Prof. Proshanto K. Mukherjee
Dalian Maritime University, China
Professor of Law and Foreign Expert
Email: pkm@wmu.se
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Dalhousie University Law School
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Wales,
Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), Lund University
Publications (selected)
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P.K. Mukherjee “Mirage at Sea”, The Marine Observer, Journal of the Meteorological Office, Bracknell, U.K., May 1975.
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P.K. Mukherjee, “The Charting and Safe Keeping of Oceans and Waterways: Legal Implications”, Vol. 6, No. 3, May 1981 edition of Dalhousie Law Journal, Dalhousie Law School, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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P.K. Mukherjee, “The Consent Regime of Oceanic Research in the New Law of the Sea”, April 1981 issue of Marine Policy, I.P.C. Science and Technology Press Ltd., Guildford, Surrey, U.K.
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A.J. Kerr and P.K. Mukherjee, “Who is Qualified to Survey Canada's Off-shore?”, The Canadian Surveyor, April 1984, Journal of the Canadian Institute of Surveyors, pp. 15 – 25.
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Ron McNab, P.K. Mukherjee, Richard Buxton, “Canada’s Continental Shelf: An Ocean Mapping Challenge”, in Geos, Vol. 16 No. 1, 1987, published by Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, p. 18.
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P.K. Mukherjee, “Overtaking or Crossing: Judicial Interpretation and the Mariner's Dilemma”, Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce, U.S.A., April 1992, pp. 247-262.
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P.K. Mukherjee, “Flagging Options: Legal and Other Considerations”, Mariner, Journal of the Master Mariners’ Society of Pakistan, Vol. 4, No.1, January/March 1993.
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P.K. Mukherjee, “Maritime Cases and Rules of Statutory Construction”, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, Vol. 25, No. 2, April 1994, U.S.A.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “The Use of Model Legislation in the Development of a Modern Maritime Regime” WMU Alumni Journal, 2000.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “New Horizons for Flag States”, Maritime Review, London; Pacific Press Limited, 2000, pp. 110-114.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “The Law of Maritime Liens and Conflict of Laws”, Journal of International Maritime Law (JIML), Issue 3, December 2003.
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(Cited extensively by McKerracher J. in Reiter Petroleum Inc. v. The Ship “Sam Hawk” [2016] 1 Lloyd’s Rep.253 at pp. 267-268 (FCA); per Allsop C.J. in [2016] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 639 at p. 652 (FCAFC).
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Selected Issues of Law and Ergonomics in Maritime Security”, Journal of International Maritime Law,10 [2004] 316.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee and M.Q. Mejia Jr., "The Legal Framework of Maritime Security in International Law", in V.N. Eremeev and V.N. Redchenko (Eds.) A Gateway to Sustainable Development, International Ocean Institute, Sevastopol, 2004, pp.147-157.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Transformation of Conventions into National Legislation: Piracy and Suppression of Unlawful Acts” Journal of International Commercial Law, University of Wales, Swansea, 2004.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “The Anachronism in Maritime Law that is General Average”, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, October 2005, Vol. 4, No. 3 at pp. 195-209.
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Maximo Q. Mejia and Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “The SUA Convention 2005: A Critical Evaluation of its Effectiveness in Suppressing Maritime Criminal Acts” (2006) 12 Journal of International Maritime Law, 170-191.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “The New SUA Convention in Perspective” in Shipping and Transport International, London: Guthrum House, August 2006, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp.12-15.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Criminalisation and Unfair Treatment: The Seafarer’s Perspective”, Journal of International Maritime Law, September-October 2006, Volume 12, Issue 5, pp. 325-336.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Essentials of General Average: A Synoptic Overview of an Ancient Maritime Law” in WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, April 2007, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 21-36.
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Mejia M.Q. Jr., Mukherjee P.K., Akselsson R., “The ISM Code in the Context of Swedish Port State Control Statistics” in Ocean Yearbook 2007, Vol. 21, pp. 405-426.
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J.U. Schroeder, M.Q. Mejia, Jr., P.K. Mukherjee, F.M. Manolis, S. Dreessen, "Potential Consequences of Imprecise Security Assessments, IAMU Journal, Vol. 4(2), pp. 31-38.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “The ISM Code and ISPS Code – A Critical Legal Analysis of Two SOLAS Regimes” WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, October 2007, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 147-166.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee & Abhinayan Basu Bal, “A Legal and Economic Analysis of the Volume Contract Concept under the Rotterdam Rules: Selected Issues in Perspective” Vol. 40, No. 4, October 2009 issue of Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, U.S.A., pp. 579 – 607.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee & Abhinayan Basu Bal, “A Legal and Economic Analysis of the Volume Contract Concept under the Rotterdam Rules: Selected Issues in Perspective”, Vol. 77 Journal of Transportation Law Logistics & Policy [1], 2010, Annapolis MD: Association of Transportation Law Professionals Inc., pp. 27-51.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee & Olena Bokareva, “Multimodal Maritime Plus: Some European Perspectives on Law & Policy”, (2010), 16 Journal of International Maritime Law.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee & Abhinayan Basu Bal, “To Implement or not to Implement: Ship-source Marine Pollution Law in the Baltic Sea Region”, Baltic Transport Journal, 3/2010 (35), May/June 2010.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Enhancement of Maritime Law Education in the Indian Context”, (2010), NUJS Law Review, Vol.3, Number 4, Kolkata, India.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee & Abhinayan Basu Bal, “The Impact of the Volume Contract Concept on the Global Community of Shippers: The Rotterdam Rules in Perspective”, (2010), 17 Journal of International Maritime Law.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee & Ying Li, “Multimodality, Short Sea Shipping and the Rotterdam Rules in the Chinese Context: Selected Law and Policy Issues in Perspective”, Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy, Vol.79, Number 3, Annapolis, MD, 2012 at pp. 223-244.
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Jingjing Xu, David Testa & Proshanto K. Mukherjee, "The Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel: The International Regulatory Framework", Ocean Development and International Law, (2015), Vol. 46:3 pp. 225- 240.
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Jingjing Xu, David Testa & Proshanto K. Mukherjee, "The Use of LNG as a Marine Fuel: Civil Liability Considerations from an International Perspective" Journal of Environmental Law, (2016).
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “The Fundamental and Human Rights of Seafarers: Legal Issues in Perspective”, Human Rights Law Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 1, May 2016 Cuttack: National Law University of Odisha, pp. 56-75.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Conflict of Laws: The Maritime Dimension in Perspective”, Chinese Journal of Maritime Law (translated into Chinese), 2017.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee and Huiru Liu, “South China Sea Arbitral Award: Critique and Commentary on Selected Legal Issues”, NLUO Law Journal, Cuttack: National University Odisha, July 2018.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee & Huiru Liu, “The Enigmatic Maritime Lien: A Critical Overview of Common Law, Convention Law and Chinese Law”, Il Diritto Maritimo, Genova, Bologna, April 2018, pp. 330 -355.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Criminalization and Human Rights of Seafarers” Human Rights Law Journal, Cuttack: National Law University Odisha, 2020.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “MARPOL, London Dumping and BASEL:Interrelationships in Regulatory Ship-Source Pollution Law”, Through the Lens of Maritime Law: A World View, Cuttack: National University Odisha, Centre for Maritime Law 2020.
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Proshanto K. Mukherjee, “Thomas Aboagye Mensah, 1932–2020 – In Memoriam” WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, Vol. 19(2), pp. 271-273.