Programme

Speaker: Joseph Klingler, Partner, Foley Hoag LLP, US

Moderator: Professor Fuad Zarbiyev, Geneva Graduate Institute

Please note that the book launch will be from 18:30-19:30, followed by drinks.

Biography

As a partner in Foley Hoag’s International Litigation & Arbitration department, Joe Klingler has represented numerous sovereign States and State-owned entities across Latin America, Europe, East and South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East before the world's principal dispute resolution bodies. Joe has argued before the International Court of Justice and inter-State and investor-State tribunals, including under the purview of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).  He has extensive experience in a variety of industries, including mining, energy, shipping, banking, and waste management.

 Joe has published extensively on matters of international law, including through the Harvard International Law Journal and the American Society of International Law, and is an expert on treaty interpretation. He is the co-author of the 3rd edition of Oxford University Press’ volume Treaty Interpretation (2026), the world’s leading treatise on the subject, and the subject of today’s event. 

Joe has also lectured on treaty interpretation for the LL.M International Law Program at the Graduate Institute for the last five years.

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