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ONDŘEJ SVÁČEK CYIL 3 ȍ2012Ȏ the Law Faculty of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice. Professor David was a member of numerous editorial boards of leading Czechoslovakian periodicals, participated in a number of expert conferences and held lectures at various European universities (e.g. University of Copenhagen, University of Leipzig, University of Wroclaw, and National University of Kyiv). He also held the office of vice-dean for science at the Law Faculty in Brno. Professor David raised a number of pupils who currently hold distinguished positions, both in the academic and non-academic sphere. In 1992, after 20 years in the position of the head of the International Law Department, he left his alma mater and retired. Nevertheless, the word ‘retired’ is rightly put into quotation marks here. Professor David opened a legal office and provided legal counseling. He specialized in civil and commercial law, although he represented clients even before the European Court of Human Rights. He was successful in high-profile disputes, such as the case of Regina Rázlová. In 1997, he accepted an offer to be a full-time lecturer of Public International Law at the Law Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc. This step, as Professor David says, marked one of his best life decisions. Professor David holds the position even at this time. In 2007, as a testimony to his significant contribution to Czech legal science and its development, Professor David was awarded a doctor honoris causa degree at Palacký University in Olomouc. He also cooperates externally with the Law Faculty in Brno, where he reviews diploma, advanced and dissertation theses. In his work, Professor David specialized in legal consequences of international wrongful acts (responsibility and sanctions) and history of public international law. The latest titles focus on socially important phenomena such as international terrorism and corruption: ‘Phenomenon of International Terrorism’ ( Fenomén mezinárodního terorismu ) and ‘Corruption in International, European and Czech Law’ ( Korupce v právu mezinárodním, evropském a českém ). His latest articles involve issues of the individual’s legal personality in public international law with particular respect to international criminal responsibility, issues connected with establishment of the International Criminal Court, and questions adherent to the recent foreign intervention in Iraq. Since his entry to the Faculty of Law in Olomouc in 1997, Professor David has prepared six editions of the textbook of public international law. Professor David is broadly known for his generosity, graciousness, gentlemanhood and aristocratic sense of humor. In his inaugural address ( doctor honoris causa ) Professor David speaks about two words and values which are fundamental for his life: humility and faith. He explains humility

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