Environmentalist Lewis Pugh gets international law post

Endurance swimmer and ocean advocate‚ Lewis Pugh, has been appointed as adjunct professor in international law at the University of Cape Town‚ and he said he looked forward to working in the department where he gained a Master’s in Maritime Law. After helping to negotiate last year’s creation of the largest protected area in the world‚ in the Ross Sea off Antarctica‚ Pugh said his UCT appointment was part of his continuing campaign to conserve oceans, notes a TimesLIVE report. ‘I was always pulled by the world’s waters‚’ he said. ‘As a young boy I was fascinated by naval exploration; as a young man I was drawn to swim in some of the world’s most challenging seas. But if I hadn’t put my head down and studied law‚ I would not have been able to do what I do for the oceans.’ He added: ‘Law taught me how to argue passionately and rationally – a balance that is key to being an environmental campaigner. I look forward to sharing my experiences in the field with students and colleagues at UCT’s law department‚ the place where my legal education began.’