Dr. Alejandra Torres Camprubí was an invited Professor at the Summer Academy of the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea, directed by Professors Alexander Proelss, Nele Matz-Lück and Valentin Schatz and held at the premises of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the city of Hamburg. Her lecture on “Climate Change and the Law of the Sea” addressed the deleterious impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on the Ocean, the existing normative gaps in the international law of the sea and international climate change law to ensure the adequate protection of the Ocean from climate change impacts, and the recent judicial developments seeking to bridge that normative gap – in particular the Advisory Opinion rendered by ITLOS on 21 May 2024 on obligations of State with respect to the protection of the marine environment from climate change impacts. The Course was attended by a carefully selected group of highly motivated participants from more than 40 countries.

The International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (IFLOS) was founded in Hamburg in order to increase public awareness of the important work of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). One of the main tasks of IFLOS is to strengthen the knowledge of Law of the Sea and Maritime Law internationally, in particular in less developed countries, by fostering the dialogue between the academic world, the Judges of the Tribunal and those working in the field of maritime commerce. Since its founding in 2007 the IFLOS Summer Academy has become a center of excellence for students and junior staff in the field of international law of the sea and maritime law. The schedule also includes maritime-related subjects from economics and natural sciences. Judges from the Tribunal and renowned representatives from academia and maritime commerce serve as lecturers in every year’s new edition of the Summer Academy.

More information on the mission and activities of International Foundation for the Law of the Sea is available here: International Foundation for the Law of the Sea (iflos.org)