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Upcoming Events
- School of Law Commencement
- MAY
18 - 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- School of Law, Bristol, R.I.
- C.L.E. - Introduction to Veterans Affairs Benefits
- MAY
22 - 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
- RWU Metro Center, 150 Washington Street, Providence, R.I.
- Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
- MAY
31 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- One Citizens Plaza Rotunda
- Law Alumni Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
- JUN
14 - 7:45 am - 9:15 am
- Rhode Island Convention Center - First Floor West Lobby, Providence
- Philadelphia Area Alumni Reception
- JUN
27 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Office of Marine Affairs
The Marine Affairs Institute/Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program at Roger Williams University School of Law educates and prepares exceptional marine law professionals and is the home of North America’s expert marine law and policy researchers, educators and conveners. We achieve our goals by:
- Offering rigorous and diverse maritime and marine law courses.
- Providing full extracurricular opportunities to develop excellent research, writing and advocacy skills.
- Convening local, regional, national and international experts in a neutral forum to address relevant maritime and marine law issues.
- Leveraging unique institutional strengths and interdisciplinary approaches of our partners, Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island.
Curriculum
Curriculum Tracks: Maritime and Marine & Environmental Law
Courses are taught by full professors as well as by expert practitioners, and include:
| Admiralty Law | Marine Insurance |
| Administrative Law | Marine Pollution |
| Climate Change Law | Marine Salvage |
| Environmental Law | Maritime Security Law |
| Fisheries Law | Ocean and Coastal Law |
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Law of the Sea |
Ocean Management and Policy |
Sea Grant Law Fellows
In partnership with the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program, the Institute hires law students as Sea Grant Law Fellows to conduct legal research and analysis for government agencies, industry and non-profit organizations. Fellows are supervised and work on timely legal issues such as fisheries management and coastal access, honing their legal research and writing skills while acquiring hands-on application of their classroom knowledge. Constituents benefit from receiving balanced, neutral research while also providing students with real world experience.
Marine Affairs Joint Degree Program
Students interested in more extensive study of marine law and policy may simultaneously earn a JD from RWU and a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 3 ½ years through sharing of selected credits. Joint degree students enhance their legal education with additional courses at URI on economic, international and policy considerations, positioning them well to address today’s complex maritime, ocean and coastal legal issues.
Events
The Institute sponsors speakers, symposia, and inter-disciplinary training programs that provide law students and practitioners with opportunities to meet with other marine law professionals in both formal and informal settings to learn about recent developments in ocean and coastal law. Topics include marine renewable energy, international cargo liability, ecosystem based management and fishery law. (See also Event Archives)
To be added to the Institute's mailing list, please e-mail the Institute at marineaffairs@rwu.edu.