Background
Sand, Peter H. was born on October 14, 1936 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Richard Gustav and Gertraud Sand.
Sand, Peter H. was born on October 14, 1936 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Richard Gustav and Gertraud Sand.
Bachelor of Civil Law, University Saarbrücken, Germany, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in International Law, University Paris II, 1960. Master of Laws, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1962.
Assistant professor law McGill University, Montreal, 1963—1965. Visiting professor law Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1965—1968. Associate professor law McGill University, 1968—1969.
Senior legal officer United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1970—1978. Secretary-general Convention International Trade in Endangered Species, Morges, Switzerland, 1978—1981. Assistant director-general World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland, 1981—1983.
Chief environmental law unit United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 1983—1986. Senior environmental affairs officer United Nations Economic Commission Europe, Geneva, 1986—1991. Principal program officer United Nations Conference Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1991—1992.
Legal advisor for environmental affairs World Bank, District of Columbia, 1992—1994. Director studies Academy International Law, The Hague, Netherlands, 1994—1994. Lecturer international environmental law Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, since 1995.
Adjunct professor law Duke University, Durham, 2002. Visiting professor law Duke University, Geneva, 1998. Commissioner panel F4 for environmental claims United Nations Compensation Commission, Geneva, 1999—2005.
Member editorial board International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Amsterdam, since 2001. Visiting professor University Paris II, 2000. Arbitrator, environmental law expert Permanent Court Arbitration, The Hague, Netherlands, since 2002.
Visiting professor Erik Castrén Institute International Law and Human Rights, Helsinki, Finland, 2008.
Member of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, German Society International Law, World Conservation Union Commission Environmental Law, International Council Environmental Law (Elizabeth Haub Exceptional Services to International Environmental Law prize 2003).
Married Elisabeth Annetzberger, September 25, 1965. Children: Philipp Gunther, Katharina Else.