Guðmundur Eiríksson Explained

Guðmundur Eiríksson
Office1:Ambassador of Iceland to New Delhi
Term Start1:2009
Term End1:2014
Office2:Ambassador of Iceland in Pretoria
Term Start2:2008
Term End2:2009
Office3:Ambassador of Iceland in Ottawa
Term Start3:2003
Term End3:2005
Office4:Judge on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Term Start4:1996
Term End4:2002
Office5:President of the Council of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
Term Start5:1984
Term End5:1988
Birth Date:26 October 1947
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Education:Rutgers University
King’s College London
Columbia Law School
Awards:Order of the Falcon

Guðmundur Eiríksson (born October 26, 1947, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is an Icelandic Judge and Law Professor. He is currently serving as a Judge on the Arbitral Tribunal in the Dispute concerning the Detention of Ukrainian Naval Vessels and Servicemen (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation)[1] which is being conducted under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. He has served as an Ambassador of Iceland, a member of the United Nations International Law Commission and as a Judge and Judge ad hoc at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

Guðmundur Eiríksson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree (Civil Engineering) from Rutgers, a Bachelor of Laws (Hon.) degree from King’s College London and a Master of Laws degree from Columbia Law School. He is a Fellow of King’s College London.[2]

Biography

Guðmundur Eiríksson served with the United Nations in New York from 1974 to 1977. He served as Assistant Legal Advisor (1977 – 1980) and Legal Advisor (1980 – 1996) in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. He also served as Ambassador of Iceland in Ottawa (2003 – 2005),[3] Pretoria (2008 – 2009) and New Delhi (2009 – 2014).[4] He was a member of the United Nations International Law Commission from 1987 to 1996 (Rapporteur 1990; First Vice-Chairman 1993).[5] He served as a Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea from 1996 to 2002[6] (President, Chamber for Fisheries Disputes 1999 – 2002) and a Judge ad hoc in the M/V “Norstar” Case before the Tribunal (2016 – 2019).[7] He was a member of Icelandic delegations in various international forums, including the Council of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization where he also served as President from 1984 to 1988.[8]

Guðmundur Eiríksson has lectured at 40 Universities across the world, including the University of Iceland (1987 – 1996), the University of New Mexico School of Law (1994 – 1995) and the University for Peace (2001 – 2003 and 2005 – 2008). He also co-founded and co-directed the Programme on International Law and Human Rights at the University for Peace. He currently holds the position of Professor and Executive Director, Centre for International Legal Studies, Jindal Global Law School and Advisor, International Office and Global Initiatives, O.P. Jindal Global University.[9] He has written various articles on International Law over the course of his career, and is the author of the book The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2000).[10]

A Liber Amicorum was published for Guðmundur Eiríksson in 2017, with contributions from 33 colleagues, friends and former students on various topics connected with International Law.[11]

He was conferred the Commander's Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon by the President of Iceland in 1995.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dispute Concerning the Detention of Ukrainian Naval Vessels and Servicemen (Ukraine v. the Russian Federation) . Permanent Court of Arbitration . 10 April 2020.
  2. Web site: New fellows of King's College London 01/08/2016 . King's College London . 10 April 2020.
  3. News: Canada Welcomes His Excellency Gudmundur Eiriksson, Iceland's New Ambassador to Canada . 10 April 2020 . Lögberg-Heimskringla . 42 . 5 December 2003.
  4. Web site: Envoys of Five Nations Present Credentials to President of India . Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Former President of India . 11 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Present and Former Members of the International Law Commission (1949-present) . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224035638/http://legal.un.org/ilc/guide/annex2.htm . dead . 24 December 2014 . United Nations International Law Commission . 10 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Members of the Tribunal since 1996 . International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea . 10 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Judges ad hoc . International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea . 10 April 2020 . 26 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190526091054/https://www.itlos.org/the-tribunal/judges-ad-hoc/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Council . North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization . 10 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Gudmundur Eiriksson . Jindal Global Law School . 10 April 2020.
  10. Web site: The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. By G. Eiriksson . Cambridge University Press . International & Comparative Law Quarterly . July 2001 . 50 . 3 . 741–742 . 10.1093/iclq/50.3.741 . 21 April 2020. Boyle . Alan .
  11. Book: Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo. Liber Amicorum: In honour of a Modern Renaissance Man His Excellency Gudmundur Eiriksson . 2017 . University for Peace Press/OP Jindal/Universal Law Publishing . 9788131251256 .
  12. News: Fimmtán sæmdir Fálkaorðunni . 11 April 2020 . Morgunblaðið . 277; pp 9 . 3 December 1995.