24 September 2021: Professor Dr. Inge Govaere appointed by the European Commission as member of the expert panel assisting in the selection of arbitrators / Professor Dr. Inge Govaere benoemd door de Europese Commissie als lid van het 4-koppig panel van onafhankelijke experts inzake internationale geschillenbeslechting

COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2021/1711 of 23 September 2021 appointing members of the panel assisting the Commission in the selection of candidates to perform the duties of members of international investment courts and tribunals
(OJ L 339/123 of 24.0.2021):

“(1) On 16 December 2020, the Commission adopted Decision C(2020) 8905 final setting up a panel to assist the Commission in the selection of candidates to perform the duties of members of international investment courts and tribunals and of rosters or other international courts and tribunals (the ‘panel’).
(2) In accordance with Decision C(2020) 8905 final, the purpose of the panel is to ensure a rigorous selection process and ensure the highest standards of independent, impartiality and competence of the individuals selected.
(3) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Decision C(2020) 8905 final, the panel should be composed of four members, one of whom should be nominated by the Commission, one by Council, one by the Member States, and one by the European Parliament.”

The other members of the expert panel are Mr. Bruno Simma (judge/arbitrator at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague and former member of the International Court of Justice); Mr Jan Klabbers (professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki); and Mr Pavel Šturma (professor of International Law, Charles University (Prague)).

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