Cruz-Chavira, Julio César

a. I am a Mexican citizen, of legal age, with domicile in the City of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and have been a licensed attorney since 1995; I have been a legal scholar and professor as well as a consultant in environmental law for the Government of the State of Nuevo Leon and the Municipalities of such state, I have worked as a Legal Officer for environmental corporations, coordinated and led research a legal research project focused on legal aspects of sustainable development and served as a Judge in the Municipal Office of Public Safety of the Municipality of Chihuahua. b. I received my law degree, with honors, from the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua (Autonomous University of Chihuahua) in 1995, presenting a thesis titled: "Challenges for Mexican professionals before the North American Free Trade Agreement", since then I have been duly licensed to practice as an attorney. c. I received my Master's Degree in Administration (MBA) in 1998, from the Escuela de Graduados de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (EGADE Business School). d. In 1999 and 2001 I studied to receive a Ph.D. from Tulane University in New Orleans, specializing in International Commercial Law. e. I also received a Master´s Degree in International Commercial Law from the EGADE Business School in 2002, with the thesis: "Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes Under the Basel Convention". f. In 2012 I received my Doctorate in Humanistic Studies with a focus on Ethics from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), with the thesis: "Ethical Responsibilities in the enforcement of environmental law. A victim´s perspective".