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The IAI is pleased to announce that its Working Group 2 has just released its General Presentation, describing the mandate and methodology of the Working Group.

Working Group 2 is led by Judge Dominique Hascher and is comprised of prominent and diverse academics and practitioners:  Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Hugo Barbier, Panfeng Fu, Ximena Herrera Bernal, Toby Landau KC, Quentin Loh, Loretta Malintoppi, Luca G. Radicati di Brozolo, Zeno Crespi Reghizzi, Shaun Leong.

The IAI will continue to publish Working Group 2’s further works, as they become available.

“Why does international arbitration need international arbitration rules?” - Follow the works of IAI Working Group 2

Since its inception in 2002, the IAI platform has historically been used by international institutions and practitioners to identify and gain access to the best and most established specialists of international arbitration on a worldwide basis. 

The IAI is proud to present its new and enhanced webiste. Consistent with the IAI's mission to promote transparency, accessibility, innovation and inclusion, the new website enhances substantially the existing Directory and enables access to the cutting-edge academic work of the IAI and its members.

We hope you will enjoy using this resource and that it will provide a gateway to the world of international arbitration for practitioners, institutions, users, academics, and students.

The International Arbitration Institute (IAI) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website

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Working Group 1 was established in 2019 under the leadership of Professors Nicolas Angelet and Benjamin Rémy and began its work in 2019.


The Working Group prepared a Note to estimate the costs of establishing and operating an Advisory Centre on International Investment Law that provides assistance to States in handling treaty-based investor-State disputes and to identify possible sources of finance for the Centre’s operation. This Note was submitted to UNCITRAL.

Prof. Nicolas Angelet & Prof. Benjamin Rémy

Working Group 1

Financing States in Investor-State Arbitrations

Working Group 2 was established in December 2022 under the leadership of Judge Dominique Hascher. This Working Group has been conducting its work since February 2023. The IAI community will be kept informed of the works of Working Group 2 in due course.

Working Group 2

Why does international arbitration need international arbitration rules?

I am honoured to take on my role as the new President of the IAI. I look forward to building on the exceptional work and legacy of my predecessors, the late Emmanuel Gaillard and Yas Banifatemi.

I particularly wish to thank Yas Banifatemi for her vision and dedication in delivering the new IAI website. Its refreshed look, functionalities and state-of-the-art directory, designed and curated to provide objective and qualitative information about our Members, ensure that the IAI remains an authority on the international arbitration community worldwide. This gives us a strong foundation on which to pursue the IAI’s core missions of community, transparency and thought leadership.

For more than two decades, the IAI has played an important role in promoting critical thinking and scientific contribution to the international arbitration field. I look forward to engaging with practitioners, users and stakeholders to foster knowledge sharing, debate and innovation, through a range of existing and new IAI initiatives. The strength of our IAI community gives us the perfect platform to reflect on and address the systemic developments and challenges impacting international arbitration.

I look forward to bringing my energy and commitment to serving you, and the IAI’s missions.

The International Arbitration Institute (IAI) is an organization created in 1974 by Jean Robert under the auspices of the Comité Français de l'Arbitrage (CFA). After remaining dormant for a number of years, it was revived with the election as President of Professor Emmanuel Gaillard in 1999. Through his legendary vision, Professor Gaillard imagined an institution that would promote access, communication and transparency in the field of international arbitration ... 

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