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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-58-2-23

Vladimir Al. Zhavoronkov - Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Russian University of Transport (MIIT), Moscow, Russia

Abstract. The current paper is devoted to the problems of maritime and fluvial law, raised in the reports of the participants of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Issues of Maritime Law and Fluvial Law in Modern Geopolitical Conditions”, within the framework of the II International Congress “Transport and Law” held on April 2-3, 2026, at the Russian University of Transport (MIIT). A significant portion of the reports presented at the conference was not reflected in the current paper due to their large number. At the conference there have been considered such theoretical and practical issues as forensic examination in water transport, international protection of maritime navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, determination of causal relationships in events and incidents in maritime transport using forensic examination methods, legal issues of ensuring the proper technical condition of sea and river vessels, international legal issues of modern shipping, the trans-Arctic transport corridor with the analysis of its status and possible development prospects, good maritime practice with the issues of interpretation and enforcement, issues of forensic water transport examination, and many others. Following the conference, there has been adopted a resolution containing a number of proposals for the development of maritime and fluvial law, as well as forensic activities in this area.

Keywords: maritime and fluvial law; forensic examinations in the field of water transport; good maritime practice; protection of maritime navigation.

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Zhavoronkov V. Al. The main directions of maritime and fluvial law development: a modern view on the problems // Transport law and security. 2026; (2(58)):266―287.