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Judge Zhiguo Gao
(Member of the Tribunal since 30 January 2008)
Education: B.A., Jilin University, Changcun, China (1980); LL.M., China University of Political Science & Law, Beijing, China (1983); LL.M., University of Washington, Seattle, USA (1986); J.S.D. (Doctorate in the Science of Law), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (1993); Post-Doctorate in Law, East-West Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (1994).
Professional Experience: Lecturer, Shanxi University of Coal Science & Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (1980); Senior Research Fellow, Policy Division, State Oceanic Administration, Beijing, China (1983–1986); Deputy Administrator, China Institute for Marine Development Strategies, Beijing, China (1987–1988); Deputy Head, Legal Office, State Oceanic Administration, Beijing, China (1988–1989); Associate, Burchell MacDougall & Gruchy, Truro, Canada (1991–1992); Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, East-West Centre, Honolulu, USA (1993–1994); Lecturer, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy Law School, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom (1994–1997); Director, Training Programme on EEZ and Coastal Zone Management, International Ocean Institute, Guangzhou, China (1997); Consultant to Chinese offshore oil industry (1997–present); Deputy Director, China Institute for Marine Affairs, State Oceanic Administration, Beijing, China (Deputy Director, 1997–1999; Executive Director since 1999); Visiting Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC, USA (1998); Honorary Lecturer, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom (2000–present); Consultant to International Seabed Authority (2001); Adjunct Professor, China University of Oceanography, Qingdao, China (2001–present); Deputy to the 10th National People’s Congress of China (2003–2007); Adjunct Professor, Centre on Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (2003–present); Adjunct Professor, University of Xiamen, Xiamen, China (2004–present).
Member: Academic Advisory Group, Section on Energy and Natural Resources Law, IBA (1996–present); Maritime Working Group, Council on Security and Cooperation in Asia-Pacific, China (1997–present); Chinese Association of the Law of the Sea (Executive Vice-President, 1999–present); Council, Chinese Association of International Law (2000–present); Editorial Board, Ocean Yearbook (Canada) (2000–present); The Chinese Bar Association (2001–present); Asean Regional Forum Experts/Eminent Persons (2001–present); Editorial Board, Ocean Development and International Law (Canada/USA) (2001–present); Foreign Affairs Committee, National People’s Congress of China (2003–2007).
Publications: A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1985; Marine Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region (co-author), 1990; “China and the Law of the Sea”, 15 Marine Policy, 1991; International Environmental Law, 3rd ed., 1994; “Naval Strategy and the Law of the Sea”, 6 Journal of Chinese Navy, 2001; A Comparative Study of National Mining Legislation and Contracts, 2003; Essays on International Law of the Sea (ed.), 2004; Recent Developments of International Law of the Sea (ed.), 2005; “The Regimes on the EEZ, Continental Shelf and Straits Used for International Navigation”, Chinese Journal of Military Law, vol. 75, 2005; Theory and Practice of International Law of the Sea (ed.), 2006; Essays on Ocean Policy of China (co-author), 2007; Studies of the New Trends of International Law of the Sea (ed.), 2007; Collection of International Maritime Boundary Delimitation Agreements and Treaties (ed.), 2008.
Awards: National Outstanding Achievements & Contributions Award of the Chinese Government (2001).
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