James L. Kateka

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James Luta Kateka (born April 29, 1945 in Karagwe district ) is a Tanzanian lawyer and a judge at the International Tribunal for the Sea since 2005 .

Life

James L. Kateka graduated in 1970 with a degree in Law at the University of Dar es Salaam from. This was followed by a master’s degree at King’s College London with a focus on international law . In 1970 he began his career in the foreign ministry of his country and was, among other things, an advisor to the Tanzanian Permanent Mission to the United Nations , ambassador to Germany , Russia and Sweden . From 2001 to 2005 he was a nominated ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague in the Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (DRC v. Uganda) case by Uganda .

James L. Kateka was also a member of various international conferences on the drafting of international treaties, including the Vienna Convention on the Succession of States to International Treaties , the Statute of the International Seabed Authority and that of the International Tribunal for the Sea.

Since October 1st, 2005 Kateka has been a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg . His term runs for his re-election by 30 September 2023. In the two arbitration proceedings between Mauritius and the United Kingdom , he was on 25 March 2011 and between Malta and Sao Tome and Principe , respectively on 27 December 2013 as the referee ordered.

Awards

James L. Kateka has been the bearer of the Great Cross with Star of the Order of Pius since 1993 .

Publications (selection)

  • The 51st session of the United Nations International Law Commission . In: African yearbook of international law . Volume 7 (1999), ISSN  1380-7412 , p. 217.
  • John Dugard's contribution to the topic of diplomatic protection . In: Leiden Journal of International Law . Volume 20 (2007), ISSN  0922-1565 p. 921.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press release No. 164 of the International Tribunal for the Sea of ​​March 25, 2011 (PDF; 61 kB)
  2. ↑ Press release No. 209 of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of ​​March 18, 2014 (PDF; 64 kB)

Web links

  • ITLOS - Judge James L. Kateka biography on the website of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (English, with picture)
  • SPLOS / 266 biographies of the candidates for election to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (PDF; 938 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Kateka, James L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kateka, James Luta (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Tanzanian lawyer, judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Karagwe district