MIDS is hiring: we seek a Junior Lecturer in International Arbitration

The MIDS is seeking a Junior Lecturer in International Arbitration, starting on 1 September 2010, full-time or 70-80% occupation. The closing date for applications is 11 July 2010.

The required, indispensable qualifications are:
- A completed PhD in the field of international arbitration or in private international law (with a focus on commercial and/or investment arbitration);
- Demonstrated interests and academic capabilities and/or practical experience in international arbitration;
- (Near-)native fluency in written and spoken English.

The Junior Lecturer's main tasks will include:
- Giving tutorials in international arbitration (3-4 hours per week);
- Grading weekly short papers by students;
- Assisting professors teaching main courses on international dispute settlement;
- Organizing a yearly academic retreat for the students;
- Accompanying students on institutional site visits and conferences;
- Participating in the preparation and grading of examinations;
- Participating in the supervision of LL.M. theses;
- Being available for student questions.

The position includes opportunities for personal research and publications in the field of international dispute settlement.

Location: Geneva (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Compensation: CHF 72'000 (annual, gross)

Applications, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, and list of references may be sent by email to thomas.schultz -at- graduateinstitute.ch. Please include "Application for Junior Lectureship" in the "subject" line of the email.

Annual MIDS Opening Lecture - The MIDS Lecture 2010

MIDS Lecture 2010: 29 September 2010 "Arbitration in Autumn", by Professor William W. Park, Professor of Law at Boston University, President of the London Court of International Arbitration, General Editor of Arbitration International, Designee of the USA to the Panel of Arbitrators of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration Time: 18:30 Venue: The Graduate Institute of International and Developement Studies, 132 rue de Lausanne in Geneva, Auditorium Jean Freymond Professor Park will explore the ripening of business arbitration through efforts to balance key adjudicatory goals such as due process, accurate decision-making and award enforceability. As a prism through which to separate the various themes inherent in these competing procedural objectives, the lecture will examine several controverted arbitrations, including the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Stolt-Nielsen which in April restricted an arbitrator's right to consolidate proceedings. In decorticating the reasoning in these cases, Park hopes to trigger debate on how the maturing of arbitration, borne of procedural seeds sown in earlier decades, implicates a complex interaction between the arbitral tribunal's specific duties and the broader legal framework for private dispute resolution.

MIDS Team qualifies for finals in WTO Moot Court Competition

The team of the MIDS competing in the ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition has qualified for the world final round, to be held from 24 to 30 May 2010 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Our team ranked among the four best teams in a very intense regional competition in Helsinki. While most other teams have four members, we achieved these results with a team of only two students - Pietro Acerbi and Leonila Guglya. The team is coached by Dr Makane Moïse Mbengue, one of the staff lecturers of the MIDS. We wish them good luck for the finals!

MIDS Lecture by ICJ Judge Mohamed Bennouna

MIDS Lecture on 10 November 2009 "International Justice and Politics", by Judge Mohamed Bennouna, Judge at the International Court of Justice Time: 18:30 Venue: The Graduate Institute of International and Developement Studies, 132 rue de Lausanne in Geneva, Auditorium Jean Freymond or room S1. Registrations: free, but places are limited. Please register with antonella.ghio (at) graduateinstitute.ch Download Poster for MIDS Lecture by Judge Bennouna

Applications open for the 2010-11 program

Application for the 2010-11 program open today, 15 October, and will close on 1 February 2010 (late applications can be taken into consideration, as and if places remain or become available through cancellation or other). All relevant information is available on our admission page.

The Journal of International Dispute Settlement (JIDS)

The Geneva MIDS is proud of its association with the new Journal of International Dispute Settlement (JIDS), which has its home at Geneva Law School and the Graduate Institute in Geneva. The journal, published biannually by Oxford University Press, focuses on fundamental reflections on international dispute settlement. Led by the MIDS' Executive Director, Thomas Schultz, in association with Tom Grant of Cambridge University and Andrew Mitchell of Melbourne Law School, it is placed under the patronage of the Director of the MIDS, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, and of Joost Pauwelyn. Its first volume will include the Inaugural MIDS Lecture by James Crawford in October 2008 and the Opening Lecture delivered in September 2009 by Emmanuel Gaillard.

Brochure for 2010-11

The new brochure for the academic year 2010-11 is now available.

To order hard copies - which we are of course happy to provide for free - please email Ms Antonella Ghio: antonella.ghio -at- graduateinstitute.ch.

Annual Report for 2008-09

We are very happy to release the Annual Report of the Geneva MIDS for the academic year 2008-2009.

The report recaps the students' main activities and captures some of the year's highlights. It also presents the current program for 2009-10, and outlines the main developments that we have implemented for 2010-11.

We are particularly proud of three things at this stage, just a year after the program launched:

• a very high satisfaction rate among students,
• an excellent recognition of the value of our graduates on the very tense professional legal market,
• and a growth of our student body by almost 50 per cent between the first and the second year

Annual MIDS Opening Lecture

MIDS Opening Lecture: 28 September 2009 "The Representations of International Arbitration", by Prof. Emmanuel Gaillard, Professor at the University of Paris XII, Chair of Shearman & Sterling's International Arbitration practice, Chair of the International Arbitration Institute Time: 18:30 Venue: The Graduate Institute of International and Developement Studies, 132 rue de Lausanne in Geneva, Auditorium Jean Freymond Watch the opening lecture online Download Poster for Annual MIDS Opening Lecture

Application Period for 2009 - 2010 now closed.

***CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NEW MEMBERS OF THE 2009 - 2010 MIDS CLASS***

Watch the Inaugural MIDS Lecture

The video of the MIDS inaugural lecture is available online on the MIDS website. Streaming the video of the inaugural lecture requires Windows Media Player and broadband internet connectivity.

Announcing the Inaugural MIDS Lecture on October 1st

MIDS Inaugural Lecture: 1 October 2008 "Continuity and Change in International Dispute Settlement", by Prof. James Crawford, Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge Time: Lecture starts at 18:30 Venue: The Graduate Institute of International and Developement Studies, 132 rue de Lausanne in Geneva, either in the Auditorium Jean Freymond or in Room S1 at the Villa Barton

The Geneva Master in International Dispute Resolution will celebrate its launch by organizing an Inaugural Lecture to be delivered by Professor James Crawford. He will speak against the proliferation of international dispute resolution mechanisms in a paper entitled "Continuity and Change in International Dispute Settlement".

Professor James Crawford SC, FBA, LLD is the current Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge and the Director of the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law. Professor Crawford is one of the most promiment academics in the field of international law and has an extensive practice in international law and international arbitration, appearing before the ICJ, ITLOS, ICSID and ICC tribunals. He has been an arbitrator in ICSID and ad hoc arbitrations as well as in inter-state cases, is a member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators, author of numerous books, and co-editor of the British Yearbook of International Law. He was previously a Member of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1982-1990) and the International Law Commission (1992-2001). He was the International Law Commission Special Rapporteur on State Responsibility from 1997-2001. He was also Chair of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge from 2003 to 2006.

Attendance ot the Inaugural Lecture is open to everyone, but there is a limited number of places available and registration is therefore required. To register, please send an email to Ms Evelyne Bryden (bryden (at) mids.ch).