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Judge Óscar Cabello Sarubbi

Member of the Tribunal since 1 October 2017

Born: Asunción, Paraguay, 12 June 1947.

Education: Doctor of Law, Universitá degli Studi di Roma (1970); Specialization Diploma in International Public Law, Universitá del Sacro Cuore, Milano (1972); Master in Arts, International Relations, Saint John’s University, New York (1981); Training Program on Community Law and Cooperation, European Communities, Brussels ( February/March, 1974); International Trade Course, GATT, (Geneva, Summer/Fall 1975); Summer Course in International Law, The Hague Academy of International Law (The Hague, Summer 1978).

Professional Experience: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay (1972-2017): Officer and Vice Director in the Department for International Organizations, in charge of Multilateral Treaties (1972-1977), Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York (1977-1985), Director of the Department for International Organizations (1985-1989), Director General for General Affairs (1989-1990), Vice-Minister for General Affairs (1990-1993), Vice-Minister for Political Affairs (1993-1995), Ambassador to Italy and Greece (1995-1999), Permanent Representative to the FAO, WFP and IFAD (1995-1999), Director-General for Multilateral Political Affairs (2000-2003), Ambassador to Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Greece (2003-2007), Permanent Representative to the UNIDO, AIEA, CTBTO and UNODC, Vienna (2003-2007), Ambassador to Spain, Morocco and Andorra (2007-2013), Director-General, Diplomatic and Consular Academy (2014-2015), Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2017); Assistant Professor of International Civil Law, Universidad Nacional de Asunción (1973-1977); Professor, Universidad Católica de Asunción (1973-1977); Delegate to: UN General Assembly Sessions (1976-1989), Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea, New York (1977-1982), Special Session for the signature of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay, Jamaica (1982); Professor, Paraguayan Diplomatic and Consular Academy (1985-1995, 2000-2002, 2013-2017); Head of delegation, First Session, Assembly of the International Seabed Authority, Kingston (1994); UN Commission on Crime (Vice-Chairman 2004, Chairman 2005); Chairman, Preparatory Commission of the UN Conference on Crime, Bangkok (2005); Professor, Universidad de la Integración de las Américas (2014).​

Publications: “I confini nel Diritto Internazionale”, Doctoral Thesis, Universita degli Studi di Roma (1966);”L’utilizzazione dei fiumi internazionali oltre la navigazione”, Diploma’s Thesis, Universitá del Sacro Cuore, Milan (1972); “La accesión al Gatt”, Estudios Paraguayos, Catholic University of Asuncion, (1977); “La participación de los Estados sin litoral en la Tercera Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar”, Estudios Paraguayos, Universidad Católica de Asunción (1978); “Los países sin litoral y el Derecho del Mar” , Revista Diplomática, Asunción (2015); “El Tribunal Internacional del Derecho del Mar: su labor y perspectivas futuras”, Revista Diplomática, Asunción (2018), “Land Locked States in Contemporary Law of the Sea”, en “Derecho del Mar: reflexiones, tendencias y perspectivas”, IBDMAR, Bello Horizonte, Brazil (2020); “ Sistema para la solución de las controversias previsto en la Convención de Montego Bay - Parte XV”, Brazilian Yearbook on the Law of the Sea (2022); “Principio 5: Pobreza”, in “Comentario Brasileiro a Declaracao do Rio de Janeiro sobre Medio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento”, Sao Pablo/Belo Horizonte (2022); “Itlos Advisory Opinions and International Law”, in Ascomare Yearbook on the Law of the Sea, Volume 2, Luglio Editore, Trieste (2023).

Lectures: Participation in the Third International Conference on the Law of the Sea, Nov. 2018, Seoul, as Chairperson on the Panel “Ways forward for ITLOS in Developing the Law of the Sea”, and as a panellist in the Wrap-up Session; “The International Law of Fishing”, Lecture at the International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), Malta, July 2019; “Los desafíos jurídicos contemporáneos de los Estados sin litoral”, lecture at the Third Brazilian Congress on the Law of the Sea, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2019); “La Convención de Montego Bay. Sistema de solución de controversias previsto en la Parte XV” , (virtual) at the IV Brazilian Congress on the Law of the Sea, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2020; “Land Locked Countries and the Law of the Sea”, lectures at the Nippon Foundation Capacity Building and Training Program (2019-2024); “Advisory Opinion on Fishing in the EEZ of other States (Case No.21)”, lectures (virtual) in IMLI Course on Peaceful Settlement of Maritime Disputes (2020-2024); “Duty of cooperation under the UNCLOS Regime”, participation (virtual) as a Discussant, 5th International Conference on the Law of the Sea, Seoul (2020); “El Tribunal Internacional sobre el Derecho del Mar”, lecture (virtual) in the IX Congreso Brasileño sobre Derecho Marítimo, Portuario y Aduanero, Itajai, Santa Catalina, Brazil, 2020; “La Convención de Las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho del Mar y el Tribunal Internacional del Derecho del Mar”, lecture (virtual) in II Congreso Internacional de las Américas, Santos, Brazil (2022; “El Tribunal Internacional sobre el Derecho del Mar: su labor e importancia”, lecture at the School of Law, National University of Asuncion (UNA), 2022; “La Convención sobre el Derecho del Mar, derechos y oportunidades para los países sin litoral marítimo”, lectures with Judge María Teresa Infante in the Diplomatic Academy, Asunción, june 2024; “Provisional Measures Proceedings”, Itlos Workshop for Legal Advisers from Latin America and the Caribbean, Hamburg, September 2024. Member of the presiding panels in the Moot Courts organized within the Third and Fourth Brazilian Congresses on the Law of the Sea, 2019 and 2020.