Gudmundur Eiriksson

Nationality: Iceland

Current Position within UPEACE

Head, Department of International Law and Human Rights; Legal Advisor to the Council

Education and Qualifications
• LL.M., Columbia University (1974)
• LL.B., King's College, University of London (1973)
• A.B., B.S. in Civil Engineering, Rutgers College (1970)

Work Experience
• Ambassador to: Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela (2003-2005)
• Dean for Cooperative Programmes, Director of the Department of International Law and Human Rights, Secretary to the Council, University for Peace (2001-2003)
• Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (1996-2002) (President of the Chamber for Fisheries Disputes, 1999-2002)
• Visiting Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law (1994-1995)
• Lecturer, University of Iceland (1987-1996)
• Visiting Scholar, University of Virginia Law School (1984 and 1985)
• Member of the United Nations International Law Commission (1987-1996)
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland (1977-1996, 2003-2005): Ambassador (since 1988); Legal Adviser (1980-1996); Assistant Legal Adviser (1977-1980)
• Special Consultant, Third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea, New York (1977)
• Law of the Sea Officer, Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Law of the Sea, New York (1974-1976)

Courses/Subjects Taught
• International Law
• Human Rights

Publications
• The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000
• Numerous articles on the law of the sea, legal education, international criminal law, international organizations, disarmament and human rights