H. HARRY L. ROQUE, JR.
Admitted to Practice before the UN War Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda: 2004
Admitted to Practice before the International Criminal Court: 2005
EDUCATION
Master of Laws with Merit, London School of Economics, London, U.K. (1996)
Bachelor of Laws, College of Law, University of the Philippines (1990)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, Honors College, The University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, U.S.A. (1985)
WORK
Director
Institute of International Legal Studies
Law Center, College of Law
University of the Philippines
Professor
Public International Law, Contemporary Developments in International Law,
Transportation and Public Utilities, College of Law, University of the Philippines,
November 2000 to present.
MCLE (Mandatory Continuing Legal Education) Lecturer on International Law, International Legal
Processes, General Law Practice, Institute of Judicial Administration, UP Law Center
Partner
ROQUE & BUTUYAN Law Offices, 1904 Antel Corporate Centre, 121 Valero Street,
Salcedo Village, Metro-Manila, Philippines, October, 1991 to present.
Associate
CASTILLO LAMAN TAN AND PANTALEON Law Offices, 2-5th Flrs., Valero Towers,
Valero, Makati, Metro-Manila, Philippines, September 1990-September 1991.
Legislative Staff
Office of Congresswoman Lorna Verano-Yap
House of Representatives, 8th Congress of the Philippines
September 1988 – January 1990
PUBLICATION LIST
1. H. Harry L. Roque, Jr. , The Philippines: The Weakest Link in the Fight Against Terrorism? (Off
the Press, Cambridge University Press)
2. _______________. Human Rights and Public Utilities: Issues of Existence and Enforceability
in PUBLIC UTILITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3-12 (Villaroman, Ed., 2002).
3. _______________. Globalization of Legal Services: Challenges and Possibilities in the
Philippine Setting” in 8th ASEAN LAW ASSOCIATION GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP PAPERS
55-66 (2003).
4. ______________. Palmas Arbitration Revisited, 77 PHIL. L.J. 437-462 (2003).
5. ______________. The Changing face of Terrorism: A New Crime Against Humanity? 18
WORLD BULL. 30-46 (June-December 2001). Originally delivered at the International Law Forum,
Institute of International Legal Studies, University of the Philippines Law Center.
6. _______________. Chapter VII Enforcement Measures and the Security Council: Problems
under the Rule of Law, 17 WORLD BULL. 125-131 (Jan-June 2001). Originally delivered at the
International Law Forum, Institute of International Legal Studies, University of the Philippines Law
Center.
7. ________________.China’s Claim to the Spratly’s Islands Under International Law: A Critical
Analysis. 15 J. ENV. and NAT. RES. LAW. 189-211 (1997).
CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. The WTO Jurisprudence. Conference on “International Conference on Policy and Law Aspects
of Asia and WTO: Challenges and Opportunities.” Sponsored by WTO Research Center, College of
Law, National Taiwan University. July 7-10, 2005.
2. The Challenge of Law in Asia: from Globalization to Regionalization? The Second Asean Law
Institute (ASLI) Conference, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, May 26-27, 2005.
3. The Philippines: The Weakest Link in the Fight Against Terrorism, A Symposium on
Comparative Anti-Terrorism Law and Policy Organized by the Faculty of Law, National University of
Singapore, Grand Waterfront Copthorne Hotel, Singapore, June 24-26, 2004.
4. Updates and Implications of International Law on the Anti-Rape Law. A Round Table
Discussion of the Issues and Developments in the Implementation of the Anti-Rape Law sponsored
by Australian Aid and Women’s Legal Bureau, Inc, Bay View Park Hotel, May 5, 2004.
5. Philippine Options for Joint Submissions and Confidence Building Measures on Disputed
Maritime Areas Relevant to a Claim for an Extended Continental Shelf. The Status of Philippine Efforts
to Delineate an Extended Continental Shelf. A Round Table Discussion sponsored by the University
of the Philippines Institute of International Legal Studies, Diliman, Quezon City, Dec. 5, 2003.
6. Cross-Border Legal Services in Asean Under the WTO Asean law Association, Singapore,
November 29, 2003.
7. Philippine Maritime Jurisdictions. The First National Conference on the Philippine Archipelagic
State, Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Maritime and Ocean Affairs Center, The
Westin Philippine Plaza Mindanao Ballroom, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, 7 June
2002
8. The WTO and the Philippines: Recent Experiences. Strengthening Economic Legal
Infrastructure Initiative Forum of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Sponsored by the
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Intercontinental Hotel, Makati, Metro-Manila, June
28, 2002
9. State Obligations in the Implementation of Treaties on Torture. A National Workshop on the
Role of Judges, Prosecutors and Public Defense Attorneys on the Prevention of Torture, Sponsored
by the Philippine Judicial Academy, UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights, and the Embassy of
the United Kingdom, Legenda Hotel, Subic, Zambalez, 26 July, 2002; Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City,
August 23, 2002; Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City, September 27, 2002.
10. Human Rights to Power and Water: Issues of Existence and Enforceability. Round Table
Discussion on Public Utilities and Human Rights, Sponsored by the Institute of Human Rights, UP
Law Center, Bocobo Hall, October 8, 2002
11. The Legal Basis for the Philippine Claim to Sabah. Round Table Discussion on the Philippine
Claim to Sabah, Sponsored by the Institute for International Legal Studies, UP Law Center, Bocobo
Hall, UP Law Center, October 24, 2002
12. WTO Remedies for Philippine Agricultural Producers. Forum sponsored by Municipal
Government La Trinidad, Benguet, Provincial Government of Benguet, COCAFM, League of Municipal
Mayors-Benguet, January 12, 2003, La Trinidad, Benguet; Agricultural Sector Alliance of the
Philippines, Lipa City, Batangas, February 3, 2003
13. Terrorism and the Unilateral Use of Force. Symposium on Terrorism, UP College of Law, The
Malcolm Trust Fund, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and UP Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City,
January 30, 2003