02/04/2026
Some of the most respected names in international arbitration are coming to Yerevan this April to work through the hard questions and talk honestly about a field they have spent their careers building.
On 27–28 April, the ADR Clinic of the LLM Programme at the American University of Armenia will host what we believe is the first forum of its kind in this country: two days of serious, substantive conversation on international commercial arbitration and investment law, with practitioners and scholars who have spent their careers at the centre of this field.
Kaj Hobér · Grant Hanessian · Prof Loukas Mistelis FCIArb, · Nata Ghibradze · Aida Avanessian · Norair Babadjanian
The format is different by design. An opening conversation about how people actually build careers in this field, a working roundtable on the questions commercial arbitration has quietly stopped asking, a full investment arbitration session on climate, sanctions, and emergency relief, a closed evening session under Chatham House Rule, and a masterclass for the next generation.
We are particularly grateful to Grant Hanessian, whose generosity made it possible to bring this conversation to Yerevan.
If you are a practitioner, academic, or student with a serious interest in arbitration, the agenda is worth a look. Seats are limited, and registration constitutes a firm commitment to attend.
🔗 https://law.aua.am/yerevan-arbitration-colloquium-2026/
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE International arbitration has become one of the principal mechanisms of global economic governance. Yet the conversations that shape it, on legitimacy, procedure, technology, and reform, remain concentrated in a handful of established hubs. Over the past several decades, bot...
