Gianpaolo Maria Ruotolo is a full professor of international law in the Department of Law of the University of Foggia, Italy, where he teaches international law, EU law, private international law and international and European data law.

He holds a PhD in international law from the University “Federico II” of Naples. He’s a lawyer enrolled in the special register of full-time university law professors, and he’s authorized to practice before the higher Courts.
He was a Visiting Professor at King’s College London and the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), University of London.

He’s lectured in PhD and postgraduate courses in Universities and research institutes in Italy and abroad, for UNESCO and UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) and in projects funded by the European Union. He acts as a private arbitrator and as a consultant for governmental administrations (among which the Italian agency for the evaluation of Universities, ANVUR) and private entities.

He’s a member of the scientific committees and editorial staff of many journals and acts extensively as a reviewer; he has published extensively on international law, EU law, international organizations law, conflict of laws, including international trade law and IT law.

He’s a member of the International Law Association (ILA), the European Society of International Law (ESIL), the Italian society of international and EU law (ISIL-EU), Italian Association of European Union Law Scholars, Internet Society (ISOC).
Many of his works can be found at gianpaolomariaruotolo.academia.edu.