and Policy. Prior to joining WMU she worked at the Universities of Vigo and
Santiago de Compostela in Spain, where she developed her expertise in private
international law, international litigation, international insolvency and maritime law.
She is admitted to practice as a lawyer and has worked as a deputy judge in Spain.
Her research as a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation led to the
publication of the book International Maritime Labour Law as part of the Hamburg
Studies on Maritime Affairs Collection (Springer, 2015) edited by the International
Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the Hamburg University.
Professor Carballo has published in a number of international journals in English,
German, Italian and Spanish. She has been visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute
for Comparative and Private International Law, Columbia Law School, the Institute
of European and Comparative Law at Oxford University and UNCITRAL, and she
has taught in a number of institutions in Europe and Latin America such as the
Universities of Antioquia and Medellín in Colombia, the Central University of
Venezuela, and the Hague Academy of International Law.
Aldo Chircop JSD is Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Maritime
Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada. Professor Chircop’s research interests are in the fields of Canadian
and international maritime law and international law of the sea. Professor Chircop is
Chair of the International Working Group on Polar Shipping of the Comité Maritime
International, Research Fellow at the Ocean Frontier Institute, Research Consultant
to the Centre of International Law at the National University of Singapore, Senior
Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Visiting
Professor at Dalian Maritime University and member of the Nova Scotia bar. He
has received several academic and professional awards. His numerous publications
include: Canadian Maritime Law 2d (Irwin Law, 2016; with Moreira, Kindred and
Gold eds); Places of Refuge for Ships: Emerging Environmental Concerns of a
Maritime Custom (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006; with Linden eds); The Future
of Ocean Regime-Building (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009; with McDorman and
Rolston eds); The International Regulation of Shipping: International and Comparative Perspectives (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012; with McDorman, Letalik and
Rolston eds). Professor Chircop is co-editor of the Ocean Yearbook since volume
13 (currently at 32).
Shatarupa Choudhury is Legal Counsel with Swiss Singapore Overseas Pte Ltd,
Aditya Birla Group, in Dubai. Shatarupa is a graduate of the National University of
Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. Her current work profile involves global commodity trading and shipping business in a multinational company. Her current work
profile involves international arbitration especially in the Singapore International
Arbitration Centre and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Her first
international paper was in the field of space law; it was published in the Prague
Yearbook of Comparative Law. She hails from Bhubaneswar, India, and is a
passionate Odissi dancer.
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Santiago de Compostela in Spain, where she developed her expertise in private
international law, international litigation, international insolvency and maritime law.
She is admitted to practice as a lawyer and has worked as a deputy judge in Spain.
Her research as a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation led to the
publication of the book International Maritime Labour Law as part of the Hamburg
Studies on Maritime Affairs Collection (Springer, 2015) edited by the International
Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs at the Hamburg University.
Professor Carballo has published in a number of international journals in English,
German, Italian and Spanish. She has been visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute
for Comparative and Private International Law, Columbia Law School, the Institute
of European and Comparative Law at Oxford University and UNCITRAL, and she
has taught in a number of institutions in Europe and Latin America such as the
Universities of Antioquia and Medellín in Colombia, the Central University of
Venezuela, and the Hague Academy of International Law.
Aldo Chircop JSD is Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Maritime
Law and Policy, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada. Professor Chircop’s research interests are in the fields of Canadian
and international maritime law and international law of the sea. Professor Chircop is
Chair of the International Working Group on Polar Shipping of the Comité Maritime
International, Research Fellow at the Ocean Frontier Institute, Research Consultant
to the Centre of International Law at the National University of Singapore, Senior
Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Visiting
Professor at Dalian Maritime University and member of the Nova Scotia bar. He
has received several academic and professional awards. His numerous publications
include: Canadian Maritime Law 2d (Irwin Law, 2016; with Moreira, Kindred and
Gold eds); Places of Refuge for Ships: Emerging Environmental Concerns of a
Maritime Custom (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006; with Linden eds); The Future
of Ocean Regime-Building (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009; with McDorman and
Rolston eds); The International Regulation of Shipping: International and Comparative Perspectives (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012; with McDorman, Letalik and
Rolston eds). Professor Chircop is co-editor of the Ocean Yearbook since volume
13 (currently at 32).
Shatarupa Choudhury is Legal Counsel with Swiss Singapore Overseas Pte Ltd,
Aditya Birla Group, in Dubai. Shatarupa is a graduate of the National University of
Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata. Her current work profile involves global commodity trading and shipping business in a multinational company. Her current work
profile involves international arbitration especially in the Singapore International
Arbitration Centre and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Her first
international paper was in the field of space law; it was published in the Prague
Yearbook of Comparative Law. She hails from Bhubaneswar, India, and is a
passionate Odissi dancer.
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