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INDEMER: THE INSTITUTE OF THE ECONOMIC LAW OF THE SEA

INDEMER, the Institute of the Economic Law INDEMER’s main achievements pursuant to its
of the Sea, was created in 1985 with the status objectives are:
of a Monegasque Association under the high • Holding 12 international meetings since 1994,
patronage of His Serene Highness the Sovereign all the works of which have been published;
Prince of Monaco. • Publication of the Directory of the Law of the
Sea since 1996, the 21st tome appearing in
INDEMER has a Board of Directors, chaired by 2017. This 900-page document is the only
Mr Jean-Charles Sacotte, and a Scientific Board one of its kind in French, and is recognized as
chaired by Ms Annick de Marffy-Mantuano. a global reference on the law of the sea;
• Since 1994, INDEMER has awarded 9 Prizes
Its objectives are: recognizing doctoral theses on the law of the
• To carry out all studies and research sea.
concerning legal, economic, social and
environmental issues raised by the use of the
maritime space and the marine environment;
• To organize symposia, seminars, round tables
and meetings of experts gathering the most
highly qualified international specialists;
• To publish works related to these activities
(reviews, books, theses, conference
proceedings…);
• To annually publish and distribute the
“Directory of the Law of the Sea”, a complete
working document that reports on and
analyzes legal acts and events of the previous
year relating to maritime affairs and the law of
the sea while providing a critical perspective;
• To promote knowledge of maritime affairs and
the law of the sea;
• To recognize research relevant to its mission
by awarding a prize every two years.

www.indemer.org