Marguerite de Chaisemartin
Licence en Droit, LLM, JSD

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Based in  Canada & Europe
Fluent in French, English, and Spanish
Working knowledge in German

Marguerite de Chaisemartin is the co-director of the International Waters Governance Research Initiative (IWGRI). She is an international legal expert and consultant with over 18 years of experience in the sector. She received her Doctorate (J.S.D.) in public international law specializing in international water resources, under the supervision of Prof. Stephen McCaffrey, former Special Rapporteur to the International Law Commission on the topic of the non-navigational uses of international watercourses. Her primary focuses have been on public international law, international environmental law, and the law, governance, and management of transboundary freshwater resources. Among other roles, Marguerite has served as a legal advisor to the Republic of Chile before the International Court of Justice in the case concerning the Dispute over the Status and Use of the Waters of the Silala (Chile v. Bolivia). Her experience has also included several years in UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP), working in the water cooperation and conflict prevention programme, as well as the transboundary aquifers programme.

Marguerite has worked throughout various regions of the world with numerous governments, IGOs, NGOs, local stakeholders, development banks, and academia. She has worked as a senior project officer and project officer on transboundary water cooperation projects in the Euphrates and Tigris region and on the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System. She also has worked as an Adjunct Professor at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, where she co-developed the online course on International Water Law, and has developed and conducted trainings for diverse audiences.

She is a dual French and Canadian national and works in English, French and Spanish.