Ruwantissa I.R. Abeyratne

Ruwantissa I.R. Abeyratne works as a senior professional with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, Canada, co-ordinating air transport programmes of the Organization. He is also Chairman, Advisory Joint Appeals Board of ICAO. Previously he worked with Air Lanka as the airline's Chief Co-ordinator and Head of International Relations and Insurance, holding both positions concurrently, until he joined ICAO, in 1990. He holds the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws from McGill...See more

Ruwantissa I.R. Abeyratne works as a senior professional with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Montreal, Canada, co-ordinating air transport programmes of the Organization. He is also Chairman, Advisory Joint Appeals Board of ICAO. Previously he worked with Air Lanka as the airline's Chief Co-ordinator and Head of International Relations and Insurance, holding both positions concurrently, until he joined ICAO, in 1990. He holds the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws from McGill University, is a masters graduate in law of Monash University, Australia and a law graduate of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr Abeyratne has published several books and articles on international law and air law. See less