Rosalie Pam Balkin AO (born 1950) is an Australian maritime lawyer, international legal scholar and public servant.
Rosalie Balkin | |
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| Born | Rosalie Pam Balkin 1950 (age 73–74) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Maritime 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[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]
Selected works edit
- Balkin, R. P.; Davis, J. L. R. (2013), Law of torts (Fifth ed.), LexisNexis Butterworths, ISBN 978-0-409-33206-3
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ Balkin, R. P. (Rosalie P.) (1988), International law and sovereign rights of indigenous peoples, retrieved 3 January 2021
- ^ a b c "Balkin, Rosalie – Biographical entry". Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dr Rosalie Pam Balkin". It's An Honour. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Dr Rosalie Balkin AO". Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Rosalie Balkin". Seafarers' Rights International. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Tort Law Review, The". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 3 January 2021.