Zhao Lihai

Zhao Lihai (born July 3, 1916 in Shanxi Province , † October 10, 2000 in Beijing ) was a Chinese lawyer . From 1996 to 2000 he was a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea .

Life

Zhao studied at Yanjing University , the University of Chicago and Harvard University , where he received his doctorate in international law in 1944 . From 1945 to 1957 he was a professor at Wuhan University and Nanjing University before moving to Peking University in 1957 , where he taught international law until his death. In 1983 he also accepted a visiting professorship at New York University .

From 1981 to 1989, Zhao was Vice President of the Chinese Association of International Marine Affairs and from 1989 Vice President of the Chinese Society of the Law of the Sea , of which he was appointed President in 2000. He was a member of various Chinese government organizations in the field of maritime law.

Zhao was the first judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to die in office. He was succeeded by Xu Guangjian .

Publications (selection)

• Veto power of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council . In: Chinese yearbook of international law and affairs . Volume 2, 1982, ISSN  0731-0854 , p. 145.
• The main legal problems in the bilateral relations between China and the United States . In: New York University journal of international law & politics . Volume 16, No. 3, Spring 1984, ISSN  0028-7873 , p. 543.
• The common heritage of mankind: an important principle of contemporary law of the sea . World Peace Through Law Center, Washington DC 1990.

literature

• Judge Lihai Zhao. In: International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Yearbook 1996-1997. Volume 1, Kluwer Law International, 1999, ISBN 90-411-1256-1 , ISSN  1389-6288 , p. 33 ( digitized , English, with picture)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhao is the family name here, Lihai is the first name.