Regional and International Contributions

On 26-29 January and 23-26 February 2020, in Riyadh, KSA, Dr. Ismail Selim Director of CRCICA delivered the last two phases of a four-round training course on “International Commercial Arbitration” organized jointly by CRCICA and the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The last two phases focused respectively on arbitration …

On 20 February 2020, Dr. Ismail Selim presented CRCICA at a training course for the Francophone African diplomats. The course was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute for Diplomatic Studies from the 16th till the 27th of February in Cairo and was attended by 15 African Diplomats from …

On 20-24 January 2020, Dr. Dalia Hussein, Deputy Director represented CRCICA at the Resumed 38th Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group III: Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform. The session was attended by 56 member states, 40 observer states, and more than 50 observer organizations. The working group discussed the establishment of …

As a panelist, CRCICA’s Director, Dr. Ismail Selim, participated at the Mediation Forum which was organized by Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Centre on the 4th of February 2020, in the UAE. The keynote speech was delivered by the CEO of the Singapore International Mediation Centre. Dr. Selim contributed to …

On 26 February 2020, Dr. Dalia Hussein, CRCICA’s Deputy Director, delivered a speech at the conference titled the “L’évolution du droit d’investissement et d’arbitrage en Afrique” (The Evolution of Investment Law and Arbitration in Africa). The conference was held in Paris and organized by l’Académie Africaine de la pratique du …

On 3-5 March 2020, Dr. Ismail Selim represented CRCICA at the “Arab Conference for Sports Law” was organized in Cairo by the Arab Organization for Administrative Development and the Egyptian Olympic Committee under the patronage of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, the Egyptian Minister of Youth and Sports. Dr. Selim moderated the …

On 10-13 March 2020, Dr. Mohamed Hafez, Legal Advisor to the Director of CRCICA, attended the 6th SOAS Conference on Arbitration in Africa: Legal Culture and Arbitration/ADR Practice in Africa, held at the CMAG-GICAM Headquarters in Douala, Cameroon. The Conference was organized by SOAS University of London jointly with Groupement …

Al Tamimi & Company Abu Dhabi Within the context of informing the Arab Legal Community about CRCICA’s latest developments, on 5 February 2020, Dr. Ismail Selim visited Al Tamimi & Company – Abu Dhabi Office. The presentation of Dr. Selim was attended by a number of partners and senior associates …

On 6 February 2020, Dr. Selim introduced CRCICA to the judges of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Discussions involved CRCICA’s adoption of the UNCITRAL Rules with minor modifications and the possibility of agreeing on the CRCICA’s Rules while choosing DIFC as the seat of arbitration. The meeting was attended …