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2016
Tuesday, April 26th
12:55 PM

WMU symposium on migration by sea : background paper

Raphaël Baumler
Aref Fakhry
Khanssa Lagdami
Josefin Madjidian
Francesco Munari
Lorenzo Schiano di Pepe
Burak Şakir Şeker

12:55 PM - 1:00 PM

12:59 PM

Day 1, 26 April, 1300-1330 Opening Remarks

12:59 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Opening speech

Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, World Maritime University

1:00 PM - 1:07 PM

1:08 PM

Opening remarks

Paolo Comanducci, University of Genoa

1:08 PM - 1:14 PM

1:16 PM

Opening remarks

Chris Trelawny, International Maritime Organization

1:16 PM - 1:22 PM

1:23 PM

Opening Remarks

Maria Gelin, Government of Sweden

1:23 PM - 1:29 PM

1:29 PM

1330-1430 Keynote Speakers

1:29 PM - 1:30 PM

1:45 PM

Migration, Turkey & Mediterranean Sea

Suat Hayri Aka​, Ministry of Transport, Republic of Turkey

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Rescue at sea : a legal and traditonal obligaton

Peter​ Hinchliffe, International Chamber of Shipping

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

[Presentation]

Bruno Ciceri, Apostleship of the Sea International

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

2:29 PM

1440-15:30 Session 1: Assessment of Migration by Sea

2:29 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Migration : some observations about contemporary trends

Gervais​ Appave, International Organization for Migration

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM

Fair migration in times of crisis

Ryszard​ Cholewinski, International Labour Organization

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Transnational ties and ruptures in times of tighter border control

Ninna Nyberg Sørensen​, Danish Institute for International Studies

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:59 PM

16:00-18:00 Session 2: Human Rights in Relation to Migration

3:59 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Refugee Protection at Sea

Sumbul​ Rizvi, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM

EU law on migration and asylum and its impact on migrations by sea

Francesco Munari, University of Genoa

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

The fundamental rights of migrants and testimonies of migrants’ arrival in France

Jean­ Pierre​ Cavalié, La Cimade

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:45 PM

Creating space for human rights within a securitised domain : the EU’s reception system for irregular migrants entering through maritime routes

Daniela DeBono, Malmö University

4:45 PM - 12:00 AM

5:00 PM

Abstract

Enrico Ravera, Court of Genoa

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

5:15 PM

Women refugees at highest risk of gender-based violence

Khanssa​ Lagdami

5:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Wednesday, April 27th
8:45 AM

0845-­0900 Refresher of Day 1 and Opening of Day 2

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

0900-­1100 Session 3: Migrants and human trafficking by sea

9:00 AM - 9:01 AM

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) framework for combatting crime and protecting migrants at sea

Nicola King, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (United Nations)

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

9:20 AM

Assessment of the current situation of irregular human migraton at sea in the area of interest of the IFC

Jesús A. Menacho Piérola, Navy of Peru

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

11:30 AM

1130-­1330 Session 4: Migration by sea: safety and security aspects

11:30 AM - 11:31 AM

Migrant mass rescue operations : challenges and lessons learnt in the Mediterranean

Matthew Fader, International Maritime Rescue Federation

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM

Search and rescue procedures and infrastructure

Sandro Gallinelli, Italian Coast Guard

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM

12:10 PM

The routes of migration in the Mediterranean Sea and training opportunities for naval units on migration at NMIOTC

Ioannis Argyriou, NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM

Médecins Sans Frontières' search and rescue experience : humanitarian dilemmas and challenges in rescuing migrants in distress at sea

Aurélie Ponthieu, Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM

12:50 PM

Rendering assistance to migrants at sea : seafarers’ perspective

Morten Kold, Maersk

12:50 PM - 1:20 PM

1:20 PM

Abstract

Carla Golda, University of Genoa

1:20 PM - 1:25 PM

1:25 PM

[presentation]

Nikitas​, Nikitakos, University of the Aegean

1:25 PM - 1:30 PM

2:30 PM

1430­-1630 Session 5 : The international law related to liability and insurance

2:30 PM - 2:31 PM

Migration by sea : questions of state responsibility and liability

Simon Olleson, ​Three Stone Chambers

2:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:50 PM

Migrants crisis : legal implications for merchant shipping

Kevin Cooper, ​Partner, Ince & Co

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

3:10 PM

Implications of the migrant crisis on salvage law

Aref Fakhry, World Maritime University

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

The migrant crisis—implications for P&I cover

Richard Stevens, The Standard Club

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

4:20 PM

[presentation]

Mario, Mattioli, Confitarma

4:20 PM - 4:25 PM

4:30 PM

WMU symposium on migration by sea : concluding remarks

Michael Grey

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM