Core Group Members

Prof Anna Petrig

Action Chair
Universität Basel

Professor Anna Petrig is the Chair of the BlueRights COST Action and the Grant Holder Scientific Representative. She is Professor of International and Public Law at the University of Basel in Switzerland, and the Co-Rapporteur of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Protection of People at Sea.

Prof Irini Papanicolopulu

Action Vice-Chair
School Of Oriental And African Studies University of London

Professor Irini Papanicolopulu is the Vice Chair of BlueRights. She is the British Academy Global Professor of International Law at the SOAS University of London in the United Kingdom, and the Chair of the ILA Committee on Protection of People at Sea.

Dr Jessica Schechinger

Science Communication Coordinator
UiT-The Arctic University of Norway

Dr Jessica Schechinger is the Science Communication Coordinator for BlueRights. She is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) at the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway

Dr Youri van Logchem

Grant Awarding Coordinator
UiT-The arctic University of Norway

Dr Youri van Logchem is the Grant Awarding Coordinator for BlueRights. He is an Associate Professor of Law (Law of the Sea & Environmental Law) at the NCLOS at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway.

Prof Richard Barnes

WG1 Coordinator
University of Lincoln

Professor Richard Barnes is the Coordinator of Working Group 1.  He is Professor of International Law at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom, and Adjunct Professor of Law at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) at the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway

Prof Kristina SIIG

WG2 Coordinator
University of Southern Denmark

Dr Sofia Galani

WG3 Coordinator
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences

Dr Sofia Galani is the Coordinator of Working Group 3. She is an Assistant Professor in Public International Law at Panteion University, Greece and a Scientific Advisor to the Hellenic Parliament.

Prof  Nele Matz Lück

Mentoring Program Coordinator
Kiel University

Professor Nele Matz-Lück is the Coordinator of the BlueRights Mentoring Programme. She is Co-Director of the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law and professor for Public International Law, particularly the Law of the Sea, at Kiel University.

Prof Ana Nikodinovska Krstevska

Diversity Coordinator
Goce Delcev State University

Professor Ana Nikodinovska Krstevska is the Diversity Coordinator for BlueRights. She is a Full professor in EU Law and European Integrations at the Goce Delcev University, Stip in North Macedonia and also Vice Rector for International Cooperation. She is the Project coordinator of the ACE2EU European University Alliance for Goce Delcev University.

Gabriele Goettsche Wanli

Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator
Independent Contractor

MoU – 016/24
CSO Approval date – 17/05/2024
Start date – 31/10/2024
End date – 30/10/2028

COST

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.

COST Action CA23103

While the oceans are attracting growing attention, people at sea still receive little consideration by stakeholders, scholars and the public at large. The frequent violations of their most basic human rights, which safeguard their life, liberty and health, often go unseen and unpunished. 

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