Alberto Székely

Alberto Székely Sánchez (born January 18, 1946 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican lawyer and was Professor of International Law at the University of Mexico from 1970 to 1991 .

After studying law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , which Székely graduated in 1968, he obtained a Master of Arts and a Master of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and Harvard University . On his return in 1970 he was appointed Professor of International Law at the University of Mexico. During his teaching activities, he held visiting professorships at Arizona State University and Johns Hopkins University , among others , and from 1976 to 1979 advised the Mexican State Department on international law issues. Since 1986, Székely has also been a judge at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague , where he has specialized in environmental law issues since 2001 . He has also been a lawyer since 1991. In 2001 he was appointed by Ireland as an ad hoc judge at the International Tribunal in the MOX Plant case (Ireland versus Great Britain ) . In the dispute between the Netherlands and Russia about the events on the Arctic Sunrise in front of a court of arbitration under the Convention Székely was appointed in January 2014. referee.

Publications (selection)

Latin America and the development of the law of the sea: regional documents and national legislation . Oceana Publ., Dobbs Ferry 1976, ISBN 0-379-10180-7 .
Bibliography on Latin America and the law of the sea Law of the Sea Institute, Kingston 1976.
Instrumentos fundamentales de derecho internacional público: estudio introductorio . UNAM, Mexico City 1989–90, ISBN 968-36-1036-6 .

personal data
SURNAME	Székely, Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mexican lawyer, professor of international law
DATE OF BIRTH	January 18, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mexico city