Research Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

BULAT KARIMOV
Russia

Education
LLB (HSE, Moscow)
LLM (University of Cape Town)


Awards/Scholarships
Excellence in Law PG Scholarship at UCT (2023)
Wilfred Kramer Law Grant (2023)
Capt Bob Deacon Memorial Prize
Hare Prize for Carriage of Goods by Sea
NUS Research Scholarship


Thesis Title
Current Tendencies in the Enforcement of Maritime Claims: Effectiveness of Existing Mechanisms and Future Developments


Supervisor(s)
Professor Stephen Girvin


Research Interest
Admiralty Law and Practice
Maritime Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Conflict of Laws
Preliminary Remedies


Representative Publications
B Karimov, ‘Locus of Control in the Arrest of Ships Associated by Common Control’ (2024) 30(1) JIML 7
B Karimov, ‘Law and Practice of Ship Arrest in Russia’, (2025) CML Working Paper Series, CML-WPS-2503
B Karimov, ‘Arrest of Associated Ships from a Common Law Perspective’, (2024) CML Working Paper Series, CML-WPS-2404
B Karimov, ‘The Legal Nature of the Contract of Carriage of Goods: Foreign Experience and Russian Understanding’ (2022) 3 Maritime Law 88
B Karimov, ‘The Legal Nature of Freight Forwarding Contracts: Foreign Experience and Russian Understanding’ (2022) 4 Maritime Law 57.


Work Experience
Research Associate, Centre for Maritime Law (2023 – 2025)
Head of Young Committee, Russian Maritime Law Association (2021 – to date)
Associate, NAVICUS.LAW, Saint Petersburg, Russia (2021–2023)



Email
e1561488@u.nus.edu