Public International Law

Our clients are multinational corporations, sovereign states and international organisations, engaged in cross-border trade, projects and business cooperation.

 

Public international law is of increasing relevance to our clients, both in contentious and non-contentious matters. Our leading public international law practitioners represent clients with the following:

 

Public international law (Advisory)

• negotiating, drafting and acceding to treaties

• negotiating and drafting inter-governmental and host government agreements concerning cross-border trade, investment and cooperation

• cross-border project finance and infrastructure projects

• structuring cross-border investments

• international investment law protection for investments abroad

• rights and obligations under international trade law agreements

• rights and obligations under international intellectual property law agreements

• rights and obligations under international environmental law agreements

• rights and obligations and under international human rights law agreements

• international anti-corruption laws

• boundary disputes and rights to resources straddling borders

• international sanctions

• the immunity of sovereigns and state entities