Background
Laing, Edward Arthur was born on February 27, 1942 in Belize City, Belize. Son of Edward Arthur and Marjorie Eunice (Dunn) Laing.
Laing, Edward Arthur was born on February 27, 1942 in Belize City, Belize. Son of Edward Arthur and Marjorie Eunice (Dunn) Laing.
Cambridge University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964. Bachelor of Laws, 1966). Columbia University (Master of Laws, 1968).
Special Counsel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belize and Belizean Ambassador to United States of America and Organization of American States, 1985-1990.
Bar: England 1966, Illinois 1969,Belize 1970, Barbados 1972, District of Columbia 1985. Association Baker & McKenzie, Chicago and New York City, 1968-1969. Senior lecturer U. West Indies, Barbados and Jamaica, 1970-1975.
Assistant professor Notre Dame University, Indiana, 1974-1976.
Associate professor U.Md., Baltimore, 1976-1981. Professor Howard University, Washington, 1980-1985.
Ambassador to the United States and Canada, Government of Belize, Washington, 1985-1990. Professor New York Law School, 1990-1993.
Elected judge International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Hamburg, 1996.
Permanent representative of Belize to United Nations, 1993-1997. Magistrate, crown counsel Belize Government, 1966-1967. Faculty adviser International TradeLaw Journal, Baltimore, 1976-1981.
Participant numerous Summit Conferences and Executive Board United Nations Development Program.
International adjudicator trade and business law, law of the sea. Consultant to United Nations agencies on international development and governance, consolidation of democracy and human rights, legal education.
Indiana advisor Belize Chamber of Commerce, 1981. Founder, 1st president New York Belizean Committee, New York City, 1999, Consortium for Belizean Development, Washington, 1985. Member American Society International Law.
Married Margery Victoria Fairweather, April 5, 1969. Children: Nyasha, Obi.