Professor Chester Brown
Professor Chester Brown is Professor of International Law and International Arbitration at the University of Sydney Law School, and the Law School's Director of Global Engagement. He is also a Barrister at 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Sydney, and an Overseas Member of Essex Court Chambers, London. He teaches and researches in the fields of public international law, international dispute settlement, international arbitration, international investment law, and private international law. He also maintains a practice in these fields, and has been involved as counsel, expert, and arbitrator in various proceedings, including before the International Court of Justice, the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, inter-State and investor-State tribunals, as well as in inter-State conciliation proceedings, international commercial arbitrations, and domestic court proceedings.
- Public international law
- International dispute settlement
- International arbitration
- International economic law
- International investment law
- Private international law
- Public International Law (UG/JD)
- Advanced Public International Law (UG/JD)
- International Moot (UG/JD/PG)
- International Commercial Arbitration (UG/JD/PG)
- International Investment Law (PG)
- International Dispute Resolution (PG)
Project title | Research student |
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The Meaning of Article 7(1) of the CISG: A Historical and Contemporary Interpretation | Inma CUMBRERA CONDE |
Dispute Resolution and the Discretionary Powers of the International Seabed Authority under Part XI: Section 5 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | Nathan EASTWOOD |
Forum Disruption: The Overweening Application of Mandatory Rules and Public Policy to Transnational Choice of Forum Clauses | Daniel FORSTER |
Judicial use of national court decisions as sources of international law: a study of decisions and individual opinions from the International Court of Justice (1947-2024) and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (1997-2024). | Alvin YAP |
Selected publications
Publications
Books
- Holmes, M., Brown, C. (2015). The International Arbitration Act 1974: A Commentary - 2nd Edition. Australia: LexisNexis.
- Holmes, M., Brown, C. (2011). The International Arbitration Act 1974: A Commentary. Sydney: LexisNexis Butterworths.
- Brown, C. (2007). A Common Law of International Adjudication. UK: Oxford University Press.
Edited Books
- Mohan, M., Brown, C. (2021). The Asian Turn in Foreign Investment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C. (2013). Commentaries on Selected Model Investment Treaties. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
- Brown, C., Miles, K. (2011). Evolution in Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Book Chapters
- Brown, C. (2023). International Dispute Settlement. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 238-264). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C., Pert, A. (2023). International Economic Law. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 430-455). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C., Crawford, E., Williams, B. (2023). State Responsibility and Diplomatic Protection. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 180-211). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
Journals
- Brown, C. (2022). The Award in Waste Management v Mexico (No 2) and Its Influence on the Minimum Standard of Treatment. Australian Yearbook of International Law, 40(1), 173-194. [More Information]
- Brown, C., McNeill, M., Sharpe, J. (2020). First Impressions of a Virtual Hearing at ICSID. ICSID Review, 35(2023-02-01 00:00:00), 214-222. [More Information]
- Arato, J., Brown, C., Ortino, F. (2020). Parsing and Managing Inconsistency in Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Journal of World Investment and Trade, 21, 336-373. [More Information]
Edited Journals
- Bottini, G., Brown, C. (2016). 30th Anniversary of the Review. I C S I D Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal, 31(3).
Conferences
- Nottage, L., Brown, C. (2014). Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: The Application of the New York Convention by National Courts - National Report for Australia. XIXth International Congress of Comparative Law 2014, Vienna, Austria: Presentation.
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Brown, C. (2005). Disputes Arising in "Flexibility Mechanism" Transactions under the Kyoto Protocol. International Bar Association Arbitration Committee Newsletter, Volume 10(1), page 7..
Other
- Brown, C. (2012), Appointments and Challenge of Arbitrators: Australia.
- Brown, C. (2012), Arbitral Institutions: Australia.
- Brown, C. (2012), Privacy and Confidentiality in Arbitration: Australia.
2023
- Brown, C. (2023). International Dispute Settlement. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 238-264). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C., Pert, A. (2023). International Economic Law. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 430-455). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C., Crawford, E., Williams, B. (2023). State Responsibility and Diplomatic Protection. In Emily Crawford, Alison Pert and Ben Saul (Eds.), Public International Law, (pp. 180-211). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
2022
- Brown, C. (2022). The Award in Waste Management v Mexico (No 2) and Its Influence on the Minimum Standard of Treatment. Australian Yearbook of International Law, 40(1), 173-194. [More Information]
2021
- Mohan, M., Brown, C. (2021). Introduction: the Asian turn in foreign investment. In Mahdev Mohan and Chester Brown (Eds.), The Asian Turn in Foreign Investment, (pp. 3-10). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C., Winter, H. (2021). The ASEAN Legal Framework for Free Trade and the Promotion and Protection of Foreign Investment. In Mahdev Mohan and Chester Brown (Eds.), The Asian Turn in Foreign Investment, (pp. 183-198). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
- Mohan, M., Brown, C. (2021). The Asian Turn in Foreign Investment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [More Information]
2020
- Brown, C., McNeill, M., Sharpe, J. (2020). First Impressions of a Virtual Hearing at ICSID. ICSID Review, 35(2023-02-01 00:00:00), 214-222. [More Information]
- Arato, J., Brown, C., Ortino, F. (2020). Parsing and Managing Inconsistency in Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Journal of World Investment and Trade, 21, 336-373. [More Information]
- Brown, C., Still, P. (2020). The Status of the Testimony of the Non-Appearing Witness in International Arbitration. ICSID Review, 35(2023-02-01 00:00:00), 369-397. [More Information]
2017
- Brown, C. (2017). Factory at Chorzow (Germany v Poland) (1927-28). In Eirik Bjorge and Cameron Miles (Eds.), Landmark Cases in Public International Law, (pp. 61-88). Portland, OR: Hart Publishing.
- Nottage, L., Brown, C. (2017). Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention in Australia. In George Bermann (Eds.), Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: The Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention by National Courts, (pp. 93-132). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Brown, C., Rahman, A. (2017). Juridical Persons and the Requirements of the ICSID Convention. In Crina Mihaela Baltag (Eds.), ICSID Convention After 50 Years: Unsettled Issues, (pp. 163-187). The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.
2016
- Bottini, G., Brown, C. (2016). 30th Anniversary of the Review. I C S I D Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal, 31(3).
- Bottini, G., Brown, C. (2016). Introductory Note: Procedural Issues in Investment Treaty Arbitration. I C S I D Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal, 31(3), 505-507. [More Information]
- Brown, C. (2016). Investment Treaty Tribunals and Human Rights Courts: Competitors or Collaborators? The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals, 15(2), 287-304. [More Information]
2015
- Wordsworth, S., Brown, C. (2015). A Re-run of Siemens, Wintershall and Hochtief on Most-Favoured-Nation Clauses: Daimler Financial Services AG v Argentine Republic. I C S I D Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal, 30(2), 365-377. [More Information]
- Brown, C. (2015). The Development by States of Model Bilateral Investment Treaties. In Wenhua Shan, Jinyuan Su (Eds.), China and International Investment Law: Twenty Years of ICSID Membership, (pp. 116-140). Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
- Brown, C. (2015). The Evolution of the Regime of International Investment Agreements: History, Economics, and Politics. In Marc Bungenberg, Jorn Griebel, Stephan Hobe, August Reinisch (Eds.), International Investment Law, (pp. 153-185). Baden, Germany: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft.
2014
- Brown, C. (2014). Book Review: Hanno Wehland - The Coordination of Multiple Proceedings in Investment Treaty Arbitration. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Pp. 304. £130. ISBN: 978-0-19-968486-1. Journal of World Investment and Trade, 15(5-6), 1115-1118. [More Information]
- Brown, C. (2014). Inherent Powers in International Adjudication. In Cesare Romano, Karen Alter, Yuval Shany (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication, (pp. 828-847). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C. (2014). Investor-State Arbitration: Getting more Bite out of your BIT. Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association yearbook, 2014, 204-220.
2013
- Brown, C., O'Keefe, R. (2013). Article 18: State immunity from pre-judgement measures of constraint. In Roger OKeefe, Christian J. Tams, Antonios Tzanakopoulos (Eds.), The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property: A Commentary, (pp. 293-307). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
- Brown, C., O'Keefe, R. (2013). Article 19: State immunity from post-judgement measures of constraint. In Roger OKeefe, Christian J. Tams, Antonios Tzanakopoulos (Eds.), The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property: A Commentary, (pp. 308-327). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Brown, C., O'Keefe, R. (2013). Article 21: Specific categories of property. In Roger OKeefe, Christian J. Tams, Antonios Tzanakopoulos (Eds.), The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property: A Commentary, (pp. 334-347). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2012
- Brown, C. (2012), Appointments and Challenge of Arbitrators: Australia.
- Brown, C. (2012), Arbitral Institutions: Australia.
- Brown, C. (2012). Article 59. In Andreas Zimmermann, Christian Tomuschat, Karin Oellers-Frahm, Christian J Tams (Eds.), The Statute of International Court of Justice: A Commentary, (pp. 1416-1446). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [More Information]
2011
- Brown, C. (2011). Book Review. Anna Riddell and Brendan Plant, "Evidence before the International Court of Justice". The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals, 10(1), 205-210.
- Brown, C. (2011). Bringing Sustainable Development Issues before Investment Treaty Tribunals. In M Cordonier Segger, M Gehring and A Newcombe (Eds.), Sustainable Development in World Investment Law, (pp. 175-188). Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (Kluwer Law International).
- Brown, C., Miles, K. (2011). Evolution in Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
2010
- Brown, C. (2010), Drafting Abitration Agreements: Australia.
- Brown, C. (2010). International, Mixed, and Private Disputes Arising Under the Kyoto Protocol. Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 1(2), 447-473.
- Brown, C. (2010), Overview of Australia's Bilateral Investment Treaty Practice.
2009
- Brown, C., Mowbray, J., Stephens, T., Williams, B. (2009). Australian Cases Before International Courts and Tribunals Involving Questions of Public International Law 2007. Australian Yearbook of International Law, 28.
- Brown, C. (2009), Comment on Yuval Shany, "No Longer a Weak Department of Power?".
- Brown, C. (2009). Investment Arbitration as the ''New Frontier''. The Arbitrator and Mediator, 28(1), 59-69.
2008
- Brown, C. (2008). Book Review of Dan Sarooshi, International Organisations and their Exercise of Sovereign Powers. Cambridge Law Journal, 67(1), 209.
- Brown, C. (2008). Comment: Corn Products International, Incorporated v Mexico, Order of the Consolidation Tribunal, ICSID Case No ARB/04/1, ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/04/5, IIC 81 (2005), 20th May 2005, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes [ICSID]. Investment Claims.
- Brown, C. (2008). Comment: Corn Products International, Incorporated v Mexico, Procedural Order No 1, ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/04/1, IIC 78 (2004), 1st June 2004, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes [ICSID]. Investment Claims.
2007
- Brown, C. (2007). A Common Law of International Adjudication. UK: Oxford University Press.
- Brown, C. (2007). Comment: Repsol YPF Ecuador SA v Empresa Estatal Petroleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador), Procedural Order No 4 concerning the Stay of Enforcement of the Award, ICSID Case No ARB/01/10, (2005) 20 ICSID Rev —FILJ 638, IIC 200 (2006), 22nd February 2006, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes [ICSID]. Investment Claims.
2005
- Brown, C. (2005). Access to International Justice in the Legality of Use of Force Cases. Cambridge Law Journal, 64(2), 267-314.
- Brown, C. (2005). Australia: Commonwealth of Australia v. State of Tasmania (1983). In J Crawford, D Bethlehem, P Sands, C Robb, A Palmer (Eds.), International Environmental Law Reports Volume 4. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Brown, C. (2005). Book Review. Andrea Bianchi (ed), Enforcing International Law Norms against Terrorism. Cambridge Law Journal, 64, 757.
2004
- Brown, C. (2004). Book Review. Societe Francaise pour le Droit International, La juridictionnalisation du droit international. British Year Book of International Law, 75, 390.
2003
- Brown, C. (2003). 'Reasonableness' in the Law of the Sea: The Prompt Release of the Volga. Leiden Journal of International Law, 16(3), 621-630.
- Brown, C. (2003). Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (New Application: 2002) (Democratic Republic of the Congo v Rwanda) Provisional Measures, Order of 10 July 2002. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 52(3), 782-787.
- Brown, C. (2003). Book Review of Patricia Birnie and Alan Boyle, International Law and the Environment. Cambridge Law Journal, 62, 222.
2002
- Brown, C. (2002). Book Review. Bruno Simma (ed), The Charter of the United Nations: A Commentary. Australian Yearbook of International Law, 23, 215.
- Brown, C. (2002). Provisional Measures before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: The MOX Plant Case. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 17, 267.
- Brown, C. (2002). Review Essay - The Proliferation of International Courts and Tribunals: Finding Your Way Through the Maze. Melbourne Journal of International Law, 3(2).
2001
- Brown, C. (2001). Book Review of Philippe Sands and Pierre Klein, Bowett's Law of International Institutions. Australian Yearbook of International Law, 22, 227.
2000
- Brown, C., Davis, S. (2000). Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth): a new role for the Commonwealth in environment protection. International Business Lawyer, 28(9), 427-428.
- Brown, C. (2000). Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation. UNSW Law Journal, 23(1), 173-190.
- Brown, C., Keen, M., Lee, M. (2000). People in greenhouses …: The Kyoto Protocol and its impact on Australian industry and legal practice. Law Institute Journal, 74(8), 54-57.
Selected Grants
2014
- Sydney Law School- National University of Singapore Symposium, McDonald B, Bath V, Brown C, Courtney W, McCracken S, Rolph D, Weatherall K, Tan Kah Heng D, Office of Global Engagement/IPDF Grant
2013
- The International Law Library on WorldLII: New content and facilities for the leading library and citator for international law, Brown C, Stephens T, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Capacity building for Cambodian Legal and Judicial Practitioners, Burns L, McDonald B, McCracken S, Bath V, Stumbles J, Nottage L, Brown C, Laws K, Harbon L, Australian Aid/Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships