledge he possesses in the field of International Law.

He also works as a Research Associate at Dr. Gubbi’s House of Justice, Bengaluru, where he analyses different aspects of International Maritime Law, Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and the most recent Wage Code.

Eligibility

No Eligibility Criteria, any person may register!

Registration Procedure

Fill the Registration Form here!

Important Dates

Last date for registration: 16th October, 11:59 PM IST

Date of Webinar: 17th October, 6:00 PM IST and 18th October, 12:00 PM IST

Contact Information:

Feel free to write to us at spilmumbai[at]gmail.com