| David J. Attard | |
| Honorific Suffix: | Professor |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Sliema, Malta |
| Alma Mater: | University of Malta Oxford University |
| Occupation: | advocate, lawyer and lecturer |
| Chancellor University of Malta | |
| Term: | 2011 |
David Joseph Attard (29 March 1953) is a Maltese advocate, judge-barrister, member of the Middle Temple England and Wales and academic professor.[1] He was pro-chancellor University of Malta in 2006 and chancellor since 2011.[2]
Attard was born in Sliema, Malta, he is a graduate of University of Malta in diploma of notary public, LLD University of Malta DPHIL University of Oxford.[3]
He is experienced law teacher of the sea, associated professor in Law at the Malta University and became professor in International public law both in Malta University in 1988, he was head UNEP environmental diplomacy Mediterranean in academy of diplomatic studies, director IMO international maritime law institute, visiting professor of International Law, University of Rome Tor Vergata in 1994, senior visiting lecturer in College of Foreign Affairs, Beijing, research fellow at University of Oxford in 1998, scholar in Yale Law School and visiting professor at Université de Paris I- Panthéon Sorbonne.[4]
Attard was Chairman of Exploration Committee in the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta in 1988, Advisor to the Secretary-general International Maritime Organization 1988-89, Special Legal Advisor to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environmental Programme in Nairobi 1989-91 and member of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), Council of Europe, Strasbourg.[5]