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13 June 2003

Prof. dr. Marko Pavliha appointed secretary-genaral to the Comite Maritime International

At the annual meeting of the Assembly of the CMI, which was held jointly with the CMI Colloquium on novelties in the field of maritime law from 10 to 15 June in Bordeaux, France, Prof. Dr. Marko Pavliha, member of the Supervisory Board of Sava Re and the leading Slovenian expert in the field, was appointed Secretary-General to this prestigious, oldest international organisation in the maritime filed. The candidacy of Prof. Pavliha was expressly supported by a number of countries, such as Croatia, Malta, Italy and Switzerland.

Prof. Pavliha was appointed for a term of four years with the option of being re-elected. As Secretary-General, Prof. Pavliha will be responsible for relations with international government and non-government organisations, as well as for co-ordinating and implementing international conferences and courses and the work of the CMI as such.

The Comite Maritime International is the oldest international organisation in the maritime filed. Its main object is to contribute to the unification of maritime law. The CMI was established in 1897 and has more than 50 national maritime law associations as its members. The Slovenian Maritime Law Association has been a member to the CMI since 1993.

Over its more than a century long history, the CMI has co-operated in producing a number of international maritime conventions and thus contributed substantially to the unification of maritime law. Together with the IMO (International Maritime Organisation), it is the main agent in preparing international law (conventions) in the maritime field.

Source: Press Release, Slovenian Maritime Law Association