NSO ‘NATO Maritime Operational Law Course’ in NMIOTC

The NATO School Oberammergau (NSO) “Maritime Operational Law Course” was conducted from 26 to 30 May 2025 at our Centre’s premises, in cooperation with the United States Naval War College (USNWC) and the NATO’s Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (CSW CoE).

This NATO-approved Course aims to provide education and individual training to military/civilian Legal Advisors and Naval Officers in legal considerations pertaining to NATO maritime operations and public international law as it applies to peacetime operations and armed conflict at sea.

In total, twenty-nine (29) trainees from fourteen (14) Allied Nations (Belgium, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Türkiye, The UK & The USA) attended the course, while the faculty staff consisted of SMEs coming from USNWC, the Royal Navy, the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Canadian Navy, CoE CSW and the UK Joint Maritime Security Centre.