Dariusz Rafał Bugajski is a Polish Navy officer, scholar and professor of public

international maritime law Admiralty law or maritime law is a body of law that governs nautical issues and private maritime disputes. Admiralty law consists of both domestic law on maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between priva ...

specializing in the law of the sea, law of naval operations,

naval warfare Naval warfare is combat in and on the sea, the ocean, or any other battlespace involving a major body of water such as a large lake or wide river. Mankind has fought battles on the sea for more than 3,000 years. Even in the interior of large la ...

, and

international security International security, also called global security is a term which refers to the measures taken by states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, European Union, and others, to ensure mutual survival and safety. These meas ...

, including climate challenges.

Education

Bugajski earned a Master of Engineering from the

Polish Naval Academy The Polish Naval Academy (PNA) " Heroes of Westerplatte" is a naval university supervised by the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland, with the history, uninterrupted by World War II, dating back to 1922. At present the PNA provi ...

and thereafter, a Master of Arts in Law from the University of Gdańsk. He received a Doctorate of Security from the

, and a habilitation in international law at the Faculty of Law at

Szczecin University The University of Szczecin ( pl, Uniwersytet Szczeciński) is a public university in Szczecin, western Poland. It is the biggest university in West Pomerania, with 33,267 students and a staff of nearly 1,200. It consists of 9 faculties: # Facult ...

in 2009, and graduated from postgraduate security studies too.

Career

Bugajski served in the 8th Coastal Defence Flotilla in

Świnoujście Świnoujście (; german: Swinemünde ; nds, Swienemünn; all three meaning "Świna ivermouth"; csb, Swina) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. Situated mainly on the islands o ...

and thereafter, as a commanding officer of an Anti-submarine Warfare Naval Ship (

Fast Attack Craft A fast attack craft (FAC) is a small, fast, agile, offensive, often affordable warship armed with anti-ship missiles, gun or torpedoes. FACs are usually operated in close proximity to land as they lack both the seakeeping and all-round defensive ...

) in

Kołobrzeg Kołobrzeg ( ; csb, Kòlbrzég; german: Kolberg, ), ; csb, Kòlbrzég , is a port city in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland with about 47,000 inhabitants (). Kołobrzeg is located on the Parsęta River on the south coast o ...

. While in Gdynia among others, he was a vice dean of the Faculty, and vice-rector of the

for education (2016-2019). He is a member of the Maritime Law Commission of the

Polish Academy of Science The Polish Academy of Sciences ( pl, Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of ...

, the Shipbuilding Council Society, the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, national expert of the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (

International Hydrographic Organization The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental organisation representing hydrography. , the IHO comprised 98 Member States. A principal aim of the IHO is to ensure that the world's seas, oceans and navigable waters a ...

) and expert of the Polish Navy Hydrographic Office.

Publications and editorial work

Bugajski authored and co-authored numerous publications regarding various aspects of international law, the law of the sea, international humanitarian law, and international security. His works have appeared in the “Revista Europea de Derecho de la Navegación Marítima y Aeronáutica” published by the

University of Malaga A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

. He is editor-in-chief of the “International Humanitarian Law” journal published by the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia. He serves on numerous editorial boards, including the “Maritime Security Yearbook”. His books were nominated for the Mountbatten Award for Best Book by the

Maritime Foundation The Maritime Foundation is a registered British charity that promotes maritime interests in the United Kingdom. History In 1981, British merchant shipping interests founded two complementary organizations, the British Maritime League, a membersh ...

. * D.R. Bugajski, ''The Polish Naval Academy. In the Centenary of Regaining Access to the Baltic Sea'', Gdynia 2019, pp. 185. (POLISH NAVAL ACADEMY); (REGION) * D.R. Bugajski, ''Navigational Rights and Freedoms in the International Law and Practice'', Polish Naval Academy, Gdynia 2021, pp. 353 * D.R. Bugajski, ''The legal protection of the RMS Titanic'', "Santander Art and Culture Law Review", 1/2022 (8), pp. 41-60; https://www.ejournals.eu/SAACLR/2022/1-2022/art/22225/.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bugajski, Dariusz 1970 births International law scholars Polish Navy officers Polish lawyers Polish legal scholars Living people University of Gdańsk alumni