Peace Researcher and International Law Expert is new Director of ECMI
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Subject: Peace Researcher and International Law Expert is new Director of ECMI
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Peace Researcher and International Law Expert is new Director
of ECMI
The Director position of the European Centre for Minority Issues,
which has been vacant since 1 October 1998, has been filled since 15
April 2000.
Mr Marc Weller was born in Hamburg, Germany. He lived and worked for
14 years in Great Britain where he served as the Deputy Director of
the Centre for International Studies in the University of Cambridge.
Mr Weller's main research interests focus on international peace and
security policy and on issues of international law. Further
information can be found in the bibliography below.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE - WELLER
Marc Weller studied international law and politics at the University
of Hamburg, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the
University of Cambridge. He has been a member of the Faculty of Law of
the University of Cambridge for the past decade and served as the
Deputy Director of the Centre for International Studies in the
University from 1987 to 2000. He has also been a Visiting Professor in
the University of Paris and an Associated Lecturer of King's College
London. In addition, he served as a guest lecturer in a number of
other countries. He assumed the position of Director of the European
Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg, Germany, in April 2000 and
will remain affiliated with the University of Cambridge.
Mr Weller's main research interests lie in the area of international
peace and security, including especially the management of
inter-ethnic tension and conflict by outside actors. His publications
reflect this interest, featuring edited books on the Gulf Crisis, the
struggle for democracy in Burma, the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the
Kosovo Crisis. His writings also cover the United Nations and
peace-support operations in complex political circumstances.
Mr Weller has also been a commentator on international affairs in the
United Kingdom, being frequently interviewed by the news-media and
contributing occasionally to The Times and other newspapers. Other
journalistic contributions have appeared in the New York Times, Die
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and several other leading papers.
In addition to his scholarly work, Mr Weller has been much sought
after as a legal advisor. He has acted as consultant to several
delegations to the United Nations Security Council. He has been
involved in a number of international arbitrations and has since 1993
served as one of the Counsel for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the
International Court of Justice. He was a legal advisor to a delegation
at the London conference on Yugoslavia and the Rambouillet and Paris
Conferences on Kosovo. He retains an active involvement in the
international attempts to stabilize the situation in Kosovo.
Under his leadership, the European Centre for Minority Issues will
continue to build upon its strong tradition of recognizing emerging
ethnic tensions and conflicts in Europe early. It will strengthen its
work on relations between dominant and non-dominant groups in
situations of crisis, and especially in situations which are being
addressed through international peace-keeping. In addition, the Centre
will continue to assist in the evaluation and advancement of standards
and implementation procedures in the context of human and minority
rights.
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European Centre for Minority Issues
William McKinney
Librarian
Schiffbruecke 12
D-24939 Flensburg, Germany
e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.ecmi.de
Tel: +49 461 1414970
Fax: +49 461 1414969
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