of his research endeavours. Since 2013, he is the accredited Swedish observer to the
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group IV on
Electronic Commerce. He has published monographs, chapters in books and articles
in peer-reviewed journals. Earlier he worked at Lund University and was responsible
for the delivery of the Master’s Programme in Maritime Law. He read for his PhD
degree at the World Maritime University in Sweden. He did his LLM in Maritime
Law from University College London in the UK and holds BSc, LLB and MBL
degrees from India. He was admitted to the Bar Council of India in 2005.
Raphael Baumler is Associate Professor and Head of the Maritime Safety and
Environmental Administration at the World Maritime University, Sweden. Educated
as dual officer, his sea life drove him to work as shipmaster on large containerships,
staff captain on cruise ship, and various assignments as deck or engineer officer on
ferries, VLCCs and supply vessels. He holds degrees in Crisis Management (MSc.)
and Risk Management (PhD) from the University of Artois (France).
Olena Bokareva is Associate Senior Lecturer in private law at the Faculty of Law
at Lund University. She is currently working on a postdoctoral project financed by
the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation on the topic of “Compensation and Liability for
Passengers’ Claims in Sea and Air Transport”. She obtained her doctoral degree
from Lund University in 2015 and holds her LLM degree from the same university.
Her doctoral research was based on the analysis of the Rotterdam Rules. Her
academic interest lies in maritime and commercial law, carriage of goods by sea,
multimodal transport and the law of the sea. She teaches maritime and transportation
law at the Faculty of law and selected topics in EU law.
Ron L. Bozzer is legal counsel at DuMoulin Boskovich LLP and practices general
business and corporate law, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, project
finance, banking and financing transactions, regulation of financial institutions,
captive insurance and public-private partnerships. Ron obtained his LLB from the
University of British Columbia in 1975 and was admitted to the British Columbia
Bar in 1975. Ron has extensive experience in project finance for major infrastructure
initiatives across many sectors, including telecommunications, mining, real estate
and forestry sectors. Ron is also involved in advising with respect to the development of infrastructure projects in developing and emerging markets around the
world, including power projects, hospitals, airports and housing developments.
Shuang Cai graduated from Dalian Maritime University with a Bachelor of Law
degree in 2017. In September of the same year, she began to study for a master’s
degree in maritime law, mainly engaged in the law of the contract for the carriage of
goods by sea and the law of marine environmental damage.
Laura Carballo Piñeiro joined the World Maritime University in February 2018
as Professor and holder of the Nippon Foundation Chair of Maritime Labour Law
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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group IV on
Electronic Commerce. He has published monographs, chapters in books and articles
in peer-reviewed journals. Earlier he worked at Lund University and was responsible
for the delivery of the Master’s Programme in Maritime Law. He read for his PhD
degree at the World Maritime University in Sweden. He did his LLM in Maritime
Law from University College London in the UK and holds BSc, LLB and MBL
degrees from India. He was admitted to the Bar Council of India in 2005.
Raphael Baumler is Associate Professor and Head of the Maritime Safety and
Environmental Administration at the World Maritime University, Sweden. Educated
as dual officer, his sea life drove him to work as shipmaster on large containerships,
staff captain on cruise ship, and various assignments as deck or engineer officer on
ferries, VLCCs and supply vessels. He holds degrees in Crisis Management (MSc.)
and Risk Management (PhD) from the University of Artois (France).
Olena Bokareva is Associate Senior Lecturer in private law at the Faculty of Law
at Lund University. She is currently working on a postdoctoral project financed by
the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation on the topic of “Compensation and Liability for
Passengers’ Claims in Sea and Air Transport”. She obtained her doctoral degree
from Lund University in 2015 and holds her LLM degree from the same university.
Her doctoral research was based on the analysis of the Rotterdam Rules. Her
academic interest lies in maritime and commercial law, carriage of goods by sea,
multimodal transport and the law of the sea. She teaches maritime and transportation
law at the Faculty of law and selected topics in EU law.
Ron L. Bozzer is legal counsel at DuMoulin Boskovich LLP and practices general
business and corporate law, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, project
finance, banking and financing transactions, regulation of financial institutions,
captive insurance and public-private partnerships. Ron obtained his LLB from the
University of British Columbia in 1975 and was admitted to the British Columbia
Bar in 1975. Ron has extensive experience in project finance for major infrastructure
initiatives across many sectors, including telecommunications, mining, real estate
and forestry sectors. Ron is also involved in advising with respect to the development of infrastructure projects in developing and emerging markets around the
world, including power projects, hospitals, airports and housing developments.
Shuang Cai graduated from Dalian Maritime University with a Bachelor of Law
degree in 2017. In September of the same year, she began to study for a master’s
degree in maritime law, mainly engaged in the law of the contract for the carriage of
goods by sea and the law of marine environmental damage.
Laura Carballo Piñeiro joined the World Maritime University in February 2018
as Professor and holder of the Nippon Foundation Chair of Maritime Labour Law
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About the Authors