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Erik Franckx, PhD

Professor

Tel. +32 2 629 26 06 / Fax +32 2 629 12 59
E-mail: erik.franckx@vub.ac.be

Subjects taught:
  • European legal systems
  • Basic principles of international law
  • Public International Law of the Sea
  • The Diplomatic, Consular and International Office
  • Seminar:  Preparation for the Diplomatic Career
  • Introduction to the Central and East European Legal Systems
  • Thorough Study of International Law and International Institution
  • International Law (Including International Institutions)
  • Droit international de la mer

Education:

Doctor in de Rechten (Ph.D. in Law) - 1989
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

Master of Laws (LL.M.) - 1983
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia USA

Master of Arts in East-European Studies - 1982
Interuniversity Centre for East-European Studies
Brussels, Belgium

Licentiaat in de Rechten - 1981
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

Research Interests:
  • International Law in general, with special emphasis on the Law of the Sea.
  • Recent focus has been on marine pollution, law of fisheries, delimitation of maritime boundaries between states, marine scientific research, state practice of Belgium and/or the Flemish Government and the Baltic Sea region.
  • More generally, research also relates to the areas of Diplomatic and Consular Law and Central and East-European Legal Systems.

Select Publications:
"Multilateralism and Marine Issues in the Southeast Atlantic", in Bringing New Law to Ocean Waters, Franckx, E., (Caron, D. & Scheiber, H.., eds), Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff, pp. 177-197 (2004).

"Exclusive Economic Zone, State Practice and the Protection of the Marine Environment", in La zone économique exclusive et la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer, 1982-2000: un premier bilan de la pratique des Etats/The Exclusive Economic Zone and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982-2000: A First Assessment of State Practice (Franckx, E. & Gautier, Ph., eds.), Bruxelles/Brussels, Bruylant, pp. 11-30 (2003).

"The Direct Application of International Law in the Belgian and Russian Municipal Systems of Law: A Comparative Analysis", in The Reception of International Law in Central and Eastern Europe (Franckx, E. & Smis, S., eds.), Antwerp, Maklu, pp. 37-68 (2002).

Languages:
Dutch, French and English

Nationality:
Belgian