INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA SUMMER ACADEMY 2026
| WEEK I: | Monday 20 July 2026 | Tuesday 21 July 2026 | Wednesday 22 July 2026 | Thursday 23 July 2026 | Friday 24 July 2026 | Saturday 25 July 2026 |
| 10.00-11:45 | WELCOMING AND ORIENTATION | Continental shelf and its Outer Limits Lecturer: HE Judge Tomas Heidar (ITLOS-President) | The Role and Jurisprudence of ITLOS: The Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Lecturer: HE Tomas Heidar (ITLOS-President) | Legal Regime of Straits Lecturer: Dr. Alexander Lott (Arctic University of Norway) | Hybrid Threats at Sea Lecturer: Dr. Alexander Lott (Arctic University of Norway) | Educational Visit to Turkish Maritime Museum: Current Challenges in Maritime Affairs and Türkiye’s Approach Lecturer: Dr. Mustafa Başkara (DEHUKAM) |
| 11.45-13.15 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | |
| 13.15-15.00 | Constructing the Law of the Sea: Territorial Sea and the Architecture of Maritime Zones Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Maria Gavouneli (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) | Green House Gas Emissions and Shipping Lecturer: Ms. Fernanda Milicay (Minister-MFA Argentina) | Exclusive Economic Zone Lecturer: Mr. Lesther Ortega (LexOceana) | Promise of Revenue Sharing under Art. 82 of UNCLOS Lecturer: HE Helmut Turk (Former Judge-ITLOS) | Various Types of Pollution Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Bayram Öztürk (TUDAV) | |
| 15.00-15.30 | Break | Break | Educational Visit to SG Güven Ship of Coast Guard Command (tbc) | Break | Educational Visit to Directorate General of Coastal Safety: Vessel Traffic System of Turkish Straits | |
| 15.30-17:15 | Ocean Governance and the Role of International Organizations Lecturer: Mr. Lesther Ortega (LexOceana) | High Seas Lecturer: HE Konrad Jan Marciniak (ITLOS-Judge) | Dispute Resolution Lecturer: Ms. Oonagh Sands (Fietta LLP) |
| WEEK II: | Monday 27 July 2026 | Tuesday 28 July 2026 | Wednesday 29 July 2026 | Thursday 30 July 2026 | Friday 31 July 2026 |
| 10.00-11.45 | Protection of Marine Environment under UNCLOS Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Alexander Proelß (University of Hamburg) | Sea Level Rise Lecturer: HE Bogdan Aurescu (ICJ-Judge) | Maritime Labour Law Lecturer: Dr. Khanssa Lagdami (WMU) | Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Norman Martinez Gutierrez (IMLI-President) | IUU Fishing Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Odile Samama (Nantes Université) |
| 11.45-13.15 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13.15-15.00 | Protection of Marine Environment: Vessel Source Pollution and Plastic Pollution Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Malgosia Fitzmaurice (Queen Mary University) | Maritime Security: Piracy, Human Trafficking, Drug Smuggling Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Max Mejia (WMU-President) | Activities at Sea: Off-Shore/Marine Renewable Energy Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Suzette Suarez (Hochschule Bremen) | Nationality of Ships Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Yoshifumi Tanaka (University of Copenhagen) | Educational Visit to Tuzla Port Authority: Port State Control Educational Visit to Piri Reis University: |
| 15.00-15.30 | Break | Break | Break | Break | |
| 15.30-17:15 | Advisory Opinions of International Tribunals on Sea Level Rise Lecturer: HE Lisbeth Lijnzaad (ITLOS-Judge) | Lecture Series: “Justice in the Waves: Pioneers of the Law of the Sea”: Elisabeth Mann Borgese Lecturer: HE Lisbeth Lijnzaad (ITLOS-Judge) | Port State Control Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Max Mejia (WMU-President) | Maritime Blockades, Sanctions and the Law of the Sea Lecturer: Prof. Ali İbrahim Akkutay (Dehukam) |
| WEEK III: | Monday 3 August 2026 | Tuesday 4 August 2026 | Wednesday 5 August 2026 |
| 10.00-11.45 | EU and the Law of the Sea Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Vasco Becker-Weinberg (University of Lisbon) | Sea Bed and Deep-Sea Bed Mining Lecturer: Dr. Virginie Tassin Campanella (VTA Tassin) | Ship Wrecks under the Law of the Sea Lecturer: Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir (Ankara University) |
| 11.45-13.15 | Lunch Break | Lunch Break | Lunch Break |
| 13.15-15.00 | Regional Seas Lecturer: Dr. Nilüfer Oral (CIL-NUS Director) | Jurisprudence of ICJ in Maritime Delimitation Lecturer: HE Maurice Kamga (ITLOS-Judge) | Status of Land-Locked States Lecturer: Dr. Louis Savadogo (ILC-Member) |
| 15.00-15.30 | Break | Break | Break |
| 15.30-17:15 | Maritime Delimitation Lecturer: HE Maurice Kamga (ITLOS-Judge) | Fraudulent Ship Registration and the Problem of Abandoned Ships Lecturer: Prof. Dr. George Theocharidis (WMU) | New Trends of the Law of the Sea Lecturer: Prof. Mathias Forteau (ILC-Member) |
| Closing Speeches: Dr. Nilüfer Oral (CIL-NUS Director) CLOSING CEREMONY |