By Joshua Yousouph
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC); Mr Emmanuel Jime said the council is collaborating with Nigerian Universities to ensure the introduction of Maritime Law courses.
Jime said this at the sideline of the recent 16th International Maritime Seminar for Judges organized by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) in Collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.
The NSC boss noted that over the years, Maritime Law was not considered to be a course of study in Nigerian Universities, adding that most times, Judges who have the opportunity to preside over Maritime cases really do not have the necessary background of Maritime Law to be able to offer adjudication that will respond to the needs of the industry.
Jime informed that there is a call to Nigerian Universities to compulsorily begin the introduction of Maritime Law courses. He stressed that the NSC is working in collaboration with most Nigerian Law faculties to ensure the study of Maritime Law is institutionalized in the Law practice.
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He also mentioned that the Council’s collaboration with the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos (UNILAG) has already led to the establishment of the teaching of Maritime Law in the institution. Jime however expressed optimism towards the expansion of this development to other Nigerian Universities.
In his words: “Maritime Law was not considered to be a course of study in Nigerian Universities in the past. We now have a situation where Judges who have been trained through the Nigerian system who now have the opportunity to preside over Maritime cases, really do not have the necessary background that is requisite enough for them to be able to offer an adjudication that will respond to the needs of the industry.
“There is already a call that Nigerian Universities must begin the introduction of Maritime Law courses in our universities. Shippers’ Council is working in collaboration with most Nigerian Law faculties to ensure that it is institutionalized in our universities study in this sector of Law practice”.
“The collaboration between the Law Faculty in UNILAG and the Council has already led to the establishment in the teaching of maritime Law and I believe that that can now be expanded. The more people understand the importance of undertaking training as far as maritime law is concerned, the greater the impetus and imperativeness for the course to be taken in Nigerian Universities” Jime noted.
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