PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Venia docendi in public international law conferred by the University of Vienna (2008)
- Doctor juris (University Vienna, 1999)
- Diploma of International and Comparative Law of Human Rights of the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasburg (1995)
- Magistra juris (University Vienna, 1994)
Faculté de Droit et de Science Politique de l'Université de Bourgogne (1992)
- Relations Internationales
- Analyse Vie Politique (Conflicts régionaux)
- Droit international public II
CURRENT POSITION AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Professor of International Law, University of Vienna (Vienna/Austria) (since October 2011).
- Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (since September 2014).
- Member of the Arbitration panel for the Protocol on Cultural Cooperation to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Korea.
- Alternate Member of the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE (since August 2013).
- Associate Professor of International Law, University of Vienna (Vienna/Austria) (2008-2011).
- Professorial Lecturer at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Summer Legal Studies Program (courses on international courts and tribunals) since 2008.
- Legal expert in various investment arbitrations and human rights cases.
- Consultant of the National Fund for Victims of National Socialism of the Republic of Austria since 2001.
- Member of the Advisory Board der Austrian Review of International and European Law: since 2008.
- Associate Editor: Transnational Dispute Management since 2008.
- Member Advisory Editorial Board: Nijhoff International Investment Law Series since 2013.
Professional Experience
- Expert appearance in the German Bundestag on investment protection in CETA (December 2014).
- Expert appearance in a case before the New York Supreme Court on expropriation.
- Member of the Austrian Human Rights Advisory Board nominated by Amnesty International: July 1999 - June 2002.
- Legal Advisor’s Office at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Section General International Law): April 2000 – April 2001.
- Member of the team of the Special envoy for restitution issues Dr. Ernst Sucharipa for the Austrian Holocaust Restitution Negotiations 2000/2001.
- Austrian Delegate to the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court July 2000 session.
- Short term expert: EU Twinning Project TR02-JH-01 “Improvement of Statement-taking Methods and Rooms”, September 2004 - February 2006.
- External expert in a project of the ministry of the Interior: Police.Power.Human.Rights 2008.
- Assistant Editorial Manager of the Austrian Review of International and European Law: 1996-2007.
- Coach of the „Concours européen des droits de l'homme René Cassin“ Moot Court Team of the University of Vienna 1994/95-1990/2000.
- Lecturer at the University of Vienna (Courses in Public International Law since 1995).
- Professorial Lecturer at the Austrian Diplomatic Academy/Vienna School of International Studies (courses on human rights law) 2002-2009.
- Lecturer at the Austrian Federal Academy (Courses in international human rights law): 1998-2001.
- Lecturer at the International Civilian Peace-keeping and Peace-building Training Program - Austrian Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution: 1999, 2000, 2003.
- Assistant at the Institute of Public International Law since 1995. (since 1. August 2007 Assistant Professor)
- Assistant at the Institute for Roman Law 1993-1995.
PERSONALIA
- Born, Vienna, Austria, 5 August 1971
- Office Address: Department of European, International and Comparative Law, Section of International Law and International Relations, University of Vienna, Schotten¬bas¬tei 10-16, 1010 Wien, Tel: +43/1/4277/35308, e-mail: [email protected].
LANGUAGES
- German, English, French (spoken, written and reading: fluent).