Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (IISTL)
The IISTL was established in 2000; it was then, and remains today, a specialist research and professional training centre, promoting scholarship and teaching of the highest standard in the fields of international shipping and trade law. It has always been outward-looking, with a policy of fostering co-operation with other academic institutions and professional, commercial, shipping, insurance and business organisations. In the course of the last two decades, the Institute has become one of the largest specialist research centres in Europe dedicated to shipping, trade, commercial, energy and IP law. In recent years, the IISTL has engaged in several significant research projects including autonomy in shipping, illegal fishing and liability insurance, cyber risks in the insurance sector, and the impact of the pandemic on shipping and trade. These projects have been funded by national and international organisations. As an organisation, the IISTL undertakes its own research projects and also makes a substantial contribution to research, policymaking, professional training and teaching, across the field of shipping and commercial law. Several of its members have been involved in the debate on reforming aspects of shipping and insurance law, at domestic and international levels: some have served on working groups of inter-governmental organisations or provided legal advice to key NGOs and institutions. Also, several of its members offer consultancy services on various aspects of maritime, shipping and IP law.
The Institute runs its own informative and much-read blog on commercial legal matters, and you can follow its day-to-day progress on Twitter.
Blog: iistl.blog | Twitter: @swansea_iistl
swansea.ac.uk/law/istl
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