co-author of more than 60 published articles and book chapters. Prof. Mejia’s
editorial responsibilities include the WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (Associate
Editor) and the WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs (Series Editor). At WMU, he
currently serves as Director of the PhD Programme, Associate Academic Dean and
Head of the Maritime Law and Policy specialization.
Samuel Pyeatt Menefee has a background in anthropology and law and is Maury
Fellow at UVA’s Center for Oceans Law and Policy. He holds degrees from Yale,
Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge and the University of Virginia and has published
extensively on piracy and maritime terrorism. Menefee has held several academic
appointments and was formerly Rapporteur of the CMI’s Joint International Working Group on Uniformity of the Law of Piracy. The Mariners’ Museum made him a
Huntingdon Fellow for his work in the field.
Proshanto K. Mukherjee is Professor of Maritime Law, Dalian Maritime University; Professor Emeritus of Maritime Law and Policy, World Maritime University;
Chancellor of CINEC, Colombo. He was previously Vice President (Research),
Director of Doctoral Programmes, and ITF Professor of Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection at WMU; Director of LLM and PhD Programmes in Maritime
Law at Lund University; IMO Legal Adviser for the Caribbean Region; Senior
Adviser, Maritime Policy and International Affairs, Department of Fisheries and
Oceans, Canada; and Senior Deputy Director and Professor of Maritime Law,
International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), in Malta. He is Honorary Research
Fellow, Swansea University; Visiting Professor, Shanghai Maritime University and
Jimei University; Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Human Resource Development, Chung-Ang University, Seoul; Visiting Professor, National University of
Juridical Sciences, Kolkata; Visiting Professor and Senior Academic Adviser,
National Law University of Odisha, Cuttack; and Visiting Professor, BSMR Maritime University, Dhaka. He spent 16 years in a seafaring career reaching the rank of
Master before entering legal studies and the legal profession. He is a member of the
Canadian Maritime Law Association and the CMI Working Group on Fair Treatment of Seafarers. He is on the editorial boards of several academic journals. He is
author of Maritime Legislation and lead author of Farthing on International Shipping, Fourth Edition. He has numerous publications to his credit on virtually every
aspect maritime affairs and public and private maritime law, and his works have been
cited by the Federal Court of Australia.
Reshmi Mukherjee is a solicitor within the jurisdiction of England and Wales.
After completing a degree in Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa,
Canada, she pursued her LLB at the institution that was then called the University of
Wales, Swansea (now Swansea University). Upon completing the LLB,
Ms. Mukherjee studied for and completed the LLM in Maritime and Commercial
Law, also at the University of Wales, Swansea. She then took the Legal Practice
Course at the same law school, before qualifying as a solicitor. Ms. Mukherjee lives
within the County of Swansea with her husband and young son.
xxiv
About the Authors
editorial responsibilities include the WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (Associate
Editor) and the WMU Studies in Maritime Affairs (Series Editor). At WMU, he
currently serves as Director of the PhD Programme, Associate Academic Dean and
Head of the Maritime Law and Policy specialization.
Samuel Pyeatt Menefee has a background in anthropology and law and is Maury
Fellow at UVA’s Center for Oceans Law and Policy. He holds degrees from Yale,
Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge and the University of Virginia and has published
extensively on piracy and maritime terrorism. Menefee has held several academic
appointments and was formerly Rapporteur of the CMI’s Joint International Working Group on Uniformity of the Law of Piracy. The Mariners’ Museum made him a
Huntingdon Fellow for his work in the field.
Proshanto K. Mukherjee is Professor of Maritime Law, Dalian Maritime University; Professor Emeritus of Maritime Law and Policy, World Maritime University;
Chancellor of CINEC, Colombo. He was previously Vice President (Research),
Director of Doctoral Programmes, and ITF Professor of Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection at WMU; Director of LLM and PhD Programmes in Maritime
Law at Lund University; IMO Legal Adviser for the Caribbean Region; Senior
Adviser, Maritime Policy and International Affairs, Department of Fisheries and
Oceans, Canada; and Senior Deputy Director and Professor of Maritime Law,
International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), in Malta. He is Honorary Research
Fellow, Swansea University; Visiting Professor, Shanghai Maritime University and
Jimei University; Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Human Resource Development, Chung-Ang University, Seoul; Visiting Professor, National University of
Juridical Sciences, Kolkata; Visiting Professor and Senior Academic Adviser,
National Law University of Odisha, Cuttack; and Visiting Professor, BSMR Maritime University, Dhaka. He spent 16 years in a seafaring career reaching the rank of
Master before entering legal studies and the legal profession. He is a member of the
Canadian Maritime Law Association and the CMI Working Group on Fair Treatment of Seafarers. He is on the editorial boards of several academic journals. He is
author of Maritime Legislation and lead author of Farthing on International Shipping, Fourth Edition. He has numerous publications to his credit on virtually every
aspect maritime affairs and public and private maritime law, and his works have been
cited by the Federal Court of Australia.
Reshmi Mukherjee is a solicitor within the jurisdiction of England and Wales.
After completing a degree in Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa,
Canada, she pursued her LLB at the institution that was then called the University of
Wales, Swansea (now Swansea University). Upon completing the LLB,
Ms. Mukherjee studied for and completed the LLM in Maritime and Commercial
Law, also at the University of Wales, Swansea. She then took the Legal Practice
Course at the same law school, before qualifying as a solicitor. Ms. Mukherjee lives
within the County of Swansea with her husband and young son.
xxiv
About the Authors