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Navigating New Waters: IMO’s Efforts to Regulate Autonomous Shipping 


Barbara Stępień

Chinese Journal of International Law, Volume 23, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 599–629, https://doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jmae025


New technological development in autonomous and unmanned vessels challenges the international legal framework prevailing at sea. Currently, the regulations applicable to international shipping constitute regulatory barriers preventing their operation on a worldwide scale. Hence, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), responsible for international shipping, has been working to accommodate these new types of vessels within the existing legal instruments. This paper traces the IMO’s steps to establish a new regulatory framework for them.


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https://doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jmae025



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