Zachary
Douglas
Associate Professor,
International Law
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Position(s) at the Institute
Associate Professor,
International Law
Profile
PhD Cambridge University
Professor Douglas joined the Graduate Institute in autumn 2011 from the University of Cambridge, where he lectured in public international law and international dispute settlement. His research focuses upon areas at the intersection of public and private international law such as investment arbitration, international law in domestic courts and financial crime. He has also published more widely on topics of general international law. In additional to his academic activities, Professor Douglas maintains a practice as counsel, expert witness and arbitrator before international courts and tribunals and is an academic member of Matrix Chambers in London.
Areas of expertise
Selected publications
- ‘The MFN Clause in Investment Arbitration: Treaty Interpretation Off the Rails’ (2011) 2 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 97-114.
- 'State Immunity For The Acts of State Officials' (2011) British Yearbook of International Law
- ‘The ICSID Regime of State Responsibility’ in J. Crawford, A. Pellet & S. Olleson (eds), The Law of International Responsibility (OUP, 2010) pp. 815-42.
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The International Law of Investment Claims (CUP, 2009) 616 pp; ‘The Hybrid Foundations of Investment Treaty Arbitration’ (2003) Vol. 74 British Yearbook of International Law pp. 151-289.
- Part VI ‘Financial Crime and Private International Law’, in Sir W. Blair & R. Brent (eds), Banks and Financial Crime: The International Law of Tainted Money (OUP, 2008), pp. 335-400.
Fellowship and activities
- Academic Member, Matrix Chambers
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