from Lund University in Sweden. Dr. Johansson has led research teams and worked
proactively on regulatory development projects funded by Transport Canada (Government of Canada) since 2014 in diverse areas under Canada’s Oceans Protection
Plan, including oil spill intervention, abandoned vessels and derelicts, ISPS Code,
security in unmanned and remote facilities, impact mitigation and demand drivers in
the context of anchorage, marine medical certificates for seafarers and aquaculture of
salmonids. Dr. Johansson has published extensively in the field of ocean governance, corporate social responsibility, international law and environmental law. His
key area of interest lies in developing policy briefs for government officials as well
as applying “legal theory research” and “expository research” to determine the
efficiency and effectiveness of national laws in dealing with contentious issues in
the maritime and ocean domain.
In Hyeon Kim is Professor of Maritime Law and Marine Insurance Law and
Director of the Maritime Law Centre at the School of Law, Korea University. He
studied nautical science in Korea Maritime University and was employed by the
Sanko Steamship Co. Ltd. After discontinuing his service as ship master, he studied
maritime law at Korea University and obtained his LLD in 1999 and his LLM from
University of Texas at Austin in 2004. He also studied law at the Bachelor’s level at
Korea University from 2005 to 2007 and was a visiting professor at National
University of Singapore (2013). He served as a maritime consultant for Kim &
Chang, the largest law firm in Korea from 1996 to 1999. He was the president of
Korea Maritime Law Association. He acted as legal adviser for Korean government
to UNCITRAL Transport Law Project (Rotterdam Rules) and the Legal Committee
of IMO. He was also a member of revision committee for Korean Commercial Code
Maritime Law Section. He is a member of Planning Committee of CMI. He has
published several articles in English on maritime law in the Journal of Maritime Law
and Commerce (JMLC), including Sewol Ferry Accident and Hanjin Shipping’s
Rehabilitation case in Hong Kong Law Journal. He is the author of Transport Law in
South Korea published by Kluwer. He is a listed member of Korea Commercial
Arbitration Board and SCMA as well. He acted as the chairman for establishing
Seoul Maritime Arbitration Association during 2017 and 2018.
Khanssa Lagdami joined the World Maritime University as a Researcher in 2015.
Her areas of expertise are law of the sea, marine environmental law, maritime
governance and policy, maritime transport and new technologies. Khanssa carries
over 10 years of experience as a researcher in maritime and ocean affairs. Her
research interests involve project creation, project management as well as capacity
building and training (especially for developing countries). Dr. Lagdami has had the
opportunity to teach International Public Law, Law of the Sea and Maritime Law at
the Faculty of Law of the University of Nantes in France and delivers training on
maritime security for MSc Maritime Law and Policy at the World Maritime University. Dr. Khanssa Lagdami earned her doctorate from the University of Nantes
where she studied maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean. Her
multidisciplinary profile holds also an MSc in Maritime Affairs Management and
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proactively on regulatory development projects funded by Transport Canada (Government of Canada) since 2014 in diverse areas under Canada’s Oceans Protection
Plan, including oil spill intervention, abandoned vessels and derelicts, ISPS Code,
security in unmanned and remote facilities, impact mitigation and demand drivers in
the context of anchorage, marine medical certificates for seafarers and aquaculture of
salmonids. Dr. Johansson has published extensively in the field of ocean governance, corporate social responsibility, international law and environmental law. His
key area of interest lies in developing policy briefs for government officials as well
as applying “legal theory research” and “expository research” to determine the
efficiency and effectiveness of national laws in dealing with contentious issues in
the maritime and ocean domain.
In Hyeon Kim is Professor of Maritime Law and Marine Insurance Law and
Director of the Maritime Law Centre at the School of Law, Korea University. He
studied nautical science in Korea Maritime University and was employed by the
Sanko Steamship Co. Ltd. After discontinuing his service as ship master, he studied
maritime law at Korea University and obtained his LLD in 1999 and his LLM from
University of Texas at Austin in 2004. He also studied law at the Bachelor’s level at
Korea University from 2005 to 2007 and was a visiting professor at National
University of Singapore (2013). He served as a maritime consultant for Kim &
Chang, the largest law firm in Korea from 1996 to 1999. He was the president of
Korea Maritime Law Association. He acted as legal adviser for Korean government
to UNCITRAL Transport Law Project (Rotterdam Rules) and the Legal Committee
of IMO. He was also a member of revision committee for Korean Commercial Code
Maritime Law Section. He is a member of Planning Committee of CMI. He has
published several articles in English on maritime law in the Journal of Maritime Law
and Commerce (JMLC), including Sewol Ferry Accident and Hanjin Shipping’s
Rehabilitation case in Hong Kong Law Journal. He is the author of Transport Law in
South Korea published by Kluwer. He is a listed member of Korea Commercial
Arbitration Board and SCMA as well. He acted as the chairman for establishing
Seoul Maritime Arbitration Association during 2017 and 2018.
Khanssa Lagdami joined the World Maritime University as a Researcher in 2015.
Her areas of expertise are law of the sea, marine environmental law, maritime
governance and policy, maritime transport and new technologies. Khanssa carries
over 10 years of experience as a researcher in maritime and ocean affairs. Her
research interests involve project creation, project management as well as capacity
building and training (especially for developing countries). Dr. Lagdami has had the
opportunity to teach International Public Law, Law of the Sea and Maritime Law at
the Faculty of Law of the University of Nantes in France and delivers training on
maritime security for MSc Maritime Law and Policy at the World Maritime University. Dr. Khanssa Lagdami earned her doctorate from the University of Nantes
where she studied maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean. Her
multidisciplinary profile holds also an MSc in Maritime Affairs Management and
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