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Felicity Attard

Dr. Felicity G. Attard is the author of the monograph ‘The Duty of the Shipmaster to Render Assistance at Sea under International Law’ published by Brill in its Queen Mary Studies in International Law series.She obtained her bachelor and doctor of laws degrees at the University of Malta. Her doctorate thesis dealt with the contribution of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to the international law regulating maritime security. She then read international maritime law at the IMO International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), where she obtained an LL.M with distinction. Her thesis examined maritime security under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. She continued her studies at Queen Mary University of London, where she undertook a masters programme on research in law. She was awarded a first-class degree for her work on the smuggling of persons under the high seas regime. In 2019, she was awarded an IMLI PhD for her research on the duty to render assistance at sea under international law.Dr. Attard is an academic in the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta, where she lectures in international law and the law of the sea. She has been a teaching assistant at Queen Mary, University of London. Dr. Attard has lectured on maritime law at Harvard Law School, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at the University of London, the IMO International Maritime Law Institute and the International Ocean Institute. She has been invited by international media including the BBC, Agence France-Press, and the National to speak on various issues such as migration by sea and maritime territory disputes.She has presented papers at a number of international conferences (United Kingdom, Malta, Italy, Cyprus, Georgia, and Brazil) and has published articles in learned journals, including Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin and the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce.

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The American Society of International Law, 2019

International Legal Materials, 2021

On January 27, 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC or Committee) published two s... more On January 27, 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC or Committee) published two separate decisions in response to communications brought against Malta and Italy. Both decisions concerned the same incident, which occurred on October 11, 2013, where over 200 migrants drowned in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean. The first complaint brought against Malta was dismissed by the Committee on procedural grounds. In the second case, A.S., D.I., O.I. and G.D. v. Italy, the HRC found that Italy had failed to protect the right to life of the migrants under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This introductory note discusses the significance of the Committee's findings in this decision and its ramifications with respect to the protection of human rights at sea.

The Duty of the Shipmaster to Render Assistance at Sea under International Law

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the s... more This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Climate models project continued Arctic sea ice reductions with nearly ice-free summer conditions... more Climate models project continued Arctic sea ice reductions with nearly ice-free summer conditions by the mid-21st century. However, how such reductions will realistically enable marine access is not well understood, especially considering a range of climatic scenarios and ship types.