Bugajski earned a Master of Engineering from the Polish Naval Academy and thereafter, a Master of Arts in Law from the University of Gdańsk. He received a Doctorate of Security from the Polish Naval Academy, and a habilitation in international law at the Faculty of Law at Szczecin University in 2009, and graduated from postgraduate security studies too.[3]
Bugajski authored and co-authored numerous publications regarding various aspects of international law, the law of the sea, international humanitarian law, and international security. His works have appeared in the “Revista Europea de Derecho de la Navegación Marítima y Aeronáutica”[6] published by the University of Málaga.
He is editor-in-chief of the “International Humanitarian Law”[7] journal published by the Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia. He serves on numerous editorial boards, including the “Maritime Security Yearbook”.[8] His books were
nominated for the Mountbatten Award for Best Book by the Maritime Foundation.[9]
D.R. Bugajski, The Polish Naval Academy. In the Centenary of Regaining Access to the Baltic Sea, Gdynia 2019, pp. 185. ISBN978-83-953887-2-9 (POLISH NAVAL ACADEMY); ISBN978-83-7591-714-7 (REGION)
D.R. Bugajski, Navigational Rights and Freedoms in the International Law and Practice, Polish Naval Academy, Gdynia 2021, pp. 353