1. Regulation of harbours through international administrative law?
Dr. Katharina Reiling
Hamburg, 4. April 2019

2. Outline II. Concept of international administrative law
I. Introduction: A new perspective
II. Concept of international administrative law
III. Environmental protection as a core function of harbours
IV. International administration regarding harbours
V. Conclusion: What do we get out of it?

3. „International administrative law is to be understood
as the administrative law originating
under international law and
involving processes of reshaping national law and reconstructing international law“.
(E. Schmidt-Aßmann)

4. II. Environmental protection as a core function of harbours
Port state control
Green ports
Ship waste management

5. Port state control - MoUs
Paris MoU
Black Sea Mou
US Coast Guard
Mediterranean MoU
Riyadh MoU
Tokyo MoU
Caribbean MoU
Indian Ocean MoU
Abuja MoU
Vina Del Mar

6. Port state control – MoU structure
4. April 2019

7. Port state control – naming and shaming

8. Port state control – naming and shaming

9. Green Ports – EcoPorts

10. IV. International administration regarding harbours
elements
international
harbours
administrative law
organization
„marbled structure“
(S. Cassese)
(+)
instruments
incentives
(+)
law
legal pluralism
informality
(+)

11. V. Conclusion: What do we get out of it?
No top down-approach Harbours as starting points for regulatory activities on different levels, including forms of self-regulation.
Typical administrative problems Example of legal protection against naming and shaming under Paris MoU.

12. Thank you for your attention! Dr. Katharina Reiling