The Comité Maritime International (CMI) is an international maritime law organization. Formed in 1897 in
Antwerp
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, the CMI aims to unify maritime law internationally. It is the first and oldest operating international organization dedicated to maritime law and the second most important maritime organization after the
IMO.
Background
The first Maritime Law Association was formed in Belgium in 1896. This early organization aimed to work towards the unification of maritime law from the outset. In 1897, the CMI was formed by creating a supranational organization uniting the first two maritime law associations.
In 2022 Ann Fenech of
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
was elected president, making her the first female president of the CMI.
Organization
The CMI consists of national member organizations (such as the
Maritime Law Association of the United States
The Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLAUS) is an American maritime law organization. It is the United States' representative in the Comité Maritime International.
Activities
The association was formed in 1899 with the goal of ...
) that represent their country of origin; these national organizations work to harmonize maritime law.
References
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Maritime organizations