Christoph Schwarte

Christoph Schwarte is a qualified German lawyer who joined FIELD in August 2006. He holds a Masters degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and was admitted to the Bar of Hamburg in April 1999. From 1998 to 2004 Christoph worked at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea where he contributed to the establishment of the legal and administrative framework of a new organization of the UN system. He assisted the court during the Saiga II, Southern Bluefin Tuna and Camouco cases and drafted documents for the sessions of the Tribunal and the meetings of States Parties. Prior to joining FIELD Christoph worked at Capacity Global, an environmental justice organization he co-founded in 2001. He has extensive experience in capacity building with marginalized groups and delivering training on sustainable development. He has lived and worked in various countries of the Middle East and authored publications in his interest areas particularly marine environment protection and social justice.