Nguyen Hong Thao, Member of the UN International Law Commission (2017-2022 and 2023-2027), is currently teaching as Senior Lecturer at the Diplomacy Academy of Vietnam and National University of Hanoi. He received his LL.B. and Ph.D. from University of Paris I Pantheon - Sorbonne, France. His main academic specializations are in Public International Law, Law of the Sea, International Organizations, International Humanitarian and Environmental Law. He is Author of series of works on international law, especially on the maritime dispute resolutions.

He has had experience in maritime affairs and diplomacy, with Ambassador Postings in Malaysia (2011-2014) and Kuwait (2014-2017). He is also Member of Asian Society of International Law, Vietnam Society of International Law, Editor-in-Chief of the Vietnamese Yearbook on International Law, Member of the Advisory Board of the Asian Yearbook of International Law AYBIL, Member of the Asian Journal of International Law, AALCO Journal of International Law and Journal of East Asia and International Law Editorial Boards. Vu Hai Dang is a Researcher at the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam. His area of expertise includes international law, law of the sea, and international environmental law with a geographical focus on Southeast Asia and the South China Sea. He has experience working in the fields of private practice, civil service, diplomacy, and academia.