Background
Jacobsson, Måns Ivar Gösta was born on January 14, 1939 in Malmo, Sweden. Son of Gösta and Anna Lisa (Andersson) Jacobsson.
Jacobsson, Måns Ivar Gösta was born on January 14, 1939 in Malmo, Sweden. Son of Gösta and Anna Lisa (Andersson) Jacobsson.
Student, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1957—1958. Licencie en droit, University Lund, Sweden, 1964. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Southampton University, England, 2007.
Assistant judge District Court, Helsingborg, Sweden, 1964-1967. Junior judge Court of Appeal Southern Sweden, Malmo, 1967-1970. Legal advisor Swedish Ministry Justice, Stockholm, 1970-1981, assistant under-secretary, 1982-1984.
Judge Court Appeal, Malmo, 1984-1985. President division Svea Court Appeal, Stockholm, 1986—2006. Secretary National Swedish Commission Employee's Inventions, 1975-1983, chairman, 1984.
Vice chairman Swedish War Insurance Board, 1980-1984. Substitute chairman Swedish Plant Patent Board, 1978-1984. Director International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds, 1985-2006.
Visiting professor World Maritime University, Malmo, since 1983, Dalian Maritime University and Shanghai Maritime University, China, since 2005. Lecturer International Maritime Law Institute, Malta, since 1992. Lecturer Southampton University, since 2007, Nottingham University, since 2007.
Honorary visiting fellow Swansea University, since 2007. Member panel Singapore Maritime Arbitration Center, since 2007. Member International Maritime Conciliation and Arbitration Panel, Madrid, since 2007.
Member executive council International Maritime Committee, Antwerp, Belgium, since 2007. Member steering committee London Shipping Law Center, since 2007. Swedish delegate numerous international conferences.
Married Margareta Wahlén, August 17, 1968. Children: Anna, Mårten.