On 23 October 2014, Prof. Dr. Georges ABI-SAAB, delivered a lecture entitled “Reflections on the Settlement of International Economic Disputes”. Prof. Dr. Abi-Saab is Emeritus Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and Member of the Institute of International Law; Former Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade; and Member of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund, and of various international arbitral tribunals (ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL, CRCICA).
The lecture adopted a comprehensive approach towards the settlement of international economic disputes out of Prof. Abi-Saab’s valuable experiences. Attendees were particularly interested in the effect of changing international economic circumstances on the settlement of disputes.