Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice, The Nippon Foundation Professor on Marine Environmental Law, between the 9 and 10 November, delivered the course on ‘The Law of Treaties’ to the IMLI Class 2016/2017. She discussed in detail treaties as a source of public international law; the concept of a treaty in international law; the means to express consent to be bound by a treaty; and issues on interpretation of treaties.

As a world expert in the field, Professor Fitzmaurice’s method of teaching enabled the students to easily understand a difficult subject. They greatly benefited from her expertise and were very much appreciative of the practical examples with which she enriched her lectures.

This course is a core topic within the subject of Public International Law.

Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice holds the Chair of Public International Law at Queen Mary, University of London, where she also teaches public international law at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her main interests and specialties include the law of treaties, jurisprudence of the world court, and international environmental law.

Professor Fitzmaurice was in 2011 appointed The Nippon Foundation Professor of Marine Environmental Law at IMLI. She is one of the main editors of The IMLI Manual on International Maritime Law.

Professor Fitzmaurice also serves as Editor-in-Chief on a variety of international law books, namely the International Community Law Review and Queen Mary Studies in International Law.

She has widely published on international law, environmental law and law of treaties. She is committed to delivering lectures and seminars on both subjects.

The students now look forward to her lectures on Marine Environmental Law.