Nanjing Maritime Court hosts seminar on maritime justice in digital era

Chu Beiping, president of Shanghai Maritime University, delivers a lecture at Nanjing Maritime Court. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Nanjing Maritime Court has held a seminar, inviting Chu Beiping, president of Shanghai Maritime University, to give a lecture on reshaping China's maritime judicial discourse in the digital era.

In his lecture, Chu addressed the evolving role of maritime justice and emphasized the need for the nation to transition from a "receiver" to a "co-builder" of the rules.

He pointed out that the digital wave is transforming traditional maritime law, challenging existing legal concepts, and creating opportunities for rule-based innovation in areas like electronic bills of lading, autonomous ships, digital evidence, and green shipping.

Chu outlined five key aspects of maritime judicial discourse in rule interpretation, supplementation, agenda setting, dissemination, and institutional collaboration. He advocated that the nation's maritime justice sector could leverage case adjudication, rule refinement, and public services to participate in joint rule-making, allowing rules to be generated through collaboration and become effective through dissemination.

Li Yuming, president of Nanjing Maritime Court, praised Chu's lecture for its strategic vision and theoretical depth, noting its significance in establishing Nanjing Maritime Court as a preferred destination for resolving international maritime disputes.

He called for more efforts to actively adapt to the trend of digitization and intelligence and apply what is learned to maritime adjudication practice and foster innovation and development.