Chairperson:

Mr. Jonas Ebbesson (Sweden)

Mr. Jonas Ebbesson is Professor of Environmental Law, Dean of the Faculty of Law, and Director of Stockholm Environmental Law and Policy Centre, at Stockholm University. In his research, Mr. Ebbesson essentially focuses on transboundary dimensions of environmental law. He has written substantially about legal aspects on public interests, public participation and access to justice in environmental law. This includes comparative work on access to justice in environmental matters in the EU, and studies on the notions of public participation and environmental impact assessments in international law. He also conducts research on responsibility for transnational corporations for harm to health and the environment, on justice aspects of environmental law, and on law and social-ecological resilience. He has acted as consultant for various governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental bodies as well as for law firms and environmental consultants.

 

 

Vice-Chair:

Mr. Alexander Kodjabashev (Bulgaria) (as of 30 March 2012, replacing Ms. Kravchenko)

 

Mr. Alexander Kodjabashev is a Senior Partner specializing in environmental law matters at Dobrev & Partners in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mr. Kodjabashev is the founder of the Bulgarian Association of Municipal Environmental Experts, and is a member of the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide and Environmental Lawyers from Central and Eastern Europe. Mr. Kodjabashev was the legal advisor to the National Ecological Ecofund, where he oversaw the assessment of the legal aspects of financing for public-private partnership projects. In addition, Mr. Kodjabashev developed a legislative framework for the creation of the Water Regulatory Body in Bulgaria as well as a legal scheme for implementing the SAPARD programme for agricultural activities in Bulgaria. Mr. Kodjabashev attended the University of Sofia and obtained his law degree from the Robert Schumann University (now University of Strasbourg) in France.

Other members:

Mr. Pavel Černý (Czech Republic)

Mr. Pavel Černý is a Senior Partner specializing in environmental, administrative and constitutional law at Šikola & Partners in Brno. Mr. Černý is a member of the Environmental Law Service, the first public interest law organization founded in the Czech Republic. From 2006 to 2011, he has been a member of the Legislative Council of the Government of the Czech Republic. Mr. Černý has published numerous articles and studies in the field of administrative and environmental law and has cooperated with the Justice & Environment network on analyses concerning the implementation of the Aarhus Convention and EU environmental legislation, as well as on organizing an international conference on the implementation of the Aarhus Convention in practice. Mr. Černý has obtained his law degree at the Masaryk University of Brno

Mr. Ion Diaconu (Romania)

Mr.Ion Diaconu is professor of international law, with a focus on human rights law, at universities in Bucharest. As a human rights expert, he is member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination within the the United Nations and of the Committee for Regional and Minority Languages withih the Council of Europe.He is the author of numerous monographs and university textbooks on international law and human rights.

Ms. Heghine Hakhverdyan (Armenia)

Ms. Heghine Hakhverdyan is a lecturer of Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law, Yerevan State University (YSU). She also works as a lawyer at the Environmental Law Resource Centre of YSU. Since 2009, Ms. Hakhverdyan is a member of Armenian Bar Association and “Environmental Public Advocacy Centre” (EPAC) NGO – the first public interest environmental NGO established in Armenia. As an environmental law expert she has participated in various projects within the framework of ENPI FLEG and UNDP-GEF. Ms. Hakhverdyan is the co-author of the book “Environmental Law of Armenia” (Collection of legal acts). In 2009 Ms. Hakhverdyan obtained her Master’s Degree in Civil Law and Civil Procedure at YSU. Currently she is a PhD student at YSU doing research on legal issues relating to environmental insurance in the Armenia

Ms. Ellen Hey (Netherlands)

Dr. Ellen Hey is the Head of the Public International Law Department at Erasmus School of Law in Rotterdam. Her key areas of expertise include international institutional law and international natural resources law. Prof. Hey is the co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law, the Editor in Chief of the Erasmus Law Review, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law. Prof. Hey is also a member of the Advisory Board on Legal Aspects of Water Management for the Netherlands, which advises the Dutch government and parliament. In addition, Prof. Hey has worked as a consultant for various international organizations including the European Union, the World Bank, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and the U.N. Development Program. Dr. Hey holds law degrees from Utrecht University and a M.Sc from the University of Wales.

 

 

Mr. Jerzy Jendrośka (Poland)

Dr. Jerzy Jendrośka is the Managing Partner of Jendrośka Jerzmanski Bar & Partners, which is an environmental law firm based in Poland; and Adjunct Professor of European and International Law at Opole University, and of Environmental Law at Wroclaw University. Dr. Jendrośka has been involved in the Aarhus Convention process since the very beginning, including serving as the Vice-chair of the Aarhus Convention negotiations (1996-1998), as the Secretary to the Aarhus Convention (1998-1999) and as the vice-Chair (1999-2002) and later the Chair (2002-2003) of the Aarhus Convention Bureau. In addition, Dr. Jendrośka serves as an arbitrator at the Permanent Court of Arbitrage in the Hague (since 2002) and as a member of the Implementation Committee of the Espoo Convention (since 2004). Dr. Jendrośka has authored or edited about 28 books and 250 articles on environmental law. Dr. Jendrośka obtained his Master of Laws from Wroclaw University and  Ph.D. from the Institute of Law at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Dr. Jendroska also received a Diploma in International Law from the Vienna University Summer School.

 

Mr. Gerhard Loibl (Austria)

Dr. Gerhard Loibl is a Professor of International Law and Law of the European Union at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. Dr. Loibl is also a Professor for the Institute for International Law and International Relations at the University of Vienna, and a Visiting Professor at the University of London. Dr. Loibl is also a consultant for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. Dr. Loibl served as the Editor of the Austrian Review of International and European Law from 1999 until 2006, and has written numerous chapters and papers in the field of International Law including “Environmental Law and Non-Compliance Procedures: Issues of State Responsibility”. Dr. Loibl also served as co-chair of the Conference on the Role of Precaution in Chemical Policy in Vienna.

 

 

Ms. Dana Zhandaeva (Kazakhstan) (as of 30 March 2012, replacing Ms. Kravchenko)

Ms. Dana Zhandaeva is currently working as a free-lance, independent consultant on issues related to international law. Ms. Zhandaeva has gained extensive professional experience over the past sixteen years in international project management, research and analysis, and has worked with a number of international organizations, including the UN. She holds an LL.M. degree in international law and the law of international organisations, with a focus on international environmental law. Some projects she was involved in legal analysis include: ensuring environmental sustainability in the Republic of Kazakhstan and analyzing the provisions of the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea.

Chairperson:

Mr. Veit Koester (Denmark)

Other members:

Mr. Merab Barbakadze (Georgia)
Mr. Jonas Ebbesson (Sweden)
Ms. Ellen Hey (Netherlands)
Mr. Jerzy Jendrośka (Poland)
Mr. Alexander Kodjabashev (Bulgaria)
Mr. Gerhard Loibl (Austria)
Mr. Vadim Ni (Kazakhstan)

Chairperson:

Mr. Veit Koester (Denmark)

Other members:

Mr. Merab Barbakadze (Georgia)
Mr. Jonas Ebbesson (Sweden)
Mr. Sandor Fulop (Hungary)
Mr. Jerzy Jendrośka (Poland) (from 21 May 2006)
Ms. Eva Kruzikova (Czech Republic) (up to 20 May 2006)
Mr. Gerhard Loibl (Austria)
Mr. Vadim Ni (Kazakhstan)

Chairperson:

Mr. Veit Koester (Denmark)

Other members:

Mr. Merab Barbakadze (Georgia)
Ms. Elizabeth France (UK)
Mr. Sandor Fulop (Hungary)
Ms. Eva Kruzikova (Czech Republic)
Mr. Laurent Mermet (France)
Mr. Vadim Ni (Kazakhstan)