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Walther J. Habscheid

Address: 

Schneehalde 44
D 88131 Lindau/B
Germany

Phone Number: 
(49) 8382 1090
Fax Number: 
(49) 8382 6577
Born: 
1924, Wittlich, Germany
Languages: 
German French English Italian
Nationalities: 
German
Education: 
Doctor of Law, 1951, Univ. Bonn; Caen, France, 1974; Univ. of Thrace, Greece, 1984.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Trier bar, 1953, 1992; Supreme Court of Switzerland, Lausanne, 1958.
Present Position: 
Lawyer, Professor emeritus, Universities of Geneva and Zurich/Switzerland.
Professional Experience: 

Professor of Law, Geneva (1958- ) and Zurich (1983- ); Würzburg, Germany (1961-1983); Dean, Faculty of Law, Rector Univ. of Würzburg (1957-1959); Member of numerous governmental and academic commissions, international arbitrator, Vice President Administrative Tribunal, Bank of International Settlements, Basel (1986- ).

Professional Associations: 

Member: Academia Europaea (London), Academia Europaea Scientiarum et Artium (Salzburg/Vienna), Académie de droit comparé (Paris), Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti (Messina); Honorary member: Japanese Assoc. of Procedural Law, Italian Assoc. of Procedural Law; Honorary President, Learned Assoc. of International Procedural Law; General Secretary, Assoc. Internationale de droit judiciaire; Member of the Council, German Assoc. of International Law, etc.

Arbitration Experience: 

Numerous appointments as party-appointed arbitrator, chairman and counsel.

Areas of Specialization: 
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Civil & Commercial Law
Procedural Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Manuals: Schweizerisches Zivilprozess-und Gerichtsorganisationsrecht (2nd ed. 1990); Droit Judiciaire privé Swisse (2nd ed. 1981); Introduzione al diritto processuale civile (1984); Freiwillige Gerichtsbarkeit (7th ed. 1983). Numerous other books, essays and articles.