Main Questions as Appointed Arbitrator or Expert

Some Samples of Legal Issues Dealt With as Arbitrator or Expert (Non-exhaustive List)

1. Various substantive disputed (litigation or arbitration) or undisputed matters of international law (public-private), EU or national law
2. Impact of UNESCO Conventions at the national level. For instance, the impact of the 1972 UNESCO Convention on national cultural and natural heritage, in particular on the use of land and natural resources within the perimeter and the surronding area of a World Heritage site
3. Breach or termination of contract
4. Sovereign immunity
5. Bilingual and multiparty proceedings, party in default, interim measures, arbitration agreements and non-signatories
6. Enforceability of arbitral awards
7. Jurisdiction of national courts with regard to international disputes
8. Legal characterization of claims, identification of the law governing substance, procedure, conflict of laws
9. Identification and applicability of mandatory rules, of overriding mandatory rules (or internationally mandatory rules / lois de police, leyes de policia, Eingriffsnormen, norme di applicazione necessaria) outside the proper law of contract
10. Interpretation of arbitration agreements, determination of their legal effects, also on court proceedings initiated by one of the parties to the agreement
11. Applicability of BITs, ICSID Convention, etc.