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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 | Elda Belja |
| Country of Citizenship | Albania |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law |
| Occupation | Assistant Lecturer IMO International Maritime Law Institute |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: “Incorporation of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001 into the Laws of Albania” (Legislation drafting project) and “Port State Control: Albanian Perspective” (Dissertation). |
 | Kazuhiro Ichimaru |
| Country of Citizenship | Japan |
| Major Field of Study | Maritime Security |
| Occupation | Chief of Education and Training Division, Administration Department Japan Coast Guard |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "An Act Providing for Incorporation of the 2005 Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention) into the Laws of Japan" (Legislation drafting project) and "The Japanese Shipboarding System for Preventing Crimes: The Effect of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention)" (Dissertation) |
 | Annella Marella James |
| Country of Citizenship | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Major Field of Study | Law of the Sea |
| Occupation | Crown Counsel Attorney General’s Chambers |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Tonnage Regulations in Accordance with Section 39(1) of the Shipping Act of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, to Incorporate the Provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969" (Legislation drafting project) and "The Establishment of an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Aves by Venezuela and its Impact on the Maritime Delimitation of Boundaries in the Eastern Caribbean" (Dissertation). |
 | Rossina Luz Prieto Llanos |
| Country of Citizenship | Peru |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law |
| Occupation | Senior Legal Adviser in International and Maritime Affairs General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Implementation of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks (Nairobi WRC, 2007) into the Peruvian Legal System" (Legislation drafting project) and "Peru’s Perspective Regarding Salvage" (Dissertation). |
 | Tareq Abdullah Awadh Matai |
| Country of Citizenship | Yemen |
| Major Field of Study | Shipping Law |
| Occupation | Assets Branch Manager Aden Gulf Seaports Corporation |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Incorporation of the 1999 Arrest Convention into the Laws of Yemen" (Legislation drafting project) and "Genuine Link Principle Revisited: A Legal Analysis" (Dissertation). |
 | Ronald Sipho Jama Mbatha |
| Country of Citizenship | South Africa |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law |
| Occupation | Legal Officer South African Maritime Safety Authority |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Removal of Wreck Act" and "Port State Control: South African Perspective" (Dissertation). |
 | Ananda Ohja |
| Country of Citizenship | India |
| Major Field of Study | Labour Law / Maritime Security |
| Occupation | Under Secretary, Department of Shipping Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Amendment to the “The Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf’s Act, 2002" and "The Safety of Seafarers: An Indian Perspective" (Dissertation). |
 | Denys Vyacheslavovich Rabomizo |
| Country of Citizenship | Ukraine |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law / Shipping Law |
| Occupation | President South-Ukrainian Maritime Bar Association |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during his LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Incorporation of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 into the Laws of Ukraine" (Legislation drafting project) and "Comparative Analysis of the Towage Contract under the English and Ukrainian Law" (Dissertation). |
 | Hjh Roselaili Abd Rahman |
| Country of Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Major Field of Study | Marine Environmental Law / Law of the Sea |
| Occupation | Deputy Director Legal and Investigation Department, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Environment Quality (Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments-Control and Management) Regulations 2008" (Legislation drafting project) and "Coastal State’s Jurisdiction in the Different Maritime Zones" (Dissertation). |
 | May Thazinn |
| Country of Citizenship | Myanmar |
| Occupation | Legal Staff, Department of Maritime Administration |
| Other | The Academic projects undertaken during her LL.M. studies at IMLI are entitled: "Law for the Incorporation of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping of Seafarers into the Laws of the Union of Myanmar" (Legislation drafting project) and "Registration of Ship in Myanmar" (Dissertation). |