About the Authors
Pinar Akan graduated with an LLB from Istanbul University, Faculty of Law in
1993; received LLM from the University of Wales, Cardiff Law School, in 1995;
and PhD from Marmara University. She has been a member of the Academic staff of
Marmara University, Faculty of Law, since 1996 and was appointed Full Professor
in 2013. She is Head of the Maritime and Insurance Law Department. She has been a
visiting professor at Tulane University both in New Orleans and the Rhodes summer
programme. She has also been a visiting professor at International Research Seminars on Maritime, Port and Transport law organized by Bologna University, Faculty
of Law, and a visiting professor at Ca’Foscari University in Venice to give lecture at
the PhD level. She has several published articles to her credit at both national and
international levels and has authored books on shipwreck removal, liability of the
carrier due to the breach of care of cargo and maritime mediation. Lately, she edited
Liber Amicorum in Loving Memory of Prof. Athanassios Yiannopoulos. She continues to be the sole organizer of International Congress of Maritime and Admiralty
Law since 2010 and of Bilateral Meetings between Italy and Turkey on Transport
and Logistics.
Gabriela Argüello holds a Doctor of Laws in maritime and transport law from the
University of Gothenburg and a Master in Maritime Law from Lund University
(Sweden). Her research interests relate to environmental global challenges in relation
to the marine environment and the governance of the oceans. Currently, Gabriela is a
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Law with a focus on Large Scale Collective Action
at the Centre for Collective Action Research (CeCAR). Gabriela has published
refereed articles in areas of waste management and ship recycling in international
journals.
Abhinayan Basu Bal is Assistant Professor at the School of Business, Economics
and Law, University of Gothenburg, in Sweden. He lectures in the field of international trade and maritime law. His research interest lies in commercial maritime law,
digital trade, supply chain finance, trade facilitation, and the Belt and Road Initiative.
Funding from the EU, national governments and industry bodies has supported some
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Pinar Akan graduated with an LLB from Istanbul University, Faculty of Law in
1993; received LLM from the University of Wales, Cardiff Law School, in 1995;
and PhD from Marmara University. She has been a member of the Academic staff of
Marmara University, Faculty of Law, since 1996 and was appointed Full Professor
in 2013. She is Head of the Maritime and Insurance Law Department. She has been a
visiting professor at Tulane University both in New Orleans and the Rhodes summer
programme. She has also been a visiting professor at International Research Seminars on Maritime, Port and Transport law organized by Bologna University, Faculty
of Law, and a visiting professor at Ca’Foscari University in Venice to give lecture at
the PhD level. She has several published articles to her credit at both national and
international levels and has authored books on shipwreck removal, liability of the
carrier due to the breach of care of cargo and maritime mediation. Lately, she edited
Liber Amicorum in Loving Memory of Prof. Athanassios Yiannopoulos. She continues to be the sole organizer of International Congress of Maritime and Admiralty
Law since 2010 and of Bilateral Meetings between Italy and Turkey on Transport
and Logistics.
Gabriela Argüello holds a Doctor of Laws in maritime and transport law from the
University of Gothenburg and a Master in Maritime Law from Lund University
(Sweden). Her research interests relate to environmental global challenges in relation
to the marine environment and the governance of the oceans. Currently, Gabriela is a
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Law with a focus on Large Scale Collective Action
at the Centre for Collective Action Research (CeCAR). Gabriela has published
refereed articles in areas of waste management and ship recycling in international
journals.
Abhinayan Basu Bal is Assistant Professor at the School of Business, Economics
and Law, University of Gothenburg, in Sweden. He lectures in the field of international trade and maritime law. His research interest lies in commercial maritime law,
digital trade, supply chain finance, trade facilitation, and the Belt and Road Initiative.
Funding from the EU, national governments and industry bodies has supported some
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