Ellen HEY

Ellen HEY is a Professor of Public International Law at Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She also holds adjunct roles as Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian Center for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS) at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway and serves as Advisor to the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), Columbo University, Sri Lanka. Her research focuses on international environmental law, law of the sea, and international institutional law.

Education: She received an Honorary Doctorate from Stockholm University in 2016. Professional History: Previously, she was a Visiting Professorial Fellow (2013–2015) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and a Visiting Scholar (2019) at K.G. Jebsen Center for the Law of the Sea at UiT (now NCLOS). She served on the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (2008–2014) and as a legal advisor to the Dutch government (1986–1990).

• Awards: Honorary Doctorate (Stockholm University, 2016)

Her work intersects legal frameworks for environmental governance, maritime boundaries, and institutional mechanisms in international law. She has contributed to policy development through advisory roles and academic collaborations globally.