Scientific Committee
The Institute for the Law of the Sea and International Marine Environmental Law (ISRIM) has a Scientific Committe. The members of the Committee are advising ISRIM and supporting the ideas of the Institute. The members are:
- Prof. Dr. David J. Attard
Prof. Attard is Director of the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), Malta and Professor of International Law at the University of Malta. He is also Vice-President and Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Hamburg.
- Dr. Agustín Blanco-Bazán
Dr. Blanco-Bazán is an international lawyer and consultant. He was Senior Deputy Director (retired), Legal Affairs, International Maritime Organization (IMO), London.
- Björn S. Böker, MBA
Mr. Böker is attorney-at-law and head of the office for company development at VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, Düsseldorf.
- Dr. Ximena Hinrichs Oyarce, LL.M.
Dr. Hinrichs is Deputy Registrar responsible for all legal and administrative work at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Hamburg.
- Prof. Dr. Peter Ritzenhoff
Prof. Ritzenhoff is Professor and Director of the University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven.
- Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Schiano di Pepe, LL.M. (UCL), LL.M. (Georgetown)
Prof. Schiano di Pepe is professor at the Department of Law of the University of Genoa. He is also attorney-at-law admitted to the Genoa Bar Association since 2001, practising at the law firm Afferni Crispo & C. in Genoa since 1997.