1st Conference on Maritime Law – ELSA UPV/EHU
We at AIYON Abogados are delighted to share news of our participation in the “1st Maritime Law Conference” organised by ELSA UPV/EHU, held on 5 and 6 May at the Naval Command in Bilbao and at the Sociedad Bilbaína.
Our partner Mikel Garteiz-goxeaskoa had the privilege of speaking as a panellist in the “Merchant Navy” session, addressing the basic rules of maritime safety, compliance monitoring by the authorities, and the penalty system. We hope that his presentation proved useful to those in attendance, particularly for those taking their first steps in the fascinating world of Maritime Law.
The conference covered topics such as security, the merchant navy, underwater cultural heritage, and so on. As Laura Almodóvar noted at the close of the event, maritime law is not an abstract concept but something that “permeates” reality, and specifically the day-to-day operations of the maritime and port sector and international trade.
Our heartfelt thanks go to the organisers for this initiative and for the trust placed in us by Laura Almodóvar Cobo and Joritz García Pérez, president and vice-president of ELSA UPV/EHU, as well as to their team, to whom we offer our sincerest congratulations for their hard work and dedication, which have produced this magnificent result. Given the large audience in attendance and the quality of the programme on offer, with much still to be discussed and developed, we hope that these conferences will continue for many years to come.
Thank you, too, to all the distinguished speakers for their excellent presentations:
- CN Tomás García-Figueras – Bilbao Naval Command
- Commander Justo Solano García – Spanish Navy
- Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Cantero Álvarez – Civil Guard
- Prof. José Manuel Martín-Osante – Professor of Commercial Law, UPV/EHU
- Pilar del Campo Hernán – Historical Archive of the Spanish Navy
- Xabier Armendáriz – Maritime historian
- Prof. Mariano J. Aznar Gómez – Professor of International Law, Jaume I University
- Julio Carlos Fuentes Gómez – Deputy Director-General for Maritime Regulations, Directorate-General for the Merchant Navy
- Miller Wells – Global Factors
- José María Pedrosa – Director, Howden Pesca Norte
- Prof. Iñaki Zurutuza Arigita – Public University of Navarre
Nor should we forget the partners who made this conference possible, including: the Sociedad Bilbaína, the Spanish Navy, the University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, the Royal Spanish Naval League, Cepesca – the Spanish Fishing Confederation, Howden, the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the ERDF and the State Research Agency.
The sea has much to teach us, and the law has much to say about it.
See you at the “2nd Maritime Law Conference”!
