Head of: Jakša Barbić, F.C.A.
Director: Vesna Skorupan Wolff, Ph.D.
Šenoina 4, 10000 Zagreb
Phone: +385 01 4920 733
Fax: +385 01 4812 703
E-mail: jz@hazu.hr
The Adriatic Institute Website
Founded in 1945, the Adriatic Institute is one of the few institutes in Europe dedicated to the scientific study of maritime law and the international law of the sea. Within its scientific research activities, the Institute monitors, studies, and analyses national, European, and international sources of maritime and transport law and the law of the sea, including legal regulations, court and arbitration practices, as well as scholarly and professional legal literature.
The Adriatic Institute operates as part of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts as its scientific research unit.
Comparative Maritime Law Journal
Since 1958, the Adriatic Institute has been managing and editing the Poredbeno pomorsko pravo – Comparative Maritime Law journal, whilst the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts remains the journal’s publisher.
The journal publishes scholarly and professional articles in the fields of maritime and transport law, insurance law and the international law of the sea. It also features original texts of maritime and transport conventions and other international unification instruments along with their professional translations, reviews of domestic and foreign court and arbitration decisions, reports from scientific and professional conferences, and reviews of newly published books in relevant fields.
The journal’s contributors and readership include prominent domestic and international legal experts, university professors, researchers from other scientific institutions, commercial court judges, legal experts in the maritime industry, insurance professionals and young authors beginning their careers in science. The journal has an international editorial board and is indexed in relevant international bibliographic databases, such as Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), HeinOnline, DOAJ, CEEOL, ERIH Plus, ASFA Database etc.
The Institute’s scientific research is also carried out through long-term work on scientific projects supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Science Foundation.
As part of its professional activities, the Institute provides expert opinions, advice, and other forms of assistance to appropriate state authorities and institutions. In this regard, the Institute has made a particularly significant contribution to the drafting and improvement of Croatian maritime legislation.
The Institute maintains close cooperation with law and maritime faculties in the Republic of Croatia, with professional associations and with numerous economic entities related to the sea and maritime affairs. Academic and professional collaboration is continuously developing on the international level as well.
The Institute also hosts a specialized library with over 20,000 titles. In addition to serving the Institute’s staff, the library is available to interested external users.
In recognition of its outstanding contribution to the advancement of maritime science and education, the Adriatic Institute was bestowed with the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Award in 2011.
See also: DELICROMAR Project