Youri van Logchem
Job description
Youri van Logchem (LLB, LLM, PhD, FHEA) is an Associate Professor of Law (Law of the Sea & Environmental Law) at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway where he is also the Academic Director of the LLM in Law of the Sea. Before that, he was a senior lecturer at the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law at Swansea University and a PhD fellow at the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS), at Utrecht University. Youri has published widely on law of the sea issues, including on submarine cables, autonomous ships, Arctic shipping, and maritime boundary disputes. Youri’s work has been cited before international courts and tribunals. His monograph entitled “The Rights and Obligations of States in Disputed Maritime Areas” was published with Cambridge University Press in 2021. Youri has also received awards for academic achievements, including the Rhodes Academy Submarine Cables Award. He has also advised governments and government institutions, including as an expert witness for the Parliament of the UK, and is a member of the International Law Association (ILA) Committees on 1) submarine cables and pipelines under international law; and 2) the protection of people at sea.
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Research interests
My primary research lies in the law of the sea. Within the law of the sea, my research spans a broad range of different areas. Thematically speaking, these can be grouped into four different research pillars : 1) maritime boundary disputes; 2) navigation (e.g., autonomous shipping and Arctic shipping); 3) natural resources (e.g., (renewable) energy at sea and fisheries); and 4) maritime security, with an emphasis on submarine cables and pipelines and the protection of people at sea. I have also conducted research on issues that are at the crossroads of international environmental law and the law of the sea.
In short, I have built up a strong research profile by publishing a monograph with Cambridge University Press (CUP), articles in leading international law journals, book chapters, and other academic output. Beyond academic publications, my research has been disseminated through inter alia providing reports and evidence to governments and widely read academic blogs. My research is regularly cited in literature and in international adjudication. Further, I frequently contribute to edited collections, journal publications, act as peer reviewer of journal articles and book proposals, research projects, as well as a speaker at conferences, workshops and expert meetings.
Teaching
I teach various aspects of public international law, with an emphasis on law of the sea and international maritime law, both at the postgraduate and undergraduate level. Most of my teaching is concentrated in the LL.M in the Law of the Sea, of which I am also the Academic Director. For example, I teach (lectures and seminars) in General Law of the Sea (Jur-3050), Uses of the Oceans (Jur-3055), Protection of the Marine Environment (Jur-3052), and Law of the Sea and the Arctic (Jur-3053)). I am also the course director of all these law of the sea courses. Beyond this, I also give annual training sessions at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UN DOALOS).