Employee Profile

Iva Parlov

Associate Professor - Department of Law and Governance

Room number A5I-077
E-mail iva.parlov@bi.no

Biography

Iva Parlov is associate professor of law and academic coordinator for shipping specialization at BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Law and Governance. Prior to that, Iva was associated with the Norwegian Center for the Law of the Sea as a PhD and Postdoc researcher (2016-2023) and worked as a practicing lawyer for two major law firms specializing in maritime law in Croatia (2011-2016). Iva’s professional competence and interests cross the perspectives of public and private law in ocean business. She has been advising governments and private entities on various regulatory and legal issues within the fields of the law of the sea, ocean law and policy and maritime law. Iva is the author of the monograph Coastal State Jurisdiction over Ships in Need of Assistance, Maritime Casualties and Shipwrecks (Brill 2022)*, and has been continuously publishing her research in journals and collected works.

*Book review by Nick Gaskell available here: Ocean Yearbook 37 | Brill and book review by Nelson F. Coelho available here: Coastal State Jurisdiction over Ships in Need of Assistance, Maritime Casualties and Shipwrecks, written by Iva Parlov in: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Volume 39 Issue 1 (2024)).

Area of Expertise

Publications

Scientific publications In the media Other

Parlov, Iva (2025)

Remotely Controlled Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), the "Genuine Link" Requirement, and the "Effectiveness" of Flag State Jurisdiction: Key Problems and Prospects

Ocean Development and International Law, s. 1- 18. Doi: 10.1080/00908320.2025.2474551

Sverdrup, Ulf & Parlov, Iva (2025)

Sanksjoner, hybride trusler og skyggeflåten [Sanctions, hybrid threats and shadow fleet]

Magma forskning og viten, 28(1), s. 106- 112. Doi: 10.23865/magma.v28.1490

Parlov, Iva (2025)

Area-based pollution prevention measures

Ringbom, Henrik & Chircop, Aldo (red.). The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. A commentary

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the IMO approach in protecting sensitive areas of the marine environment from vessel-source pollution. The analysis goes across different MARPOL annexes to consider the protective measures within special areas and emission control areas, and the procedural aspects respectively. As revealed in this chapter, the regime for sensitive areas is characterized by both strengths and weaknesses. Whereas the former at times includes a higher level of protection compared to normal circumstances, the ambition of IMO to embrace the proactive and precautionary approach is not necessarily always present. With the adoption of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), the relevance of area-based pollution prevention measures under MARPOL will not be lost. Yet, coordination with the BBNJ Agreement will be needed.

Parlov, Iva & Sverdrup, Ulf (2024)

The Emerging “Shadow Fleet” as a Maritime Security and Ocean Governance Challenge

Lott, Alexander (red.). Maritime Security Law in Hybrid Warfare

Parlov, Iva (2023)

Can the International Regulatory Framework on Ships’ Routing, Ship Reporting, and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Accommodate Marine Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)?: Exploring the Autonomy-Neutral Character of the Existing Regulations

Ocean Development and International Law, 54(2), s. 163- 180. Doi: 10.1080/00908320.2023.2211781 - Full text in research archive

Parlov, Iva (2022)

Coastal State Jurisdiction over Ships in Need of Assistance, Maritime Casualties and Shipwrecks

Brill|Nijhoff.

Parlov, Iva (2022)

The 2007 Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks: The Implications for the Law of the Sea

Ocean Yearbook, 36(1), s. 659- 679. Doi: 10.1163/22116001-03601021

Gaunce, Julia Martha; Solski, Jan Jakub, Parlov, Iva & Neves, Maria Madalena das (2021)

Anthropocentric Ocean Connectivity: A Pluralistic Legal-Regulatory Model

Arctic Review on Law and Politics, 12, s. 222- 237. Doi: 10.23865/ARCTIC.V12.3293 - Full text in research archive

Mandic, Nikola & Parlov, Iva (2015)

Public Transport in Linear Shipping and Occasion Coastal Maritime Traffic: Legal Sources (Croatian legislation)

Poredbeno pomorsko pravo, 54(169), s. 275- 308.

Parlov, Iva (2025)

Interview for Shippingwatch: Tomas Kristiansen, Mette Grube Condrup, Daniela de Lorenzo, "Shadow fleet's future at crossroad amid Ukraine peace talks" (13 February 2025)

Oslo-Copenhagen [Avis]

Sverdrup, Ulf & Parlov, Iva (2025)

Sanksjoner, hybride og skyggeflåten

[Article in business/trade/industry journal]. Magma forskning og viten, 28(1), s. 106- 112. Doi: 10.23865/magma.v28.1492

Parlov, Iva (2025)

Shadow Fleet as a Threat to a Well-Established International Legal Order: Key Problems and Prospects (insurance and at-sea enforcement)

[Academic lecture]. International Maritime Law Conference.

Parlov, Iva (2024)

Offshore Wind Decommissioning

[Academic lecture]. Workshop: Harnessing the Wind: Offshore Wind Power's Regulatory Framework.

Parlov, Iva (2024)

Decarbonizing Shipping: Implementation Challenges for the IMO from the International Law Perspective

[Academic lecture]. International Conference: Promoting the Implementation of the IMO Objectives through Maritime Legislation.

Parlov, Iva (2024)

Legal, institutional, and regulatory implications of the ‘shadow fleet’

[Academic lecture]. UN Global Compact - Ocean Security Dialogue.

Parlov, Iva (2023)

International conference on "Safe, Secure and Sustainable Shipping" - moderator of a panel on continental shelf issues

[Academic lecture]. 46th Annual Conference on Ocean law and Policy.

Parlov, Iva (2023)

Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) from the Perspective of the Law of the Sea and State Jurisdiction: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Commercial Shipping?

[Academic lecture]. Autonomous Ship Expo 2023.

Parlov, Iva (2023)

Hybrid Threats and Autonomous Ships: Legal Challenges from the Perspective of Coastal States

[Academic lecture]. Tallinn Conference on the Law of the Sea and Hybrid Warfare (LOSFARE).

Parlov, Iva (2023)

The Developing International Law on Maritime Casualties: How Far Have We Come and Where Are We Heading To?

[Academic lecture]. International Conference on Maritime Law.

Parlov, Iva (2023)

Autonomous ships

[Academic lecture]. Nordic Maritime Law Gathering.

Parlov, Iva (2021)

MASS in the context of ships’ routeing, reporting [and vessel traffic services]: Exploring jurisdictional challenges and opportunities

[Academic lecture]. Internal seminar.

Parlov, Iva (2021)

Problematizing Sovereignty While Introducing Marine Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) into the Law of the Sea Framework and Such Regulatory Areas and Ships’ Routeing, Ship Reporting and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)

[Academic lecture]. Aurora Conference.

Jakobsen, Ingvild Ulrikke; Woker, Hilde & Parlov, Iva (2021)

Launch of a New Research Project at NCLOS: Developing Good Ocean Governance of the Arctic in Times of Unpredictable and Rapid Changes (DOGA)

[Article in business/trade/industry journal]. NCLOS Blog

Johansen, Elise; Poto, Margherita Paola, Parlov, Iva, Andreassen, Ingrid Solstad, Lott, Alexander, Solski, Jan Jakub, Enyew, Endalew Lijalem, Gjerde, Kristina, Harden-Davies, Harriet & Santosuosso, Amedeo (2021)

Ocean Connectivity and Law

[Academic lecture]. International Webinar.

Parlov, Iva (2018)

The Wreck Removal Convention: Issues of Implementation and Application

[Academic lecture]. The International Maritime Organization and Implementation.

Parlov, Iva (2017)

Coastal State Powers in Dealing with Maritime Casualties and Shipwrecks, reflection on Post-UNCLOS Developments

[Academic lecture]. International Seminar: At-sea Enforcement and Naval Warfare.

Academic Degrees
Year	Academic Department	Degree
2020	UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law	PhD in Law
2013	IMO International Maritime Law Institute, Malta	Master of Laws
2011	University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law	Master of Laws

Work Experience
Year	Employer	Job Title
2023 - Present	BI Norwegian Business School	Associate professor
2020 - 2023	UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea	Postdoctoral researcher (teaching included)
2022 - 2022	UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea	LL.M Academic director
2016 - 2020	UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Law, Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea	PhD Candidate (teaching included)
2013 - 2016	Vukic&Partners Law Firm	Associate
2011 - 2012	Macesic&Partners Law Firm	Junior Associate (Trainee)