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Basel Winter
Arbitration
School 2022
6-11 FEBRUARY 2022
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Basel Winter
Arbitration School
2022
| Overview | Curriculum
The Basel Winter Arbitration School will take The Winter School curriculum includes classes
place on 6-11 February 2022 at the Law on:
Faculty of the University of Basel in Switzerland.
It will also be possible to attend the school • procedural aspects of key international
in an online format. The University of Basel, dispute resolution institutions, including
founded in 1460, is the oldest university in Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA),
Switzerland. The school will feature prominent UNCLOS arbitration, The Hague Rules
arbitration practitioners and academics covering on Business and Human Rights, investor-
different types of public, private and hybrid state arbitration, international commercial
arbitration topics, and will include speakers arbitration, arbitration and mediation at
from international arbitration institutions the World Intellectual Property Organisation
headquartered in Switzerland and other (WIPO)
countries. • transparency, digitalization, and diversity
The school will consist of an interactive six-day aspects of international dispute resolution
programme introducing participants to different • oral and written advocacy skills as well as
types of public, private and hybrid arbitration as careers in arbitration.
well as related practice development and career
opportunities.
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Basel Winter
Arbitration School
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| Faculty members
Winter School Co-Directors
Prof. Dr. iur. Anna Prof. Dr. Yarik Kryvoi,
Petrig, LL.M. (Harvard) LL.M. (Harvard)
Chair of International Senior Fellow in International
Law and Public Law at the Economic Law and Director
University of Basel of the Investment Treaty
Forum at the British Institute
of International and
Comparative Law (London)
Winter School Faculty Members
Dr. iur. Christopher Martin Doe, BCL
Boog, FCIArb, FSIArb (McGill)
Partner, Vice-Chair of the Senior Legal Counsel
International Arbitration at Permanent Court of
Practice Group and co- Arbitration (The Hague)
head the Sports Practice
at Schellenberg Wittmer
(Singapore and Zurich) Dr. Veijo Heiskanen,
LL.M. (Harvard)
Partner at LALIVE and
Ignacio de Castro, LL.M. international arbitrator
(King’s College London) (Geneva)
Director of IP Disputes and
External Relations Division,
WIPO Arbitration and
Mediation Centre (Geneva)
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Basel Winter
Arbitration School
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| Faculty members
Judge Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Prof. Dr. iur. August
LL.M. (Amsterdam) Reinisch, LL.M. (NYU)
Judge at the International Professor of International
Tribunal for the Law of and European Law at the
the Sea (Hamburg) and University of Vienna &
Professor of Practice member of the International
of International Law Law Commission of the
(Maastricht) United Nations
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anne Jir
Jiries
ies Saadeh
Peters, LL.M. (Harvard) Jiries Saadeh is an English-
Director at the Max Planck qualified lawyer and
Institute for Comparative Solicitor-Advocate (Higher
Public Law and International Courts Civil Proceedings),
Law in Heidelberg Deputy District Judge.
Dr. iur. Dražen Petrović,
LL.M. (EUI Florence)
Registrar of the ILO
Administrative Tribunal
(Geneva)
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Basel Winter
Arbitration School
2022
| Key benefits of | Venue
participation Those attending the Basel Winter Arbitration
School in person will gather in Basel,
Learning at the Winter School will involve: Switzerland, a city on the river Rhine and within
a relatively short reach to the Alps mountains.
• acquiring theoretical and practical
arbitration skills in various fields
It was in Basel in 1869 when one of the world’s
• gaining knowledge on key transversal topics first commercial arbitration rules were published
by the Basel Chamber of Commerce (as it was
• networking opportunities with top academics, known back then). Basel is an intercultural city,
practitioners and international civil servants the 3rd largest in Switzerland, situated on the
• better understanding of various career paths crossing of Switzerland, France and Germany
in international arbitration it has its own airport and connected to major
international railway connections.
• exposure to novel teaching methods and a
collection of teaching materials Switzerland is regarded as Europe’s most
innovative economy, host to many major
• certificate of attendance.
multinational companies and host state of
numerous intergovernmental organisations
and international actors. The Winter School
participants will benefit from being in
Switzerland by engaging with representatives
of Swiss-based institutions such as the Court
of Arbitration for Sports and WIPO Arbitration
and Mediation Centre as well as practitioners
and academics from Switzerland and other
countries.
Its mountains, lakes as well as architecture and
traditions make Switzerland a major tourist hub.
The organisers will also give recommendations
on the local cultural attracts and a skiing trip to
the Alps after the Winter School programme.
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Arbitration School
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| Online | Tuition fee
participation The tuition fee is CHF 950. Full-time students
(LL.M. and PhD) can register at a discounted
For those who cannot attend the school in price of CHF 850. For students of the University
person in Switzerland, it is possible to attend of Basel special rates apply, please contact
the school in an online format. The online anna.petrig@unibas.ch. The scholarship covers
participation includes participating in all classes attendance of all classes, coffee breaks as
via the Zoom format with the possibility to ask well as opening and closing receptions. The
questions and all course materials. participants are responsible for their own travel,
accommodation and other related costs.
| Application The tuition fee to attend the Basel Winter School
online is CHF 450. Full-time students (LL.M. and
procedure PhD) can register at a discounted price of CHF
400.
Currently, all slots for in-person offline
participation have been allocated. Those who
wish to be put on the waiting list, need to | Scholarships
indicate so in their application.
The organisers offer up to two tuition waiver
Applications to attend the Basel Winter scholarships for suitable candidates from non-
Arbitration School in the online format are OECD countries. The scholarship will cover the
accepted on the rolling basis. Please complete tuition fee and the recipients remain responsible
this application and you will be typically notified for other related costs. Please indicate in your
within 10 days of the application. We encourage application your eligibility and willingness to
to apply early to secure your place. be considered for the scholarship. There is no
separate application procedure.
| Additional
information
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| Faculty
Winter School Co-Directors
Prof. Dr. iur. Anna Petrig, LL.M. (Harvard)
Anna Petrig holds the Chair of International Law and Public Law at the University
of Basel in Switzerland. She has a PhD in the field of the law of the sea and
human rights law and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School where she studied
as a Fulbright scholar. Anna is a member of the Bar of the Canton of Berne
(Switzerland) and the New York State Bar (USA). Her broad legal experience
includes work in private practice, the courts, and the Legal Division of the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Anna has provided expert advice and legal counsel on maritime-related
matters to the Swiss Government, NGOs, international organizations and
other international fora. She has been a member of the Swiss Delegation and
the Delegation of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) to the International
Maritime Organization. Since 2019, Anna is sitting as Judge ad hoc for
Switzerland on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in cases
27 and 29 (The M/T “San Padre Pio” Case, Switzerland v. Nigeria). Currently, she
is a member of the team leading the Human Rights at Sea Arbitration Initiative,
which aims at providing victims of human rights abuses at sea with an effective
remedy.
Anna is the author of various monographs, notably pertaining to the law of the
sea as well as international human rights law, general public international law
and criminal law.
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Arbitration School
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| Faculty
Winter School Co-Directors
Prof. Dr. Yarik Kryvoi, LL.M. (Harvard)
Professor Yarik Kryvoi is the Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and
Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and
Comparative Law in London. He is also a member of the New York State Bar
(USA).
Before moving to academia, he practiced law with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
in London, Morgan Lewis & Bockius in Washington, DC and Baker & McKenzie in
Saint Petersburg. He is currently engaged in a number of law reform and capacity
building projects for the United Nations, governmental agencies and academic
institutions. He is listed as an arbitrator by several institutions, including Hong
Kong International Arbitration Centre, Asian International Arbitration Centre and
Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is also the founder of the CIS
Arbitration Forum.
Professor Kryvoi has authored a number of articles and monographs, primarily
in the area of international dispute resolution and has also conducted several
empirical studies in partnership with leading law firms. His recently published
works include Private or Public Adjudication? Procedure, Substance and
Legitimacy (Leiden Journal of International Law, 2021), International Centre
for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Kluwer Law International, 2020). He is
also creator and director of the online course International Investment Law and
Dispute Resolution.
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Winter School members
Dr. iur. Christopher Boog, FCIArb, FSIArb
Christopher Boog is Vice-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group at
Schellenberg Wittmer and the Managing Director of the firm’s Singapore office.
He splits his time between Zurich and Singapore.
Chris represents clients in complex international commercial, investment and
sports arbitration matters, and sits as arbitrator in civil and common law
jurisdictions around the world under all leading arbitration rules. He is ranked
as one of a small number of Global Elite Thought Leaders by Who’s Who Legal
Arbitration recognizing lawyers “at the peak of the profession”. He is the 2020
recipient of
the ASA Prize for Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration, awarded
every two years to international arbitration counsel to recognize exceptional
advocacy. Chris is also a Vice-President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss
Arbitration Centre.
Chris is described as “one of the best in the business”, an “outstanding and
efficient arbitrator” who “in every respect is brilliant”, and “definitely a leader in
the field” (Who’s Who Legal). According to clients and peers, he is “outstanding”,
“just brilliant” and “one of the best advocates I have ever seen” (Who’s Who
Legal). The same directory remarks that “Chris belongs among the best
arbitration counsel of his generation.”
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Winter School members
Ignacio de Castro, LL.M. (King’s College London)
Ignacio de Castro is Director of IP Disputes and External Relations Division at
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva.
Ignacio is a Spanish lawyer and an English solicitor. Ignacio holds an LL.M.
degree from King’s College London. Before joining WIPO in 2002, he practiced
with the law firms Baker & McKenzie, London and Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer, London in the areas of international arbitration and litigation. Ignacio
is responsible for the administration of mediation, arbitration and expert
determination cases filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and
the development and promotion of WIPO alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
This includes implementing ADR collaborations concluded with IP Offices and
establishing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures adapted to specific
areas of intellectual property.
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Arbitration School
2022
| Faculty
Winter School members
Martin Doe, BCL (McGill)
Martin Doe serves as Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration
(PCA) in The Hague, an intergovernmental organization which administers
dispute resolution proceedings involving various combinations of States, State
entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties.
He has worked closely with arbitral tribunals in some of the largest and most
complex inter-State, investor-State, and commercial cases administered by the
PCA spanning the full breadth of public and private international law as well as
the full range of commercial industry sectors. In addition, he assists the Secretary-
General PCA Secretary-General in discharging his roles under the Arbitration
Rules of the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL),
and is also frequently called upon to assist in the diplomatic work of the PCA with
its member States and other international organizations.
Among other areas, he heads the Latin American practice of the organization, as
well as its work in the fields of climate change, business and human rights, and
complex financial disputes. A member of the Barreau du Québec and New York
State Bar, as well as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, he regularly
speaks and publishes on international dispute resolution, and has lectured at
various universities worldwide.”
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| Faculty
Winter School members
Dr. Veijo Heiskanen, LL.M. (Harvard)
Veijo Heiskanen has been practicing international arbitration, including
commercial and investment arbitration, for over 25 years. He has acted as
counsel and arbitrator in numerous international arbitration proceedings under
most of the major arbitration rules, including the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA,
SCAI, SCC, WIPO and Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial
Arbitration – CRCICA.
Veijo Heiskanen’s practice focuses on the energy (including oil & gas),
construction, infrastructure and mining sectors, as well as intellectual property
and technology disputes. He has vast experience as arbitrator, including as
presiding arbitrator, in complex and high-value commercial and investment
disputes. He previously served as Legal Adviser at the Iran-United States
Claims Tribunal and as Deputy Chief of the Legal Service of the United Nations
Compensation Commission.
He is member of the SCC Board and of several panels of arbitrators, including
ICSID, ICDR Energy Arbitrators List, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
(SIAC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and of
numerous professional associations, including IBA, ILA, American Society of
International Law, LCIA, IAI, ASA and Finnish Arbitration Association.
Veijo Heiskanen graduated from the University of Helsinki (LL.B., 1983; LL.Lic.,
1985) and holds an LL.M. and a Doctorate of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) from
Harvard Law School (1988 and 1992). He is Adjunct Professor of International
Law at the University of Helsinki and previously served as Adjunct Professor of
International Arbitration at the University of Lausanne (2009-17) and taught at
the Hague Academy of International Law (2002).
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Winter School members
Judge Liesbeth Lijnzaad, LL.M. (Amsterdam)
Dr. Liesbeth Lijnzaad is a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
(since 2017). She is a member of the Seabed Disputes Chamber, the Chamber
for Summary Procedures as well as the Chamber for Maritime Delimitation
Disputes of the Tribunal. She is a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration,
and a conciliator and arbitrator under Annexes V and VII of the Convention on
the Law of the Sea.
Previously, she was the principal Legal Advisor on Public International Law at the
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and head of its international law department
(2006-2017). In her capacity as government lawyer, Lijnzaad has been active in
many fora, and has accumulated a wide range of experience in the practice of
international law. As Legal Advisor she participated in the 6th Committee of the
UN General Assembly, as well as the EU’s working group on Public International
Law (COJUR) and the Comité Ad Hoc de Droit International (CAHDI) of the
Council of Europe, both of which she has also chaired.
She has acted as Agent for the Netherlands in cases before the International
Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Permanent
Court of Arbitration, the International Criminal Court, as well as the US Supreme
Court.
Dr. Lijnzaad is also endowed Professor Practice of International Law at Maastricht
University (since 2011). She is an occasional lecturer at the Dutch Academy
for Government Lawyers (Academie voor Overheidsjuristen), at IBRU (the
International Boundary Research Unit, University of Durham) and the Graduate
Institute in Geneva (IHEID, Institut des Hautes Études Internationales et du
Développement). She is the chair of the Supervisory Board of the T. M. C. Asser
Institute in The Hague. Her research interests are amongst others the Law of the
Sea, the Laws of Armed Conflict, Feminism and International Law as well as the
Sources of International Law.
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Winter School members
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anne Peters, LL.M. (Harvard)
Anne Peters is director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public
Law and International Law in Heidelberg (Germany), and a professor at the
University of Heidelberg, Free University of Berlin, and University of Basel
(Switzerland). She was a member (substitute) of the European Commission for
Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) from 2011 to 2014, and was
a legal expert for the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the
Conflict in Georgia in 2009.
Professor Peters was president of the European Society of International Law
(2010–2012), and has served on the governance board of various learned
societies such as the German Association of International Law, the German
Association of Constitutional Law, and the Society of International Constitutional
Law. She is currently vice president of the Basel Institute of Governance.
Professor Peters was a Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin (2012–2013),
and held visiting professorships at the universities of Beijing (Beida), Paris I,
Paris II, Sciences Po, and Michigan. She held the chair of public international
law at the University of Basel from 2001 to 2013. She obtained the Habilitation
qualification at the Walther-Schücking-Institute of Public International Law at
the Christian Albrechts University Kiel on the basis of her Habilitation thesis,
“Elements of a Theory of the Constitution of Europe,” in 2000. Her current
research interests relate to public international law including its history, global
animal law, global governance, global constitutionalism, and the status of
humans in international law. Professor Peters has taught international law,
human rights law, international humanitarian law, the law of international
organizations, European Union law, comparative constitutional law and
constitutional theory, and Swiss constitutional law.
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Winter School members
Dr. iur. Dražen Petrović, LL.M. (EUI Florence)
Drazen Petrovic is Registrar of the Administrative Tribunal of the International
Labour Organization, the oldest and the most productive international
administrative tribunal. He is also Associate Member of Institut du droit
international (IDI) and Visiting Professor of IOMBA master’s programme at
Geneva University.
Prior to becoming Registrar of the ILO Administrative Tribunal, he was Principal
Legal Officer of the ILO, providing legal advice to the ILO bodies as well as
defending the ILO legal interest in outside disputes. Before joining the ILO, he
worked as legal officer at the United Nations Compensation Commission and
as consultant for the UN Human Rights Center. Before coming to Switzerland, he
taught international public law at Sarajevo University Law School.
In parallel, he regularly teaches courses at Geneva University, gives lectures at
other universities, participates in international conferences and colloquia, and
writes articles about verious topics of international law.
Drazen graduated law at Sarajevo University, obtained a Master of Science in
Law at Belgrade University, LL.M at the European University Institute in Florence
and a Ph.D decree at Geneva University.
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Winter School members
Prof. Dr. iur. August Reinisch, LL.M. (NYU)
August Reinisch has been a professor of international and European law at the
University of Vienna since 1998. He currently serves as Head of the Section
of International Law and International Relations and as Director of the LL.M.
Program in International Legal Studies. He is a member of the United Nations
International Law Commission, membre of the Institut de droit international,
member of the Permanent Court Arbitration and President of the Austrian
Branch of the International Law Association.
August Reinisch has published widely in international law with a focus on
international investment law, the law of international organizations, international
responsibility, human rights and non-state actors. He has served as arbitrator in
cases involving international organizations and in investment cases mostly under
ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules.
August Reinisch holds Master’s degrees in philosophy (1990) and in law (1988)
as well as a doctorate in law (1991) from the University of Vienna and an LL.M.
(1989) from NYU Law School. In 1994, he obtained the Diploma of the Hague
Academy of International Law.
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Jiries Saadeh
Jiries Saadeh is an English-qualified lawyer and Solicitor-Advocate (Higher
Courts Civil Proceedings). He has been practising law for over 15 years and is a
Partner at Fietta LLP. Jiries has recently been appointed to sit as a Deputy District
Judge.
The Legal 500 has consistently recognised Jiries as one of the “Next Generation”
of leading public international law practitioners, describing him as “truly an
exceptional talent in PIL”, “one of the most skilled lawyers around”, “among
the best three of his generation – definitely a name to note” and “simply
fantastic”. Chambers UK also recognises Jiries in both public international law
and international arbitration, noting that he is “a sharp mind in the industry”,
“practical and down to earth, and very nice to work with” and “among the best
in his generation in the world”. Jiries was included in the inaugural Lawdragon
Global Litigation 500 in February 2021 for his expertise in public international
law.
Jiries advises States, international organisations and commercial entities on a
full spectrum of public international law matters, including State sovereignty;
international humanitarian law; sovereign and diplomatic immunity; UN, EU
and national sanctions regimes; boundary disputes; the protection of foreign
investments; and human rights. Alongside his experience in private practice,
Jiries has worked as a Legal Officer at the United Nations in New York, where
he litigated before the United Nations Dispute and Appeals Tribunals.
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