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Prof. David J. Attard

International Law Lecturer and
Director, International Maritime Law Institute

 

Professor Attard read law at the University of Malta (LL. D.) and the University of Oxford (D. Phil.). In 1988, he was appointed the Chair of Public International Law at the University of Malta. He has been a Visiting Professor of International Law at the University of Rome II, a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, and a Fullbright Fellow, Yale Law School.

In 1990, he was appointed the first holder of the UNEP Chair of Environmental Diplomacy. Since 1992, he has been the Director of the IMO International Maritime Law Institute.

Professor Attard has contributed various articles to leading journals. His book “The Exclusive Economic Zone in International Law” was awarded the Paul Guggenheim (International Law) Prize, Geneva. In 1988 on Professor Attard’s advice, the Government of Malta requested the United Nations to take action to protect the global climate. His proposal led to the 1992 UN Convention on the Protection of Global Climate.

Professor Attard has been retained by numerous Governments to advise on international legal matters. His particular specialty is the international law on the exploration and exploitation of maritime resources. He has led numerous teams to negotiate single maritime boundaries, continental shelf boundaries, and fishing zone boundaries. This experience has given him access to the necessary expertise which provides the necessary scientific support to maritime boundaries negotiations.

Between 1982 and 1988, Professor Attard was the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization

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