Bilgi Üniversitesi Deniz Hukuku ve Araştırma Merkezi'nin işbirliği ile gerçekleştirilen Boğazların Emniyet, Güvenlik ve Korunması konulu sempozyum yapıldı.Sempozyum; Bilgi Üniversitesi Deniz Hukuku ve Araştırma Merkezi'nin Berkeley Deniz Hukuku Enstitüsü, Japonya Okyanus Politikaları Araştırma Vakfı (OPRF), Kore Okyanuzs Araştırma ve Geliştirme Enstitüsü (KORDI) işbirliği ile düzenlendi.Sempozyuma; çeşitli ülkelerden gelen 50 civarında konusunda uzman davetli katıldı. 3 gün devam eden sempozyumun son gününde dün Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü Anadoluhisarı Tesislerinde 2 panel gerçekleştirildi. Türk Boğazları ile ilgili “Türk Boğazlarının Hukuksal, Çevresel ve Seyir Bakımından Durumu" konulu panelin yöneticiliğini Bilgi Üniversitesi Öğretim Üyesi ve Deniz Hukuku ve Araştırma Merkezi Başkan Yardımcısı Nilüfer Oral yaptı.Panellerin açılışında Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürü Salih Orakcı adına konuklara hitaben bir konuşma yapan Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdür Yardımcısı H. Gani Aygün, amaçlarının Türk Boğazlarında deniz emniyetini sağlamak olduğunu anlattı. Panelde TUDAV adına Prof. Dr. Bayram Öztürk Türk Boğazlarının Çevresel Duırumunu; Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü adına Kaptan Olcay Özgürce Boğazlardaki trafik durumunu ve Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğünce deniz emniyetinin sağlanmasına yönelik yapılan çalışmaları; IMPA adına Kaptan Cahit İstikbal insan faktöründen meydana gelen kazaları en aza indirmek açısından kılavuz kaptan alınmasının önemini ve IMPA'nıın buna yönelik tavsiyelerini; Bilkent Üniversitesi'nden Prof. Yüksel İnan da Boğazların Uluslararası Hukuk açısından mevcut durumunu anlatan sunumlar yaptılar.Konuklar daha sonra hep birlikte fotoğraf çektirdiler. Öğleden sonra konuklara İstanbul VTS Merkezi'ne bir ziyaret gerçekleştirildi. ProgrammeCENTER FOR MARINE LAW AND RESEARCH, ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITYLAW OF THE SEA INSTITUTE, SCHOOL OF LAW, U.C. BERKELEYOCEAN POLICY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, JAPAN (OPRF)KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (KORDI)Present the International Symposium on“SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN STRAITS USED IN INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION: IS INTERNATIONAL LAW MEETING THE CHALLENGE?”9-11 September 2011Istanbul, Turkey9 September 201119:00- 21:00Welcome dinner at the Taksim Hill Restaurant (For symposim speakers only)10 September 2011Location: Istanbul Bilgi University ‘Dolapdere’ Campus9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.Opening of the symposium Welcome by Symposium organizers: Harry Scheiber Co-Director, U.C. Berkeley, Law of the Sea InstituteDavid Caron, Co-Director, U.C. Berkeley, Law of the Sea InstituteMasahiro Akiyama, Chairman, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, JapanSeokwoo Lee, Professor of Public Int’l Law, INHA University, KoreaNilufer Oral, Asst. Director, Bilgi University Marine Law Research CenterWelcome by Prof. Dr. Remzi Sanver, Rector of the Istanbul Bilgi UniversityProf. Dr. Turgut Tarhanli, Dean of the Istanbul Bilgi University Law SchoolMorning session9:30- 11:00 a.m.Panel 1: The “straits” Regime in the 1982 UNCLOSChair and Commentator: Judge Hugo Caminos, Int’l Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)“The Great Straits Debate; Then and Now”: David Caron, University of California, Berkeley Law School “Korea and Jeju StraitsSeokwoo Lee, INHA University, Korea“Naval Power and International Straits in the Law of the Sea"James Kraska, Howard S. Levie Chair of Operational Law, Naval War College and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute“Rights and Responsibilities of Strait States” Jon Van Dyke, University of Hawai'i at Manoa15 minute coffee break11:15- 12:45Panel 2: Safety and Environment, Meeting Environmental Challenges Chair and Commentator: Dr.Moritaka Hayashi, Prof. Emeritus, Waseda University, Japan“ The Malacca Straits”Ambassador Havas Oegroseno, Indonesia “The Strait of Torres and Mandatory Pilotage”Don Anton, Australian National University College of Law“Strait of Bonifacio and PSSA”Elie Jarmache, Office of the Prime Minister Secretary General of the Sea, France“Strait of Gibraltar” Larbi Sbai, University of Rabat, Morocco“The Kerch Straits”Alexander Skaridov, Russian State Admiral Makarov Maritime Academy12:45- 14:15 LUNCHHosted by Bilgi UniversityAfternoon Session14:30- 16:00Panel 3: Northern Straits: “The Arctic Area and Baltic Sea”Chair and Commentator: Turgut Tarhanli, Dean Istanbul Bilgi University Law School“The Northern Route”Judge Vladmir Golitsyn, Int’l Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)“The Baltic Straits” Said Mahmoudi, Stockholm University Law School“The Northwest Passage” David Vanderzwaag, Dalhousie University “The IUCN and Shipping and the Arctic Straits” Francois Simard, Deputy Director, IUCN Global Marine Programme16:00- 17:30Panel 4: “Special Regimes” Chair and Commentator: Ambassador Mithat Rende, Turkish Foreign Ministry“PSSAs and straits: an IMO perspective”Nihan Ünlü, IMO Legal Advisor“Cooperation under Article 43 of UNCLOS”Takashi Ichioka, General Manager of OPRF, Japan“Messina Strait”Tullio Scovazzi, University of Milano-Bicocca“Article 35 (C) Straits”Dolunay Özbek , Istanbul Bilgi University Law School19:00 Leave hotel for Bosphorus dinner cruise (by invitation only)11 September 2011Location: Turkish Coastal Safety Directorate “Anadolu Hisari” [Anatolian Fort premises]Morning session09:30 – 09:45 amKey note Speaker: Capt. Salih Orakçı, General Manager of Turkish Coastal Safety10:00- 11:30Panel 5: Security, Piracy and TerrorismChair and Commentator: Masahiro Akiyama, Chairman of OPRF, Japan“Enhancing Regional cooperation and update situation of piracy and armed robbery in Asia” Yoshihisa Endo, Executive Director of ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre“"IMO Policies and Actions Regarding Piracy" Ashley Roach, Formerly Office of Legal Adviser, US Department of State"Security, piracy and terrorism in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.”Mary George, University of Malaya“Taiwan Strait” Kuen-chen Fu, Director, Center for Oceans Policy Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University “Strait of Bab-al Mandeb” Clive Schofield, Director of Research Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) University of Wollongong11:30- 13:00Panel 6: “Host Country special presentation on the “Legal, environmental, and navigational aspects of the Turkish Straits”Chair: Nilufer Oral, Deputy Director, Bilgi Univ. Marine Law Research Center “A political perspective of the Turkish Straits”Cagatay Erciyes, Deputy General Manager, Turkish Foreign Ministry (TBC)“Environmental aspects of Turkish Straits”Bayram Öztürk, Turkish Marine Research Foundation (“TUDAV”) “The Legal Regime of Passage of the Turkish Straits”Yüksel İnan, Bilkent University Dept of International Relations“ Safety of Navigation and the Coastal Turkish Straits VTS ”Beril Orakci, Turkish Coastal Safety Directorate “ Importance of pilotage in straits” Capt. Cahit Istikbal, Vice-President of the International Maritime Pilot’s Association (IMPA) Final Reflections: Moderator: Nilüfer Oral Prof. Akiyama, OPRF; Prof. Caron, LOSI-UC Berkeley; Prof. Lee, INHA13:15- 14:30 Lunch Hosted by Turkish Coastal Safety Directorate14:30- 16:00Afternoon trip to Turkish Vessel Traffic System19:00 Dinner (by invitation only)