The International Maritime Organization has laid out the fundamental framework under which the nations of the world should use our collective resource, the ocean. However, many countries are experiencing a severe shortage of brainpower in this fundamental area. The Nippon Foundation scholarship program at IMLI exists to rectify this problem, by providing the resources for 10 students per year, mostly from Asian countries, to pursue graduate-level degrees in maritime law.
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 | Anastacia Amoa |
| Country of Citizenship | Samoa |
| Major Field of Study | Maritime Security |
| Occupation | Senior Foreign Service Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism Act 2007" (Legislation drafting project) and "Regional and National Responses to Maritime Security Threats in Pacific Small Islands Developing States: Samoa’s Case" (Dissertation). |
 | Zulkifili Bin Abu Bakar |
| Country of Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Major Field of Study | Law of the Sea |
| Occupation | Head of Investigations Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Prime Minister’s Department |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "International Maritime Search and Rescue Act 2007" (Legislation drafting project) and "Straits Used for International Navigation - A Legal Analysis of Contemporary Security Issues with Special Reference to Piracy in the Straits of Malacca - A Malaysian Perspective" (Dissertation). |
 | Laura Ester Rivera Carbajal |
| Country of Citizenship | Honduras |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law |
| Occupation | Head of Pollution Prevention and Marine Environmental Protection Section General Directorate of the Merchant Marine of Honduras |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Implementation of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (CLC 92); and for the Implementation of the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 in Honduras" (Legislation drafting project) and "A Comparative Analysis on Arrest of Ships and a Proposal of a Model for the Honduran Legislation" (Dissertation) |
 | Qian Hai |
| Country of Citizenship | China |
| Major Field of Study | Labour Law |
| Occupation | Third Secretary, Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "The Seafarer Law of the People’s Republic of China" (Legislation drafting project) and "International Maritime Conventions Apply to Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China" (Dissertation). |
 | Filimon Manni Manoni |
| Country of Citizenship | The Marshall Islands |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law / Maritime Security |
| Occupation | Attorney General |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation Act 2007" (Legislation drafting project) and "The Race to Contain Marine Pollution in the Marshall Islands" (Dissertation). |
 | Mohammad Mohiuddin |
| Country of Citizenship | Bangladesh |
| Major Field of Study | Law of the Sea |
| Occupation | Senior Assistant Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: “The Maritime Zones Act, 2007” (Legislation drafting project) and “Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries: Bangladeshi Perspective” (Dissertation). |
 | Miriam Sara Repetto |
| Country of Citizenship | Peru |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law |
| Occupation | Senior Legal Adviser General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "“Adhesion of Peru to the Protocol of 2000 to the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Relating to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances 1990 (OPRC-HNS Protocol)" (Legislation drafting project) and "Towards the Protection of the Peruvian Marine Environment: National and Regional Framework" (Dissertation). |
 | Khin Thandar |
| Country of Citizenship | Myanmar |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law / Law of the Sea |
| Occupation | Deputy Director International Law and Treaties Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Territorial Sea and Maritime Zones Law, 2007 of the Union of Myanmar" and "Oil Pollution and Solutions in the Bay of Bengal from a Myanmar Perspective" (Dissertation). |
 | Lissa Belle Villanueva |
| Country of Citizenship | The Philippines |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law |
| Occupation | Legal Adviser to the Commandant Philippine Coast Guard |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "“An Act to Strengthen the National Marine Pollution Response Capability of the Philippines, Creating A Special Fund Therefor, and for Other Purposes" (Legislation drafting project) and "Philippine Oil Spills: The Need for a Clean Up Act" (Dissertation). |
 | Raeefa Abdul Wahhaab |
| Country of Citizenship | Maldives |
| Major Field of Study | Shipping Law |
| Occupation | Assistant State Attorney Attorney General’s Office |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Arrest of Ships Act, 2007 (To Incorporate 1952 Convention on Arrestof Seagoing Ships into Maldivian Legal System" (Legislation drafting project) and "Carrier’s Liability under International Conventions - A Way Forward to the Maldives" (Dissertation). |