Judge Hugo Caminos
(Member of the Tribunal since 1 October 1996; re-elected as from 1 October 2002; President of the Chamber for Fisheries Disputes 1997–1999, 2002–2005 and since 2 October 2008; President of the Seabed Disputes Chamber 2005–2008; Member of the Special Chamber formed to deal with the Case concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Exploitation of Swordfish Stocks in the South-Eastern Pacific Ocean)

Born: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 16 March 1921.

Education: School of Law and Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Lawyer (1942); Dr. Jur. (1964); postgraduate studies in International Law, University of California, Berkeley and Los Angeles, and Columbia University, New York (1945–1946); postgraduate studies in International Relations, New School for Social Research, New York (1946).

Professional Experience: Professor of Public International Law, School of Law and Social Sciences, University of Buenos Aires (Assistant 1956–1957, Associate 1958–1962, Full Professor 1963–1987, Professor Emeritus 1988); Professor, Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina (1963, 1967 and 1972); Director, Department of International Organizations (1971–1972), Legal Counsel (1972–1973), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Argentina; Director of Studies, English-speaking section (Public International Law), The Hague Academy of International Law (1973); Lecturer at international law courses and courses on the law of the sea organized by UNITAR in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America (1973–1985); Deputy Director, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, New York (1974–1981); Ambassador of Argentina to Brazil (1981–1984); Under-Secretary for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C. (1984–1994); Lecturer at The Hague Academy of International Law (1987 and 1998) and at various sessions of the External Programme of the Academy; Lecturer at the annual courses offered by the Institute of International Public Law and International Relations, Thessaloniki (1986, 1992, 1994 and 1999); Coordinator of the annual course in international law organized by the OAS Inter-American Juridical Committee, Rio de Janeiro (1984–1994); Visiting Professor of International Law and Law of the Sea, University of Miami School of Law (1995–present); Director, Institute of Public International Law, National Academy of Law and Social Sciences, Buenos Aires (2004–present); Visiting Professor of International Law of the Sea, Libera Universitá di Studi Sociali, Rome (2008).

Member: Permanent Court of Arbitration (1962–1976); Institut de Droit international (Associate 1979, Member 1983–present, 2nd Vice-President 2003–2005); International Curatorium of the Institute of International Public Law and International Relations, Thessaloniki (1987–present); Association internationale du droit de la mer; International Law Association (Argentine Branch); Argentine Council for International Relations; Argentine National Academy of Law and Social Sciences.

Publications: Law of the Sea (ed.), The Library of Essays in International Law, 2001, and author of numerous articles, monographs and papers on public international law, law of the sea, human rights and international organizations.