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 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]