Rosalie Balkin

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Rosalie Balkin

AO
Born
Rosalie Pam Balkin

1950 (age 71–72)
Johannesburg, South Africa
OccupationMaritime lawyer, international legal scholar, public servant
Academic background
Alma mater University of the Witwatersrand
Thesis A critical analysis of the treaty-making powers of the Union of South Africa and the Republic of South Africa [1]  (1978)

Rosalie Pam Balkin AO (born 1950) is an Australian maritime lawyer, international legal scholar and public servant.

Rosalie Pam Balkin [2] was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1950. She was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand, completing BA, LLB and PhD degrees. She moved to Australia in 1977. [3]

From 1987 to 1998 Balkin was employed by the Office of the Australian Attorney-General, culminating as assistant secretary, Office of International Law. [3] In 1993 she was ACT Human Rights Commissioner. [4] [5] [6] She then moved to London in mid-1998 to work as Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Division at the International Maritime Organization, rising to Assistant Secretary-General in 2011, before retiring at the end of 2013. [3]

In the 2018 Australia Day Honours Balkin was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to maritime law through roles with a range of organisations, to the improvement of global shipping transport safety and standards, and to education as an academic and author". [7]

As of 2021 Balkin is serving a three-year term as board member of Australian Maritime Safety Authority. [8] She is a member of the Advisory Group at Seafarers' Rights International [9] and is on the editorial board of The Tort Law Review. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Schaffer, Schaffer (1978), A critical analysis of the treaty-making powers of the Union of South Africa and the Republic of South Africa, Johannesburg, retrieved 3 January 2021
  2. ↑ Balkin, R. P. (Rosalie P.) (1988), International law and sovereign rights of indigenous peoples , retrieved 3 January 2021
  3. 1 2 3 "Balkin, Rosalie – Biographical entry". Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "PERSPECTIVE". The Canberra Times . Vol. 67, no. 21, 204. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 5 May 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 3 January 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "ACT men to go to prison despite claims of potential abuse". The Canberra Times . Vol. 67, no. 21, 211. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 May 1993. p. 3. Retrieved 3 January 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Capital TV racist: newsreader". The Canberra Times . Vol. 68, no. 21, 416. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 December 1993. p. 2. Retrieved 3 January 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Dr Rosalie Pam Balkin". It's An Honour. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "Dr Rosalie Balkin AO". Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "Rosalie Balkin". Seafarers' Rights International. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "Tort Law Review, The". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 3 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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