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Sompong Sucharitkul

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International and Comparative Law

E-mail: ssucharitkul@ggu.edu

  • BA (Honours), BCL, MA, DPhil, and DCL, Oxford University, England
  • Docteur en Droit, University of Paris, France
  • LLM, Harvard; Diploma, Hague Academy of International Law



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  • International Legal Studies
AREAS OF INTEREST
  • Served as Thailand's Ambassador to Japan, Italy, Greece, Israel, France, Portugal, and the Benelux countries, as well as the European Union and UNESCO
  • Represented Thailand in the UN General Assembly for nearly three decades
  • Currently a member of the Commercial Arbitration Centre at Cairo and the Regional Centre for Arbitration at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Member of the Panels of Arbitrators and of Conciliators of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, World Bank, Washington, DC
  • An elected member of the Institute of International Law (Geneva)
  • Vice President of the International Academy of Human Rights (Paris)
  • Has taught international law at universities throughout the world
  • Serves on the U.N. Compensation Commission, formed to process claims against Iraq for actions during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait
  • Interview of Professor Sucharitkul in The Journal of East Asia and International Law, May 2008.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Editor
  • Golden Gate University School of Law Annual Survey of International and Comparative Law vols. 1-12.
Books
  • Fifty years of Asian African Legal Consultative Organization ch. 2 Contribution of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization to the Codification and Progressive Development of International Law (Asian African Legal Consultative Organization, 2007).
  • The Struggle for Recognition of Indigenous and Minority Groups: Comparing Their Rights in International and Domestic Law ch. The Inter-Temporal Character of International and Comparative Law Regarding the Rights of the Indigenous Populations of the World (Cambridge Univ. Press 2006).
  • National Treaty Law and Practice ch. 18 National Treaty Law and Practice: Thailand, p. 687 (Martinus Nijoff 2005).
  • Dispute Settlement in Trade Investment and Intellectual Property - Regional Perspectives: ASEAN (April 2003).
  • Une notion nouvelle: Le Patrimoine Commun de l'Humanite (UNESCO 1982).
  • Nationality of Juristic Persons (Bangkok 1976). Written in Thai.
  • The Immunities of Foreign States before National Authorities (Sijthoff, Leiden 1976).
  • State Immunities and Trading Activities in International Law (Stevens & Sons Ltd., London 1959).
  • Les immunites juridictionnelles des navires publics affectes aux activites commerciales (These, Paris 1954).
Articles
  • Report on the Second CHINA-ASEAN Expo, 18-21 October 2005, Nanning, Guangzi, China, 5 Chinese Journal of International Law 397 (2006).
  • Jurisdictional Immunities in Contemporary International Law from an Asian Perspective, 2004, 4 Asian Yearbook of International Law (2005). Also published in 4 Chinese Journal of International Law 1 (2005) and online here.
  • Declaration of ASEAN Concord II (Bali Concord II), 43 International Legal Materials 18 (2004).
  • ASEAN Arbitral Tribunal: Yaung Chi Oo Trading v. Myanmar, 42 International Legal Materials 540 (2003).
  • International Law at the Dawn of the Third Millennium from an Asian Perspective: Thailand, 1 Chinese Yearbook of International Law (March 2003).
  • Jurisdiction, Terrorism and the Rule of International Law, 32 GGU Law Review 311 (2002).
  • Las inmunidades de jurisdiccion en el derecho internacional contemporaneo, 6 Curso Euromediterraneo Bancaja de derecho internacional (2002).
  • Evolution of Contemporary International Law from an Asian Perspective: The Experience of Thailand, 1999 Liber Amiorum Li Haope.
  • Les Perspectives Asiatiques de L'evolution du Droit International: Experience de la Thailande au Seuil du Troisieme Millenaire, Liber Amicorum Mohamed Bedjaoui, 1998 Journal of the African Society of International and Comparative Law.
  • Gisberg H. Flanz, Constitutions of the Countries of the World ch. Thailand: Constitutional Developments Since Amendment No. 5 of 10 February 1995 to the Constitution of 9 December 1991 (Oceana 1998).
  • Unification of Private Law and Codification of International Law, Essays in Memory of Malcolm Evans, 1998 Uniform Law Review Supp. (Rome, Italy).
  • Commemorative Volume in Honor of Ambassador Geraldo do Nacimento e Silva ch. Mediation and Conciliation as Alternative Means of Settling International Disputes (Sao Paulo 1997).
  • Thailand 1995 Asia-Pacific Constitutional Yearbook p. 315 (University of Melbourne 1996).
  • Introduction to the Fifth Formal ASEAN Summit Meeting, Bangkok, December 14-15, 1995, 35 International Legal Materials (1996).
  • Introduction to the South East Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, 35 International Legal Materials 635 (1996).
  • The Principles of Good- Neighborliness in International Law, 43 Jugoslovenska revija za medunarodno pravo 395 (1996).
  • State Responsibility and International Liability Under International Law, 18 Loyola of Los Angeles International & Comparative Law Journal 821 (1996).
  • Theory of International Law at the Threshold of the 21st Century ch. State Responsibility and International Liability in Transnational Relations, (Jerzy Makarczyk, ed., Kluwer Law International 1996).
  • Conditionalities Between Trade and Environment or Human Rights, Sao Paulo (1996).
  • Legal Developments in the First Half of the Decade of International Law, Newsletter of the American Society of International Law (1996).
  • Legal Developments in the First Half of the Decade of International Law, XI Foreign Relations Journal 3 (1996).
  • Le Statut Juridique des detroits de Malacca et de Singapour, Revue Espaces et Resources Maritimes No. 8 (1995).
  • National Treaty Law and Practice: Thailand, Studies in Transnational Legal Policy, No. 27 (American Society of International Law 1995).
  • The Arbitration Mechanism of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, 88 American J. of International Law 572 (1994).
  • Procedure for the protection of Civil Aircraft in Flight, 16 Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal 513 (1994).
  • The Multiplicity of Legal Systems Regulating Transnational Relations, Chulalongkorn Law Journal (1994). Written in Thai.
  • ASEAN Rejection of Conditionalities based on Environmental and Human Rights Concerns in Economic and Development Cooperation, Chulalongkorn Law Review (1994).
  • ASEAN Activities With Respect to the Environment, 3 Asian Yearbook of International Law 317 (1994).
  • Legal Developments in the Right to Food as a Human Right in the Past Sixth of a Century, Liber Amicorum (1994).
  • The Need and Timeliness for the Ratification of the U. N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, a Thai Perspective, SEAPOL Publication (1994).
  • Bangkok through Sukhothai and Ayudhya: Bastion of Human Rights, A study in honor of Professor Manuel Diez de Velasco y Vallejo (1993).
  • Albert P. Blaustein and Gisbert H. Flanz, Constitutions of the Countries of the World ch. Thailand: Constitutional Developments in Historical Perspective, Chronology to 1993 (1993).
  • Some Reflections on Evolving Principles and Guidelines for Global and Regional Fishery Management, SEAPOL International Workshop on Challenges to Fishery Policy and Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, Rayong Province, Thailand, December 6-9, 1992 (1993), Bangkok, Thailand.
  • EEC 1992: Impact on ASEAN, Singapore Conferences on International Business Law, Conference VI : Current Developments in International Transfers of Goods and Services, September 9-11, 1992, National University of Singapore, (1992/93), Singapore.
  • ASEAN Society, A Dynamic Experiment for South-East Asian Regional Cooperation, 1 Asian Yearbook of International Law 113 (1992).
  • Multi-National Peace-Keeping Operations, Past, Present and Future and the Process of Peace-Making, 6 Chulalongkorn Law Review 1 (1992).
  • The Process of Peace-Making Following Operation 'Desert Storm', 43 Austrian Journal of Public and International Law 1(1992).
  • The Benefits of Space Activities for Asian Countries, The Highways for Air and Outerspace over Asia, International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden, Kluwer, 1991/92.
  • ASEAN Partnership and Cooperation with Non-ASEAN Partners, 1991 Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 562.
  • Immunity of States Chapter 15, Title III: Competence and Responsibilities of States, a UNESCO publication, Manual of International Law, (Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui, ed., 1991).
  • A Synthesis of Thailand's Position in the Light of the New Law of the Sea, Southeast Asian Programme on Ocean Law, Policy and Management (SEAPOL 1990/91).
  • Globalization of International Law in a Contemporary International Community, 1990 Leids Politicologische Magazine.
  • Quelques questions juridiques a l'egard des "Boat People" en tant que refugies politiques, 1990 Annuaire francais de Droit International.
  • Rebirth of Chinese Legal Scholarship with regard to International Law, 3 Leiden Journal of International Law 3 (1990).
  • The Role of the International Law Commission in the Decade of International Law 1990-1999, 1990 Leiden Journal of International Law.
  • Thai Nationality in International Perspective, A Chapter on Thailand, a publication of TMC Asser Instituut, The Hague, (Ko Swan Sik, ed., 1990).
  • International Law and International Relations in a Pluriform World, Cleveringa Inaugural Lecture, Rijksuniversiteit to Leiden, (Leiden 1989/90).
  • State Immunity: Some Recent Developments, 83 American J. of International Law 415 (1989)
  • Fisheries Management and Development in the EEZ : The North, South and Southwest Pacific Experience, 63 Notre Dame Law Review 492 (1988). With William O. McLean.
  • Les missions diplomatiques entre deux chaises - immunite diplomatique ou immunie d'Etat, 1988 Annuaire francais de Droit International (Daniel Vignes, ed.) With Jean Salmon.
  • Rebirth of Chinese Legal Scholarship - a Personal Recollection, 2 International Legal Perspectives 1 (1988). Co-authored with Rong Wei Cai.
  • Evolution Continue d'une Notion Nouvelle: le patrimoine commun de l'humanite, Essays in Memory of Jean Carroz, Le Droit de la Mer, FAO (1987).
  • International Terrorism and the Problem of Jurisdiction, 14 Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce 141 (1987).
  • A Multi-Dimensional Concept of Human Rights in International Law, 62 Notre Dame Law Review 305 (1987).
  • Observations on Jurisdictional Immunity of States, Professor Brownlie's Preliminary Report and Questionnaire, 1987 Yearbook of the Institute of International Law, Vol. 62-I (Cairo).
  • Terrorism and International Law, a paper submitted to the Seminar on "The phenomenon of Terrorism in the Contemporary World and its Impact on Individual Security, Political Stability and International Peace", Geneva, June 23-25, 1987, Organization of Islamic Conference.
  • Codification and Progressive Development of International Law as Envisaged in the latest Report of the International Law Commission, Saranrom Journal (1984).
  • L'humanite en tant qu'element contribuant au developpement progressif du droit international contemporain - colloque organise par l'Academie de Droit International de La Haye 17-19 novembre 1983.
  • "Some Observations on the Report of the International Law Commission, Saranrom Journal (1983).
  • Informatique Juridique et Droit Informatique, Editorial AGORA, l'informatique dans un monde en transformation (1982).
  • Some Observations on the Report of the International Law Commission, Saranrom Journal (1982).
  • Developments and Prospects of the Doctrine of State Immunity-Some Aspects of Codification and Progressive Development, 29 Netherlands International Law Review (1981).
  • Policy Planning for the Security of Southeast Asia, Saranrom Journal (1981).
  • Some Observations on the Report of the International Law Commission covering the Work of its Thirty-second Session, Saranrom Journal (1981).
  • The Immunity of Foreign State Property: Thai Practice, 1979 Netherlands Yearbook of International Law.
  • Some Observations on the Report of the International Law Commission covering the Work of its Thirtieth Session, Saranrom Journal (1979).
  • The Immunities of Foreign States before National Authorities: Some Recent Developments, in honour of Professor M. de la Muela (1977).
  • Rapport de la Commission des Nations Unies pour le Droit Commercial International sur les travaux de sa neuvieme session, Saranrom Journal (1977).
  • World Peace and International Law, Saranrom Journal (1976); Soka Gakkai Review (1977).
  • How to Live with the Thais, Saranrom Journal (1975).
  • The Role of ASEAN in Indo-China, Saranrom Journal (1974).
  • Individual Rights and the State in Foreign Affairs (Country Report: Thailand, June 1972, 1974).
  • Some Observations on the Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), covering the work of its Fourth Session, Saranrom Journal (1972).
  • Jus Cogens as an Essential Part of the Law of Treaties, a paper presented to the Bangkok World Peace through Law, September 2-12, 1969 Saranrom Journal (1970).
  • Some Thoughts on Asian Economic Cooperation, Saranrom Journal (1969).
  • Consideration of Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Saranrom Journal (1968).
  • Good Offices as a Means of Settling Regional Differences, International Arbitration, Liber Amicorum for Martin Domke, (Pieter Sanders, ed., Martinis Nijhoff 1967); Saranrom Journal (1968).
  • Thailand and Regional Cooperation, 5 Foreign Affairs Bulletin No. 6 (1966).
  • The Second Afro-Asian Conference, 1 The Journal of the Council of World Affairs and International Law (1966).
  • Further Thoughts on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Saranrom Journal (1966).
  • The Outlook of Afro-Asian Solidarity, 5 Foreign Affairs Bulletin (1965).
  • Some Thoughts on Principles of International Law, Saranrom Journal (1963).
  • The Problem of Defining Indirect Aggression and Subversion, Collected Papers in honour of H.R.H. Krommun Naradhip Bongseprabhandh, (1963).
  • World Peace through the Rule of Law, Saranrom Journal (1962).
  • The Rule of Law under the Legal System of Thailand (1957).
PUBLICATIONS
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