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Christoph H. Schreuer

Address: 

Schubertring 6
1010 Vienna, Austria

Phone Number: 
+43 1 515 10 1820
Fax Number: 
+43 1 515 10 - 665820
Email: 
christoph.schreuer@wolftheiss.com
Born: 
1944, Vienna
Languages: 
English German
Nationalities: 
Austrian
Education: 
1979, J.S.D. Yale Law School; 1970, LL.B. University of Cambridge, redesignated LL.M in 1986; 1972, Diploma in International Law University of Cambridge; 1966, Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris) University of Vienna
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Habilitation (venia legendi) 1976, University of Salzburg
Present Position: 
Of Counsel, Wolf Theisss Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, Austria
Professional Experience: 

October 2000-September 2009, Professor of Law, University of Vienna, School of Law, Department of International Law and International Relations; July 1992–June 2000, Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Organization, Director: International Law and Institutions, School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University; September 1970–September 2000, Professor of Law, University of Salzburg, School of Law, Department of International Law; May 1967– September 1968, Assistant Professor, University of Graz, School of Law, Department of International Law; December 1966–April 1967, Clerk, Circuit Court of Vienna for Criminal Matters

Professional Associations: 

Chairman, ILA Committee on the Law of Foreign Investment (2003-2008); Member, International Arbitration Institute; Member, LCIA; European Society of International Law; German Society of International Law; Austrian Association of International Law.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration; Member, ICSID Panel of Conciliators and Arbitrators

Arbitration Experience: 

Arbitrator: Saipem S.p.A. v. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/7; Frontier Petroleum Services Ltd. v. The Czech Republic (UNCITRAL – PCA); TRACO Deutsche Travertinwerke GmbH v. The Republic of Poland (UNCITRAL – PCA); Commerce Group Corp. and San Sebastian Gold Mines, Inc. v. Republic of El Salvador (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/17), member of the ad hoc Committee; Legal Expert in over 40 investment arbitration cases

Areas of Specialization: 
International Arbitration
International Investments
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Alternative Remedies in Investment Arbitration - Journal of Damages in International Arbitration - Vol. 3, No. 1
Commerce Group Corp. and San Sebastian Gold Mines, Inc. v. The Republic of El Salvador, ICSID Case No. ARB/09/17, Order of the Committee Discontinuing the Proceeding and Decision on Costs (August 28, 2013)
The Concept of Expropriation under the ECT and other Investment Protection Treaties - Chapter 3 - Investment Arbitration and the Energy Charter Treaty
Saipem S.p.A. v. The People's Republic of Bangladesh, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/07 (Bangladesh/Italy BIT), Award
Three Generations of ICSID Annulment Proceedings - Chapter 2 - Annulment of ICSID Awards
The Concept of Expropriation under the ECT and other Investment Protection Treaties - Chapter 3 - Investment Arbitration and the Energy Charter Treaty
The Concept of Expropriation Under the ECT and Other Investment Protection Treaties - WAMR 2008 Vol. 2, No. 1-2
Selected Standards of Treatment Available Under the Energy Charter Treaty - Chapter 2 - Investment Protection and The Energy Charter Treaty
Publications: 

Books: Die Behandlung internationaler Organakte durch staatliche Gerichte 381 pp. (Duncker & Humblot, 1977); Decisions of International Institutions before Domestic Courts 407 pp. (Oceana 1981); State Immunity. Some Recent Developments, 200 pp. (Grotius, 1988); The ICSID Convention: A Commentary. A Commentary on the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (Cambridge University Press, 2001); Principles of International Investment Law (together with R. Dolzer), (Oxford University Press, 2008), The ICSID Convention: A Commentary Second Edition with Loretta Malintoppi, August Reinisch and Anthony Sinclair Cambridge University Press, lxxiv+1524 pp.,2009; over 100 articles on various subjects of public international law with a special emphasis on international investment law. For a full list see: www.univie.ac.at/intlaw/wordpress/?page_id=8