Prof. David Attard (Director, IMLI) conferring the Degree of Master of laws in International Maritime Law on Ms. Sandra Opoku (Ghana) at the Graduation Ceremony 2005.

Students are assessed on the basis of their performance throughout the year, the results of two written examinations, an individual 10,000 word supervised dissertation and a legislative drafting project. Candidates who successfully complete the programme are awarded the degree of Master of Laws in International Maritime Law.

Every year the Institute presents also a number of Prizes to students who excelled in a particular area of the LL.M Programme, as follows:

- Malta Maritime Authority Prize for Best Performance in the Law of the Sea Examination
- Malta Maritime Authority Prize for Best Performance in the Shipping Law Examination
- Professor Walter Müller Prize for the Best Legislation Drafting Project
- IMO Secretary-General's Prize for the Best Dissertation
- REMPEC Marine Environmental Law Prize

H.E. Mr. Efthimios Mitropoulos presenting the IMO Secretary–General’s Prize for Best Dissertation (Academic Year 2003/2004) to Mr. Majdi Abdullah Khallid Al–Qahtani (Saudi Arabia)

 

Dr. Jean Hulliger (IMLI Governor) presenting the Professor Walter Muller Prize for the Best Legislation Drafting Project to Ms. Josephine Marie Uranza (Philippines, Class of 2005)