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Melaku G. Desta

Address: 

Perth Road CEPMLP
University of Dundee
Carnegie Building
1.07, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK

Phone Number: 
+44(0)1382 388384
Fax Number: 
+44(0)1382 385854
Email: 
m.g.desta@dundee.ac.uk
Born: 
1966, Gojjam, Ethiopia
Languages: 
English Amharic
Nationalities: 
Ethiopian
Education: 
Addis Ababa Univ., Diploma in Education, 1985
LL.B. 1993
Catholic Univ. of Leuven (Belgium), LL.M. International Law (Magna cum Laude), 1996
PhD in Law, 2000.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Qualified to practice in Ethiopia, 1993
Present Position: 
Reader in International Economic Law and Director of PhD Programme, CEPMLP, University of Dundee, Scotland
Professional Experience: 

Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, in Law, University of Dundee (2001-2008); Assistant Lecturer in Law, Addis Ababa University (1993–95)

Professional Associations: 

International Law Association (member)

Arbitration Experience: 

Twice appointed as co-arbitrator (UNCITRAL through PCA, and ICC)

Areas of Specialization: 
International Arbitration
International Investments
International Trade
Oil & Gas
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 
  • The Law of International Trade in Agricultural Products (Kluwer 2002)
  • “OPEC Production Management Practices under WTO Law and the Antitrust Law of Non-OPEC Countries”, 28:4 Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law (November 2010), pp. 439-463
  • “Accession for What? An Examination of Ethiopia’s Decision to Join the WTO” 43:2 Journal of World Trade (2009), pp. 339-362
  • “EU Sanitary Standards and Sub-Saharan African Agricultural Exports: A Case Study of the Livestock Sector in East Africa”, The Berkley Electronic Press, The Law and Development Review: Vol. 1: No. 1, Article 6. (2008)
  • Melaku Geboye Desta, “EC-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements and WTO Compatibility: An Experiment in North-South Inter-Regional Agreements?”, 43(5) Common Market Law Review (2006) pp. 1343-1379
  • “African Countries in the World Trading System: International Trade, Domestic Institutions and the Role of International Law”, 61(1) International and Comparative Law Quarterly (January 2012), pp. 127–170 (co-authored with Prof Moshe Hirsch)
  • two further edited books, and over a dozen other articles in law reviews and book chapters.