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The project tackles the problem of the lack of exhaustive legal studies regarding the possibility of the operation of autonomous and unmanned vessels worldwide in the contemporary law of the sea and international maritime law systems. Thus, this explorative study will analyze the legal situation of autonomous and unmanned vessels in international law (primarily in the law of the sea and international maritime law). The planned research aims to verify the central research hypothesis, which is that the contemporary law of the sea does not offer a satisfactory legal framework towards a worldwide operation of autonomous and unmanned vessels. As a consequence, the project will determine the regulatory barriers preventing their global operation. The project will be realized during the total period of 24 months. The total period of 24 months will be divided into four repetitive cycles of six months, where the crucial regulatory areas will be analyzed. Every cycle will be concluded with the article publication in the Gold Open Access Scopus Magazine (the total –minimum– number of four peer-reviewed articles will be published). Moreover, two seminars on progress, achievements, and results of the project will be organized at the Faculty of Law and Administration of Jagiellonian University. The collaboration with the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Oslo and the presentation of the research results at the Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) are also planned.