Supernumerary Member

Technological Sciences: PhD in Nautical Engineering

Date of admission: January 22, 2015

Admission speech: “Towards a General Theory of Maritime Safety”

Reply speech: Dr. Joan Francesc Corona Ramón, PhD in Economics and Business Administration

Dr. J. RODRIGO DE LARRUCEA

UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS

  • PhD in Law.
  • PhD in Nautical Engineering.

TEACHING ACTIVITY

  • Professor of Maritime Law at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).
  • Coordinator of the Legal and Maritime Law Area at the Nautical Faculty of Barcelona, where he teaches in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in Naval Engineering, Nautical Science, and Marine Engineering.
  • Visiting professor at several international universities and institutions.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

  • President of the Maritime Law Section of the Culture Commission of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) (since 2005 to present).
  • Founder of Estudio Jurídico Rodrigo de Larrucea.
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Economist & Jurist.
  • Member of the Spanish Maritime Law Association.
  • Consultant for national and international administrations in the field of maritime transport.
  • Member of TRANSMAR, a recognized research group in Maritime Transport and Logistics.
  • Scientific evaluator for the European Union.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Author of numerous works on Maritime Law and Safety, cited by universities and research centers worldwide.
  • Regular referee for Times Higher Education (THE).
  • Supervisor of numerous academic projects, including final degree projects and doctoral theses.
  • See references on Google Scholar (approx. 230 entries).
  • Part of his work is available at UPCommons (UPC’s OAI repository).
  • Main monographs include:
    • Manual de Comisario de Averías (1994).
    • Transporte de contenedores: terminales, operativa y casuística (2003).
    • Seguridad en los puertos (2005/2013).
    • Transporte en Contenedor (2007/2013).
    • Hacia una teoría general de la Seguridad marítima (2014).
    • Seguridad marítima. Teoría general del riesgo (2015).
  • Promoter of the modernization of Spanish maritime law, contributing with:
    • An integral theory of maritime safety and its systemic formulation.
    • Fair treatment of seafarers in the face of criminalization after accidents.
    • Independence and objectivity in maritime accident investigations.
    • Implementation in Spain of an independent maritime rescue model.
    • Technical and legal aspects of container transport.
    • Protection of floating maritime heritage and the legal status of historic vessels.

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

  • Distinguished Cross of San Raimundo de Peñafort, the highest legal distinction in Spain.
  • Listed jurist in major international legal directories: Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, European Legal Experts, among others.

ADMITTANCE SPEECH

Hacia una teoría general de la Seguridad Marítima