All events

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

Day 1, 26 April, 1300-1330 Opening Remarks

12:59 PM - 1:00 PM

Opening speech

Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, World Maritime University

1:00 PM - 1:07 PM

Opening remarks

Paolo Comanducci, University of Genoa

1:08 PM - 1:14 PM

Opening remarks

Chris Trelawny, International Maritime Organization

1:16 PM - 1:22 PM

Opening Remarks

Maria Gelin, Government of Sweden

1:23 PM - 1:29 PM

1330-1430 Keynote Speakers

1:29 PM - 1:30 PM

Migration, Turkey & Mediterranean Sea

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

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Rescue at sea : a legal and traditonal obligaton

Peter​ Hinchliffe, International Chamber of Shipping

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

[Presentation]

Bruno Ciceri, Apostleship of the Sea International

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

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

2:29 PM - 2:30 PM

Migration : some observations about contemporary trends

Gervais​ Appave, International Organization for Migration

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Fair migration in times of crisis

Ryszard​ Cholewinski, International Labour Organization

2:45 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

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

3:59 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

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

Francesco Munari, University of Genoa

4:15 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

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

Abstract

Enrico Ravera, Court of Genoa

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Women refugees at highest risk of gender-based violence

Khanssa​ Lagdami

5:15 PM - 5:15 PM

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

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

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

9:00 AM - 9:01 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

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

11:30 AM - 11:31 AM

Search and rescue procedures and infrastructure

Sandro Gallinelli, Italian Coast Guard

11:50 AM - 12:20 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

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

Rendering assistance to migrants at sea : seafarers’ perspective

Morten Kold, Maersk

12:50 PM - 1:20 PM

Abstract

Carla Golda, University of Genoa

1:20 PM - 1:25 PM

[presentation]

Nikitas​, Nikitakos, University of the Aegean

1:25 PM - 1:30 PM

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

2:30 PM - 2:31 PM

Migrants crisis : legal implications for merchant shipping

Kevin Cooper, ​Partner, Ince & Co

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

Implications of the migrant crisis on salvage law

Aref Fakhry, World Maritime University

3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

The migrant crisis—implications for P&I cover

Richard Stevens, The Standard Club

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

[presentation]

Mario, Mattioli, Confitarma

4:20 PM - 4:25 PM

WMU symposium on migration by sea : concluding remarks

Michael Grey

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM