Thomas Yaw Voets works at the Public International Law Directorate of the Belgian Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, where his responsibilities include preparing the Belgian position in Law of the Sea files and advising multiple stakeholders on issues of Public International Law. In this capacity, he is also a member of of the Belgian delegation to the COMAR Working Party (Working Party of the Council of the European Union on the Law of the Sea) and provides his expertise during ongoing negotiations at the International Seabed Authority and the United Nations.
Before joining the Belgian Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, Thomas worked as an assistant in European Union law at the University Antwerp, in the cabinet of a Member of the European Parliament, and as an intern at Belgium's Permanent Representation to the United Nations and other international organisations based in Geneva. Thomas holds two Master's degrees in Law and International Relations, both from the University of Antwerp.
Areas of Expertise:
- Law of the European Union
- Public International Law
- Law of the Sea
- Diplomatic Law
- International Relations
Selected Publications:
- Voets, T.Y. (2023) “Visit Rwanda”: a well primed public relations campaign or a genuine attempt at improving the country’s image abroad?
- Voets, T.Y. (2023) Brexit means Brexit, ook wat het stemrecht bij lokale verkiezingen in lidstaten van de Europese Unie betreft.
- Voets, T.Y. (2022) Over de benoeming van Poolse rechters vóór 2018 en de Unierechtelijke vereisten inzake onafhankelijkheid en onpartijdigheid.
Full Publication List: repository.uantwerpen.be/acadbib/irua/23520/N