Raftopoulos Evangelos

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Evangelos Raftopoulos is Emeritus Professor of International Law and International Environmental Law, Panteion University of Athens, Greece and the Founding Director of MEPIELAN Centre (Mediterranean Programme for International Environmental Law and Negotiation)/Panteion University of Athens) (www.mepielan.gr) an officially accredited UNEP/MAP Patner. He is Fellow at Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG), University of Cambridge (http://www.ceenrg.landecon.cam.ac.uk). Since 2019, he is an elected Member of the Compliance Committee of the Barcelona Convention, and since 2017 an elected Member of the World Committee of Environmental Law of the IUCN (WCEL/IUCN). He is a founding member of the Ecological Law and Governance Association (ELGA) (Siena, 2017). He is the Editor and Director of MEPIELAN E-Bulletin (www.mepielan-ebulletin.gr ).

He served, for more than two decades, as a special Legal Adviser to the Mediterranean Action Plan/United Nations Environment Programme (MAP/UNEP) (1987-2010), and was appointed as International Legal Adviser to the Greek Minister of Housing, Public Works and the Environment (1983-1985) and a Lawyer at the Athens Bar Association (1976-2012). He served as the founding Educational Counselor at the Institute of Continual Training, National Centre of Public Administration, Athens (1985-1993). As International Negotiator, he actively participated in more than 70 international environmental conferences and meetings since 1983.

Professor Raftopoulos is the author of 13 books, numerous articles, book chapters and international reports on theory, methodology and philosophy of international law, relational theory and practice of treaties, international environmental law and governance, and theory and technique of international negotiations, law and governance of the Barcelona Convention system. His current research interests include: regional and global environmental governance and environmental sustainability of oceans and seas, with emphasis on the Mediterranean; the applicability of the public trust approach to conventional environmental regimes and environmental sustainability; international negotiations as a governance process of constructing international common Interest; the development of the educational aspect of environmental governance and sustainability; the Aarhus Convention and the development of participatory approaches, procedures and international inter-linkages for participatory sustainability governance.

Professor Raftopoulos holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD Cantab) in International Law from the University of Cambridge, UK, a Master Degree in International Law (LLM Cantab) from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a Law Degree (First Class) from the Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He has been a Ford Foundation Southern European Fellow of International Law at the Yale Law School at Yale Law School, Yale University, USA (1980 – 1982). He lectured in Greek, European, American and Canadian universities and institutes. Currently, he supervises two PhD theses.

Courses taught at the Panteion University of Athens: (Undergraduate Level) Theory and Methodology of International Law; Theory and Law of International Organizations; Theory and Law of International Negotiations for Constituting Treaty Regimes; International Environmental Law and the Mediterranean – (Postgraduate Level) Theory and Technique of International Negotiations; Global and Regional Environmental Governance.

Key Publications

Books

1. International Negotiation: A Process of Relational Governance for International Common Interest, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-107-19664-3, Cambridge, 2019, Pp. 286.

2. International Negotiations: Theory and Technique of Constructing International Common Interest (in Greek), Nomiki Bibliothiki, Athens, 2014, Pp. xxi+263.

3. Editor, MEPIELAN E-BULLETIN, Editions 1-15, 2010-2020.

4. Conventional Environmental Governance and the Mediterranean or PLUS ULTRA (in Greek), Ant. N. Sakkoulas Publishers, Athens, 2006, Pp. xxii+376. New Edition: Nomiki Bibliothiki, Athens, 2014, Pp. xxiii+398.

5. Contributions to International Environmental Negotiation in the Mediterranean Context (E. Raftopoulos – M. McConnell, eds.), MEPIELAN Studies in International Environmental Law and Negotiation – 2, Ant. N. Sakkoulas – Bruylant Publishers, Athens, 2004, Pp. xxiii + 192. New Edition: Nomiki Bibliothiki, Athens, 2014, Pp. xxv+196.

6. The New Regime of the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Environment – The Problem and the Texts of the Greek Translation (in Greek), MEPIELAN Studies in International Environmental Law and Negotiation – 1, Ant. N. Sakkoulas Publishers, Athens, 2003, Pp. xviii+399. Second Edition, Nomiki Bibliothiki, Athens, 2015, Pp. xxvi+451.

7. Course, Theory and Language of International Law – “Objectivity” or International Common Interest? (in Greek), Ant. N. Sakkoulas Publishers, Athens, 1997, Pp. xviii+308. New Edition: Law Library, Athens, 2014, Pp. xviii+322.

8. The Polluter Pays Principle and Agriculture in Greece REVUE HELLÉNIQUE DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL 59(2006), L’ INSTITUT HELLÉNIQUE DE DROIT INTERNATIONAL ET ÉTRANGER, Éditions Ant. N. Sakkoulas, 2006, pp. 199-287 (monographic treatise)

9. Studies on the Implementation of the Barcelona Convention : The Development of an International Trust Regime, Ant. N. Sakkoulas Publishers, Athens, 1997, Pp. xvii+162.

10. Θεωρία και Μεθοδολογία του Διεθνούς Δικαίου, Εκδόσεις Αντ. Ν. Σάκκουλα, Αθήνα 1994, Σελ. 149

11. Barcelona Convention and Protocols – The Mediterranean Action Plan Regime, Simmonds & Hill Publishing Ltd., London, 1993, Pp. iv+382.

12. The Inadequacy of the Contractual Analogy in the Law of Treaties, Publications of the Hellenic Institute of International & Foreign Law, Vol. 14, Alkyon Publishers, Athens, 1990, Pp. xix+466.

13. The Mediterranean Action Plan in a Functional Perspective : A Quest for Law and Policy, M.A.P. Technical Report Series, No. 25, UNEP, Athens, 1988, Pp. x+105.

Articles & Book Chapters (Selected)

1. “Compliance Procedure: Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea” In Hélène Ruiz Fabri (ed), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law, Oxford Public International Law, Oxford University Press, 2019.

2. “Conventional Environmental Governance in the Mediterranean and its Evolving Institutional and Fiduciary Aspects in a Pragmatic Perspective”, Ocean Yearbook, Vol 30, 2016, pp. 129-173.

3. “Theorizing about Conventional Environmental Sea-Regimes as International Trusts: The Case of the Barcelona Convention System”, In: Contemporary Developments in International Law – Essays in Honour of Budislav Vukas (Ed. by Rüdiger Wolfrum, Maja Seršić, Trpimir M. Šošić), Brill-Nijhoff (Leiden, Boston), 2015, Part 2-Law of the Sea, pp. 263-290.

4. “Dancing with the Transposition of the Public Trust Approach in the Realm of Conventional Environmental Governance”, MEPIELAN E-Bulletin, Saturday, 28 November 2014.

5. “Sustainability Governance, Public Trust and the Conventional Protection of the Mediterranean Environment” In: Derecho Del Mar Y Sostenibilidad Ambiental En El Mediterráneo (ed. José Juste Ruiz & Valentín Bou Franch), Tirant Lo Blanch, Valencia, 2013, Primera Parte, Aspectos Generales, pp. 35-58.

6. “Safety of Offshore Exploration and Exploitation Activities in the Mediterranean: Creating Synergies between the forthcoming EU Regulation and the Protocol to the Barcelona Convention”, Final Report to the DG Environment of the European Commission, Milieu Ltd.(C. Dupont, K. Jurkiewicz, S. Kaltsouni, N. Lawlor, and N. van der Burgt) – E. Raftopoulos, May 2013.

7. “The Barcelona Convention System as an International Trust Regime: The Public Participation Aspect”, MEPIELAN E-Bulletin, Monday, 12 November 2012.

8. “The Mediterranean Response to Global Challenges: Environmental Governance and the Barcelona Convention System” In: The World Ocean in Globalization – Climate Change, Sustainable Fisheries, Biodiversity, Shipping, Regional Issues (ed. Davor Vidas & Peter Johan Schei), Martinus Njhoff Publishers, Leiden – Boston, 2011, Chapter 27, pp. 507-532.

9. “Sustainable Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Development in the Mediterranean: Revitalizing the Dormant Mediterranean Offshore Protocol”, MEPIELAN E-Bulletin, Thursday, 19 August 2010.

10. “The Polluter Pays Principle and Agriculture in Greece” In: Agriculture and the Polluter Pays Principle (ed. Peggy Grossman), British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, 2009, chapter 3, pp. 61-145.

11. “Language and the Application of International Environmental Agreements: The Significance of the Greek Translation” (in Greek) In: The International Community in Movement – Contributions to the Memory of George Tenekides (Ed. S. Perrakis), Panteion University, Ant. N. Sakkoulas Publishers, Athens-Komotini, 2006, pp. 329-347.

12.“Conventional Environmental Governance and the Emerging Public Role of the Individual – The Mediterranean Perspective”, Annuaire International des Droits de l’ Homme, Vol.1, 2006, Ant. N. Sakkoulas – Bruylant, 2006, pp. 299-324.

13. “Multilateral Governance in the Emerging Regime of Maritime Security” (in Greek) Environment and Law, 2005/2, pp. 197-211.

14. “Aspects of the Course of International Environmental Law from Stockholm to Johannesburg (1972-2002)” (in Greek), The Critical Review of Legal Theory and Practice, 2003/1, pp. 81-113.

15. “‘Relational Governance’ For Marine Pollution Incidents in the Mediterranean: Transformations, Development and Prospects”, The International Journal of Marine & Coastal Law, Vol. 16, 2001, pp. 41-75.

16. “The Crisis Over the Imia Rocks and the Aegean Sea Regime: International Law as a Language of Common Interest”, The International Journal of Marine & Coastal Law, Vol. 12, 1997, pp. 427-446. ALSO In THE AEGEAN SEA AFTER THE COLD WAR – SECURITY AND LAW OF THE SEA ISSUES (Ed. A. Chircop, A. Gerolymatos and J. Iatrides), Macmillan Press Ltd. & St. Martin’s Press, Inc., 2000, Chap. 9, pp. 134-151 (a limited version).

17. “Appropriate Procedure for the Determination of Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Pollution of the Marine Environment in the Mediterranean Sea Area” Reporting Paper, MAP/UNEP (UNEP(OCA)/MED WG.117/3), 1997.

18. “Sustainable Development and the Mediterranean Action Plan Regime: Legal and Institutional Aspects” In: Regional Seas Towards Sustainable Development (ed. Belfiore – Lucia – Pesaro), International Centre for Coastal and Ocean Policy Studies (ICCOPS) and International Geographical Union (IGU), Franco Angeli Publisher, Milan, Italy, 1995, pp. 197-229.

19. “The Mediterranean Action Plan and the Contribution of the Barcelona Convention Regime to the Development of a Common Environmental Policy” (in Greek) In: Public Policy for the Environment, National Centre for Public Administration / Institute for Continual Training, Athens, 1994, pp. 44-59.

20. “The Mediterranean Action Plan : Appraisal of a Model for Regional Cooperation” In: Protecting the Gulf of Aqaba – A Regional Environmental Challenge, Environmental Law Institute (ILA), Washington, D.C., 1993, Chapter 15, pp. 315-357.

21. “The Protection of the Mediterranean Sea and the International Common Interest: Defining the Relational Elements in International Conventional Regimes” In: Report of the Colloquium on the Legal Protection of the Environment Beyond the Limits of National Jurisdiction, the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, Malta, 1992, pp. 61-75.

22. “The Barcelona Convention System for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution” In: Le Convenzioni Internazionali sulla Protezione del Mediterraneo Contro l’ Inquinamento Marino (Ed. Umberto Leanza), Editoriale Scientifica, Napoli, 1992, pp. 24-41.

23.“The Barcelona Convention System for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution : An International Trust at Work”, The International Journal of Estuarine and Coastal Law, Vol. 7, 1992, pp. 27-41.

24. “The Mediterranean Action Plan: A Paradigm for Re-thinking International Law” In: Essays on the New Law of the Sea 2 – Contributions to the Study of Comparative & International Law (Ed. Budislav Vukas), Vol. 24, Zagreb, 1990, pp. 243-279.

25. “LAMBERT’S ‘Terrorism and Hostages in International Law’ – A Theoretical Appraisal”, Revue Hellénique de Droit International, 1989-1990, pp. 149-167.

26. “The Mediterranean Action Plan : A Quest for Law and Policy” In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences, Environmental Quality, Vol. IV/A, Jerusalem, Israel, 4-6 June, 1989, pp. 627-640.

International Reports

  1.  Concept Note for the MSSD Flagship Initiative “Develop Capacity Building Programmes on Issues related to Implementation and Compliance with Environmental Obligations and Agreements”, 18th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD), Budva, Montenegro, 11-13 June 2019
  2.  Concept Note for the MSSD Flagship Initiative “Encourage the Accession to & Implementation of the Aarhus Convention on Public Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making & Access to Justice on Environmental Matters”, 18th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD), Budva, Montenegro, 11-13 June 2019.
  3.  UNEP-WCMC (2019) “Learning from Experience: Case Studies of Area-Based Planning in ABNJ”. Technical Document Produced as part of the GEF ABNJ Deep Seas Project, Cambridge (UK): UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 88 Pp., contributor to the Document.
  4.  An Action Plan on the UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Centre Educational Master’s Degree Programme “Sustainable Marine Governance in the Mediterranean”, UNEP/MAP – MEPIELAN Centre International Educational Workshop, Athens 23 November 2017, Pp.46.
  5.  A Study of the UNEP/MAP Host Country Agreement from the Perspective of the Greek and International Order, Athens, 2016. Pp. 133.
  6.  A Study on Accession to the Barcelona Convention System, Athens, 2016, Pp. 33.
  7.  Appropriate Procedure for the Determination of Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Pollution of the Marine Environment in the Mediterranean Sea Area”, MAP/UNEP (UNEP(OCA)/MED WG.117/3), First Meeting of the Government-designated legal and Technical Experts, Brijuni, Croatia, 23-25 September, 1997.
  8.  Collection of the Greek Environmental Legislation Relevant to the Barcelona Convention and its Related Protocols: Towards a Model of Compilation of Implementing National Legal Instruments, Vols. I-IV, MAP/UNEP, 1987-1988, UNEP/IG. 74.5, Mediterranean Action Plan – UNEP, 1987

 

MEPIELAN PROJECTS

    1. “Mediterranean Accession Agenda to the Aarhus Convention” 2020-2022
      •  Implementing Partner: MEPIELAN Centre
      •  Project Scientific Manager: Evangelos Raftopoulos, Professor Emeritus, leader of a MEPIELAN Research Team (Dr Elli Louka, International Expert, Dr Socrates Zachos, Mr. George Raftopoulos, LLM(UCL))
      •  Funding Organization: ΜΙΟ/ECSDE through the ΕU WES Programme and the ΕU LIFE Programme.

  2. ”Mainstreaming the Public Trust Approach (PTA) in the UNEP/MAP – Barcelona Convention System” 2021-2022
    •  Implementing Partner : MEPIELAN Centre
    •  Project Scientific Manager: Evangelos Raftopoulos, Professor Emeritus, leader of a MEPIELAN Research Team
    •  Funding Organization: UNEP/MAP – Programme of Work and Budget 2020-2021, an SSFA Agreement with the Panteion University

  3. Partner to the COST Action IS0802 entitled “The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance: Risks and Opportunities (TGEG)” 2008-2012
    • Implementing Partner: MEPIELAN Centre
    • Project Scientific Manager: Evangelos Raftopoulos, Professor Emeritus , leader of a MEPIELAN Research Team
    • Funding Organization: EU COST Action Programme

  4. Designation of the Environmentally and Legally Best Sea Lanes for the Passage of Caspian Oil from the pipeline Bourgas-Alexandroupolis to the Mediterranean Sea, through the Aegean Sea: WORK UNIT 300: “Collection and Analysis of the Global the International Conventions on Safety-at-Sea, the Barcelona Convention System for the Protection of the Mediterranean Coastal and Marine Environment, and the Relevant European and National Legislation Resulting in the Evolving Aegean Legal and Environmental Regime – Investigation into the Possibility of Establishing a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) Regime in the Aegean” (2003-2006)

    • Implementing Partner: MEPIELAN Centre
    • Project Scientific Manager: Evangelos Raftopoulos, Professor Emeritus, leader of a MEPIELAN Research Team
    • Funding Organizations: ΕΠΑΝ-ΑEGEAN ΣΠ-ΦΠ 41, Ministry of Development-General Secretariat of Research and Technology (Co-financing: ERDF, ESF, the Government of Greece and Private Sector)

    5.  

    MEPIELAN E-BULLETIN (http://www.mepielan-ebulletin.gr/) Editions 1-15 (2010 – 2020)

    •  Editor & Director: Professor Evangelos Raftopoulos
    •  Contains: 35 Insight Articles, 3 Editorial Articles, 10 Guest Articles, 11 Documents and Cases, Book Reviews, Thematic News (βλ. www.mepielan-ebulletin.gr και www.mepielan.gr
    •  ISSN 1792-4537, 2010 MEPIELAN Centre, Panteion University, Athens.