Professor Tullio Scovazzi – Curriculum Vitae | ΙΔΡΥΜΑ ΚΑΛΛΙΟΠΗΣ ΚΟΥΦΑ

Present Position
Professor of International Law, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan (since 1998).

Previous Positions
Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Milan (1994-1998); Professor of Public International Law, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Genoa (1991-1994); Professor of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Parma (1980-1991); Charged with the course of International Economic Law, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Turin (1978-1980); Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Milan (1973-1980).

Key Qualifications

Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki, Course on “La ligne de base de la mer territoriale dans la mer Méditerranée” (1986);

Hague Academy of International Law, Course on “The Evolution of International Law of the Sea: New Issues, New Challenges” (2000); Centre for Studies and Research, Director of Studies for the French-speaking Section (subject “The Cultural Heritage of Mankind”) (2005);

Bancaja Euromediterranean Courses of International Law, Castellón, course on “Maritime Delimitations in the Mediterranean Sea” (2004);

Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, Course on International Environmental Law (2002, 2006, 2008, 2013);

Academy of European Law, Firenze, Course on “Human Rights and Immigration at Sea” (2010).

Invited professor at the Universities of Brest (1987), Paris II (1993), Paris I (1995), Nantes (1999, 2004, 2005), Limoges (2000), Nice (2002).

Author of several books and articles on various topics, especially in the fields of international law of the sea, international environmental law, cultural law. The books are the following:

Scovazzi, Gli accordi bilaterali sulla pesca, Milano, 1977;
Leita & Scovazzi (eds.), Il regime della pesca nella Comunità Economica Europea, Milano, 1979;
Scovazzi, La pesca nell’evoluzione del diritto del mare, Milano, Part I 1979, Part II 1984;
Giuliano, Scovazzi & Treves, Diritto internazionale, Milano, vol I, 1983 (2nd ed.), 1991 (3rd ed.); vol. II, 1983;
Scovazzi, La linea di base del mare territoriale, Milano, 1986;
Francioni & Scovazzi (eds.), International Law for Antarctica, Milano, 1987;
Ferrari & Scovazzi (eds.), La tutela della libertà di religione, Padova, 1988;
Francioni & Scovazzi (eds.), International Responsibility for Environmental Harm, London, 1991;
Scovazzi & Treves (eds.), World Treaties for the Protection of the Environment, Milano, 1992;
Reports for Mediterranean Maritime Boundaries, in Charney & al., International Maritime Boundaries, II, 1993; III, 1998; IV, 2002; V, 2006; VI, 2011;
Scovazzi, Esercitazioni di diritto internazionale, Milano, 1994;
Francalanci & Scovazzi (eds.), Lines in the Sea, Dordrecht, 1994;
Scovazzi, Elementos de derecho internacional del mar (edición española a cargo de Bou Franch), Madrid, 1995;
Maffei, Pineschi, Scovazzi & Treves (eds.), Participation in World Treaties on the Protection of the Environment – A Collection of Data, London, 1996;
Francioni & Scovazzi (eds.), International Law for Antarctica, 2nd ed., The Hague, 1996;
Scovazzi, Assab, Massaua, Uccialli, Adua – Gli strumenti giuridici del primo colonialismo italiano, Torino, 2nd ed. 1998;
Conetti, Migliorino & Scovazzi, Testi di base per lo studio del diritto internazionale, Milano, 1998; II ed. 2001; III ed., 2006;
Scovazzi, Marine Specially Protected Areas – The General Aspects and the Mediterranean Regional System, The Hague, 1999;
Scovazzi, Corso di diritto internazionale – Parte I: Caratteri generali ed evoluzione della comunità internazionale, Milano, 2000;
Scovazzi, The Evolution of International Law of the Sea: New Issues, New Challenges, Hague Academy of International Law, Recueil des Cours, vol. 286, 2000;
Scovazzi (ed.), The Protection of the Environment in a Context of Regional Economic Integration – The Case of the European Community, the MERCOSUR and the NAFTA, Milano, 2001;
Camarda & Scovazzi (eds.), The Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage – Legal Aspects, Milano, 2002;
Scovazzi, Elementi di diritto internazionale del mare, 3rd ed., Milano, 2002;
Garabello & Scovazzi (eds.), The Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage – Before and after the 2001 UNESCO Convention, Leiden, 2003;
Scovazzi (ed.), La protezione del patrimonio culturale sottomarino nel Mare Mediterraneo, Milano, 2004;
Calvetti & Scovazzi (eds.), Dal Tribunale per la ex-Iugoslavia alla Corte Penale Internazionale, Milano, 2004;
Maritime Delimitations in the Mediterranean Sea, Cursos Euromediterraneos Bancaja de Derecho Internacional, 2004-2005;
Juste Ruiz & Scovazzi (eds.), La práctica internacional en materia de responsabilidad por accidentes industriales catastróficos, Valencia, 2005;
Scovazzi (ed.), Corso di diritto internazionale, Parte II: Trattati, norme generali, adattamento, Milano, 2006;
Papanicolopulu & Scovazzi (ed.), Quale diritto nei conflitti armati?, Milano, 2006;
Francioni & Scovazzi (eds.), Biotechnology and International Law, Oxford, 2006;
Scovazzi, Le patrimoine culturel de l’humanité (Académie de Droit International de la Haye, Centre d’Etude et de Recherche 2005), Leiden, 2007;
Acquaviva & Scovazzi (eds.), Il dominio di Venezia sul Mare Adriatico nelle opere di Paolo Sarpi e Giulio Pace, Milano, 2007;
Citroni & Scovazzi, The Struggle against Enforced Disappearance and the 2007 United Nations Convention, Leiden, 2007;
Papanicolopulu & Scovazzi (eds.), Conflitti armati e situazioni di emergenza: la risposta del diritto internazionale, Milano, 2007;
Calvetti & Scovazzi (eds.), Il Tribunale per la ex-Iugoslavia: l’attività svolta e il suo prossimo scioglimento, Milano, 2007;
Nafziger & Scovazzi (eds.), Le patrimoine culturel de l’humanité – The Cultural Heritage of Mankind, Leiden, 2008;
Francioni, Gestri, Ronzitti & Scovazzi (eds.), Accesso alla giustizia dell’individuo nel diritto internazionale e dell’Unione Europea, Milano, 2008;
Scovazzi, Papanicolopulu & Urbinati (eds.), I diritti umani di fronte al giudice internazionale, Milano, 2009;
Camarda, Corrieri & Scovazzi, La formazione del diritto marittimo nella prospettiva storica, Milano, 2010;
Cutillo, Faugno & Scovazzi (eds.), La responsabilità sociale d’impresa in tema di diritti umani e protezione dell’ambiente – Il caso dell’India, Milano, 2012;
Scovazzi, Ubertazzi & Zagato (eds.), Il patrimonio culturale intangibile nelle sue diverse dimensioni, Milano, 2012;
Annati & Scovazzi (eds.), Diritto internazionale e bombardamenti aerei, Milano, 2012;
Citroni & Scovazzi, Corso di diritto internazionale – Parte III: La tutela internazionale dei diritti umani, Milano, 2013;
Boschiero, Scovazzi, Pitea & Ragni (eds.), International Courts and the Development of International Law – Essays in Honour of Tullio Treves, The Hague, 2013;
Scovazzi (ed.), Corso di diritto internazionale – Parte I, 2nd ed.: Caratteri fondamentali ed evoluzione storica del diritto internazionale, Milano, 2014;
Scovazzi (ed.), La restituzione dei beni culturali rimossi con particolare riguardo alla pratica italiana, Milano, 2014;
Cutillo, Novak & Scovazzi (eds.), La responsabilità sociale d’impresa in tema di diritti umani e protezione dell’ambiente – Il caso del Perù, Milano, 2014;
Westra, Juss & Scovazzi (eds.), Towards a Refugee Oriented Right of Asylum, Farnham, 2015.

Member of scientific societies in Europe and America (“American Society of International Law”, “Société Française de Droit International”, “Academia Internacional de Derecho Pesquero”, “Academia Paulista de Direito”, “Asociación Argentina de Derecho Internacional”).

Member of the editorial boards of legal journals (“Rivista Giuridica dell’Ambiente”, “Rivista di Diritto Internazionale Privato e Processuale”, “European Environmental Law Review”, “International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law”, “Anuario de Derecho Internacional”, “Cadernos de Direito”, “Discente Interinstitucional”).

Responsible of research projects relating to international law of the sea, environmental law, the regime of Antarctica, human rights.

Member of the Ethical Commission of the Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco (2011).

Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Commendatore, 2000;

Honoris causa degree, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Lima, 2009;

Ordre de Saint Charles, Chevalier, Monaco, 2012.

Professional Experience Record

Activities for the government of Italy:

1994-96: Negotiations to Amend the Barcelona Convention on the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and its Protocols, Legal Expert;
1994-97 Commission “Ramoge” (Agreement between France, Italy and Monaco on the Protection of the Waters of the Mediterranean Coast), Group of Experts on Administrative Competences and Regulations, Expert;
1995-96: Negotiations for an Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, Head of Delegation;
1995-99 Negotiations for an Agreement relating to the Creation in the Mediterranean of Sanctuary for Marine Mammals, Legal Expert;
1996: Negotiations for a Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Legal Expert;
1997-1999: Sessions of the International Seabed Authority, Delegate;
1997: Meeting on the Preparation of Appropriate Rules and Procedures for the Determination of Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from the Pollution of the Marine Environment in the Mediterranean Sea Area, Expert;
1997, 1998, 2001: Meetings of the International Whaling Commission, Delegate;
1998-2001 Negotiations for the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, Delegate;
1999: Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Expert;
1999-03, 2006 Group of Experts on the Legal Status of Marine Waters between Italy and Tunisia, Member
2000-2006 United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, Expert
2001, 2003 UNESCO General Conference, Delegate
2002-03 Negotiations for a Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Expert and vice-chairperson
2003 Negotiations for the Declaration Concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage, Expert
2003-06 Sessions of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Delegate
2004-05 Negotiations for a Convention against Doping in Sport, Expert
2004 Negotiations for a Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions, Expert
2005 Negotiations for a Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, Expert
2006-07, 2009 Negotiations for a Declaration of Principles Relating to Cultural Objects Displaced in Connection with Second World War, Expert
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to Its Countries of Origin or Its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation, expert
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Sessions of the International Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Expert
2008, 2010-2014 Meetings of the Ad-hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, Expert
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, Expert
2013-2015 Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and Meetings of the Subsidiary Committee, Expert

Activities for other governments:

1997 Eritrea: Legal Opinion on the Italian Colonial Legislation Relevant to the Eritrea-Yemen Arbitration (Counter-Memorial, Appendix, II, 667-676)
2004 Iraq: Legal Opinion on Compensation for Non-Financially Assessable Damage to the Environment, Annexed to the Fifth Instalment of Environmental Claims before the United Nations Compensation Commission
2005 Peru: Legal Opinion on the Draft Peruvian Legislation on Straight Baselines

Activities for international organizations:

1985 UN, Centre on Transnational Corporations: consultant;
1992: FAO, Assistance to Fisheries Development Planning and Resources Management in Eritrea, Legal Adviser;
1992: FAO, Study on “The Specific Problems of High Seas Fishing in the Mediterranean Sea”;
1994: UNEP, RAC/SPA (Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas in the Mediterranean), Development of Environmental Legislation Concerning Protected Areas in Malta, Consultant;
1998: UNEP, RAC/SPA, Development of Environmental Legislation Concerning Protected Areas in Slovenia, Consultant;
1999: UNEP, RAC/SPA, Development of Environmental Legislation Concerning Protected Areas in Croatia, Consultant;
2002: UNEP, RAC/SPA, Development of Environmental Legislation Concerning Protected Areas in Lebanon, Consultant;
2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013: Secretariat of the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Meetings of the Parties, Legal Expert;
2002-05: UNEP, RAC/PAP (Regional Activity Centre for Priority Action Programme), Expert Meetings on a Protocol for Integrated Coastal Area Management in the Mediterranean, Legal Expert;
2006-09: UNEP, MAP, Meetings on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from the Pollution of the Marine Environment in the Mediterranean, Legal Expert;
2008: FAO, Report on “Comparison of Global Governance Processes, Basic Organizational Governance of Selected Peer Agencies”;
2009: UNESCO, Study on “Ethical Principles and Legal Rules in the Field of Return of Cultural Properties”;
2011: UNEP, RAC/SPA, Study on the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas beyond National Jurisdiction in the Mediterranean Sea;
2012: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Study on “The International Legal Framework Applicable to Fisheries in Black and Mediterranean Seas”
2012 European Commission, Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument, Mission in Israel on Legal Framework for Marine Pollution: expert
2014-15 European Council Working Group on the Law of the Sea: chairman

Activities for non-governmental organizations:

1988, American Society for International Law, Maritime Boundaries Project, expert for the Mediterranean and Black Seas;
1994, International Juridical Organization for Environment and Development, Negotiations on the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil, legal expert
1996, Agriconsulting s.p.a., Study on “Legal and Institutional Framework for Environmental Management in Six Latin American Countries”, legal adviser
2002-02, Institute of Constitutional Research, University of Athens, Study on “Maritime Delimitations Involving Islands and Maritime Delimitation Treaties Concluded in the Mediterranean”
2009, Agreco G.E.I.E., Study for the European Commission on “The Current Status of Ratification, Implementation and Compliance with Maritime Conventions in the Mediterranean Region”, expert