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Magallona, Merlin M.

A.A. (U.P., 1954); LL.B. (U.P., 1958); Undersecretary, Department of Foreign Affairs (2001present); Tenth Dean, College of Law (19951999); Director, Institute of International Legal Studies (19871993; 19992001); Supervisor, U.P. Law Center (19951999); Member, Arbitral Tribunal under the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce; Presidential Assistant on Legal Affairs, Office of the U.P. President (19941997); Associate Dean, College of Law (19891995); Agent for the Philippine Government in the presentation of oral arguments before the International Court of Justice in the Legality of Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons Case (1995); Listed in the List of Experts in Human Rights in the U.N. Human Rights Commission

Courses Handled
Public International Law, Private International Law, Legal Method, Law of the Sea, Problems in International Law, Conflict of Laws, Legal History, Legal Bibliography, Legal Research, Torts and Damages, Public Officers, Transportation Law, Legal Profession


Publications

A Primer on International Law in Relation to National Law, Quezon City, Central Professional Books, Inc., 1997; A Primer on the Law of the Sea, Quezon City, New Millennium Books, 1997; A Primer on the Law of Treaties, Quezon City: New Millennium Books, 1997; International Law Issues in Perspective, Quezon City, U.P. Press and U.P. Law Center, 1996; The Dismantling of the Philippine State and Its Impact on Civil Society, Quezon City, U.P. Law Center International Relations Pamphlet Series, 1996; Military Bases and Nuclear Weapons: U.S. Neocolonialism in the Philippines, Quezon City, U.P. Law Center, 1995.