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Professor Chester Brown

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Degrees

BA (Hons) LLB (Hons) Melbourne BCL (Dist) Oxon PhD Cantab


Courses Taught

  • LAWS1023 Public International Law (UG)
  • LAWS5005 Public International Law (JD)
  • LAWS3408/5108 Advanced Public International Law (UG/JD)
  • LAWS3489 International Moot (UG/JD/PG)
  • LAWS3437/5137 International Commercial Arbitration (UG/JD)
  • LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration (PG)
  • LAWS6916 International Investment Law (PG)
  • LAWS6865 International Dispute Resolution (PG)


Areas of Interest

  • Public International Law
  • International Dispute Settlement
  • International Arbitration
  • International Economic Law
  • International Investment Law
  • Private International Law


Brief Biographical Detail

Dr Chester Brown is Professor of International Law and International Arbitration at the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney; a Barrister at 7 Selborne Chambers, Sydney, and a door tenant at Essex Court Chambers, London, and Maxwell Chambers, Singapore. He teaches, researches, and practices in the fields of public international law, international dispute settlement, international arbitration, international investment law, and private international law.

Professor Brown joined the Faculty of Law in 2009 as an Associate Professor. He previously served as Assistant Legal Adviser at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2007–2009), and prior to this, he was a Senior Associate in the International Law and International Arbitration Group of Clifford Chance LLP, London (2004–2007). He has also previously served as Part-time Lecturer in International Law at Queen Mary College, University of London, and as a College Supervisor in International Law at Trinity Hall and at Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge. Professor Brown has held a Visiting Fellowship at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (2006), was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School (2011), and will be a Herbert Smith Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge in 2013. He also co-teaches (with Professor David Williams QC) International Arbitration on the LLM programme at the University of Auckland.

He is the author of A Common Law of International Adjudication (OUP, 2007), a major study on the applicable procedure and remedies before international courts and tribunals, which was awarded the American Society of International Law’s Certificate of Merit; co-author of The International Arbitration Act 1974: A Commentary (Lexis-Nexis, 2011); co-editor of Evolution in Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration (CUP, 2011), which was awarded OGEMID’s Prize for ‘Book of the Year 2011’; and editor of Commentaries on Selected Model Investment Treaties (OUP, 2013). He is the Associate Editor (Notes) of the ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal, and the Australia and New Zealand reporter for the International Law Reports.

Professor Brown serves as Associate Dean (International Students) at the Faculty of Law, and is the Coordinator of the Master of International Law and Graduate Diploma in International Law programmes at the University of Sydney. He is also the Faculty Coordinator for the University of Sydney’s participation in the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition.

Professor Brown is admitted to legal practice in New South Wales, Victoria, and England and Wales. He is a graduate of the Universities of Melbourne, Oxford, and Cambridge, and he speaks French and German.

Publications

Books | Book Chapters | Refereed Journal Articles | Non-Refereed Articles (including book reviews, notes and editorials) | Conference Presentations


Books

  • Brown, C (ed), Commentaries on Selected Model Investment Treaties, Oxford University Press (2013)
  • Holmes, M and Brown, C, The International Arbitration Act 1974: A Commentary, LexisNexis Butterworths (2011)
  • Brown, C and Miles, K (eds), Evolution in Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration, Cambridge University Press (2011)
  • Brown, C, A Common Law of International Adjudication, OUP: USA (2007) (also available in paperback 2009)

Book Chapters

  • Brown, C, ‘The Enforcement of Interim Measures Ordered by Tribunals and Emergency Arbitrators in International Arbitration’, in Albert Jan van den Berg (ed), ICCA International Arbitration Congress Series No 21 (forthcoming, 2013)
  • Sheppard, A, and Brown, C, ‘“The Tribunal Resolves the Dispute”: Summary of the Discussion’, in Albert Jan van den Berg (ed), ICCA International Arbitration Congress Series No 21 (forthcoming, 2013)
  • Brown, C, ‘Inherent Powers in International Adjudication’, in Cesare Romano, Karen Alter, and Yuval Shany (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Adjudication (OUP, forthcoming 2013)
  • Brown, C, ‘Resolving International Investment Disputes’, in N Klein (ed), Litigating International Law Disputes: Weighing the Options, CUP (forthcoming 2013)
  • Brown, C, ‘The Evolution of the Regime of International Investment Agreements: History, Economics, and Politics’, in M Bungenberg, J Griebel, A Reinisch and S Hobe (eds), International Investment Law, Nomos (forthcoming 2012)
  • Brown, C and O’Keefe, R, ‘Part IV: State Immunity from Measures of Constraint in Connection with Proceedings before a Court’, in C Tams and R O’Keefe (eds), The United Nations Convention on the Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property: A Commentary, Oxford University Press (2013), 287-292
  • Brown, C and O’Keefe, R, ‘Article 18: State Immunity from Pre-Judgment Measures of Constraint’, in C Tams and R O’Keefe (eds), The United Nations Convention on the Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property: A Commentary, Oxford University Press (2013), 293-307
  • Brown, C and O’Keefe, R, ‘Article 19: State Immunity from Post-Judgment Measures of Constraint’, in C Tams and R O’Keefe (eds), The United Nations Convention on the Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property: A Commentary, Oxford University Press (2013), 308-327
  • Brown, C and O’Keefe, R, ‘Article 21: Specific Categories of Property’, in C Tams and R O’Keefe (eds), The United Nations Convention on the Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property: A Commentary, Oxford University Press (2013), 334-347
  • Brown, C, ‘Introduction: The Development and Importance of the Model Bilateral Investment Treaty’, in C Brown (ed), Commentaries on Selected Model Investment Treaties, Oxford University Press (2013), 1-13
  • Brown, C and Sheppard, A, ‘United Kingdom’, in C Brown (ed), Commentaries on Selected Model Investment Treaties, Oxford University Press (2013), 697-754
  • Brown, C, ‘Article 59’, in A Zimmermann, C Tomuschat, K Oellers-Frahm and C Tams (eds), The Statute of the International Court of Justice: A Commentary, Oxford University Press (2nd edition, 2012), 1416-1446
  • Brown, C and Miles, K, 'Introduction: evolution in investment treaty law and arbitration' in C Brown and K Miles (eds), Evolution in Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration, Cambridge University Press (2011) 3-16
  • Brown, C, ‘Bringing Sustainable Development Issues before Investment Treaty Tribunals’, in Markus Gehring, Marie-Claire Cordonnier-Seger, and Andrew Newcombe (eds), Sustainable Development in World Investment Law (2011) 177-190
  • Brown, C, ‘Procedure in Investment Treaty Arbitration and the Relevance of Comparative Public Law’, in Stephan Schill (ed), International Investment Law and Comparative Public Law (2010) 659-688

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Brown, C, ‘Commerce Group Corp and San Sebastian Gold Mines, Inc v Republic of El Salvador: Security for Costs in ICSID Proceedings’ (2013) 28 ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal (forthcoming)
  • Rahman, A and Brown, C, ‘Regional Economic Integration in Southeast Asia’ (2013) 4 European Yearbook of International Economic Law (forthcoming)
  • Puig, S and Brown, C, ‘The Secretary-General’s Power to Refuse to Register a Request for Arbitration under Article 36(3) of the ICSID Convention’ (2012) 27 ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal 172-191
  • Brown, C and Puig, S, ‘The Power of ICSID Tribunals to Dismiss Proceedings Summarily: An Analysis of Rule 41(5) of the ICSID Arbitration Rules’ (2011) 10(2) Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 227-259
  • Brown, C, ‘International, Mixed and Private Disputes Arising under the Kyoto Protocol’ (2010) 1 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 447-473
  • Brown, C, ‘Australian Cases before International Courts and Tribunals Involving Questions of Public International Law 2007’ (with Jacqueline Mowbray, Tim Stephens, and Brett Williams) (2009) 28 Australian Yearbook of International Law 255-282
  • Brown, C, ‘Investment Arbitration as the “New Frontier”’ (2009) 28 The Arbitrator and Mediator 59-69
  • Brown, C, ‘The Cross-Fertilisation of Principles relating to Procedure and Remedies in the Jurisprudence of International Courts and Tribunals’ (2008) 30 Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review 219
  • Brown, C, ‘The Inherent Powers of International Courts and Tribunals’ (2005) 76 British Yearbook of International Law 195
  • Brown, C, ‘The Settlement of Disputes Arising in Flexibility Mechanism Transactions under the Kyoto Protocol’ (2005) 21 Arbitration International 361
  • Brown, C, ‘Access to International Justice in the Legality of Use of Force Cases’ (2005) 64 Cambridge Law Journal 267
  • Tams, C & Brown, C, ‘Hundert Jahre und kein bisschen weise? Zum 100. Jahrestag der Abkommen über Guantanamo Bay’ (2003) 78 Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organisation 395 (co-authored)
  • Brown, C, ‘Strasbourg Follows Suit on Provisional Measures’ (2003) 62 Cambridge Law Journal 532
  • Brown, C, ‘“Reasonableness” in the Law of the Sea: The Prompt Release of the Volga’ (2003) 16 Leiden Journal of International Law 621
  • Brown, C, ‘The Evolution and Application of Rules Concerning Independence of the “International Judiciary”’ (2003) 2 Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 63
  • Brown, C, ‘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’ (2003) 52 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 782
  • Brown, C, ‘The Proliferation of International Courts and Tribunals: Finding Your Way Through the Maze’ (2002) 3 Melbourne Journal of International Law 453
  • Brown, C, ‘Provisional Measures before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: The MOX Plant Case’ (2002) 17 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 267
  • Hepburn, C & Brown, C, ‘Privatising the Commons? A Global Greenhouse Emissions Trading Regime at COP-6’ (2000) 19 Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Journal 157
  • Brown, C, ‘Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation’ (2000) 23 University of New South Wales Law Journal 173
  • Brown, C, ‘International Environmental Law and the Regulation of Offshore Installations: The Case for a South Pacific Regional Protocol’ (1998) 17 Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Journal 109
  • Brown, C, ‘Facilitating Joint Implementation under the Framework Convention on Climate Change: Toward a Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Protocol’ (1997) 14 Environmental and Planning Law Journal 356

Non-Refereed Articles (including book reviews, notes and editorials)

  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of David AR Williams QC and Amokura Kawharu, Williams & Kawharu on Arbitration’ (2013) 87 Australian Law Journal (forthcoming)
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Stephan Schill, The Multilateralization of International Investment Law’ (2012) Australian International Law Journal (forthcoming)
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Tai-Heng Cheng, When International Law Works: Realistic Idealism after 9/11 and the Global Recession’ (2012) 61 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 785-787
  • Brown, C, ‘Appointments and Challenge of Arbitrators: Australia’, in Audley Sheppard (ed), International Arbitration SmartCharts, available at www.kluwerarbitration.com (2012)
  • Brown, C, ‘Privacy and Confidentiality in Arbitration: Australia’, in Audley Sheppard (ed), International Arbitration SmartCharts, available at www.kluwerarbitration.com (2012)
  • Brown, C, ‘Arbitral Institutions: Australia’ in Audley Sheppard (ed), International Arbitration SmartCharts, available at www.kluwerarbitration.com (2012)
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Anna Riddell and Brendan Plant, Evidence before the International Court of Justice’ (2011) 10(1) Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 205-210
  • Brown, C, ‘The Relevance of the Doctrine of Abuse of Process in International Adjudication’ (2010) 7 Transnational Dispute Management, available at www.transnational-dispute-management.com
  • Brown, C, ‘Overview of Australia’s Bilateral Investment Treaty Practice’, available at Ian Laird and Todd Grierson Weiler (eds), www.investmentclaims.com (2010)
  • Brown, C, ‘Drafting Arbitration Agreements: Australia’, in Audley Sheppard (ed), International Arbitration SmartCharts, available at www.kluwerarbitration.com (2010)
  • Brown, C, ‘Sovereign Immunity Affecting an Arbitration’, in Audley Sheppard (ed), International Arbitration SmartCharts, available at www.kluwerarbitration.com (2010)
  • Brown, C, ‘Comment on Yuval Shany, “No Longer a Weak Department of Power?"', published in EJIL: Talk!, available at http://www.ejiltalk.org/author/cbrown/ (15 June 2009)
  • Brown, C, ‘The Use of Precedents of other International Courts and Tribunals in Investment Treaty Arbitration’ (2008) 5(3) Transnational Dispute Management, available at http://www.transnational-dispute-management.com
  • Brown, C, ‘The Protection of Legitimate Expectations as a General Principle of Law: Some Preliminary Thoughts’ (2008) 5(2) Transnational Dispute Management, available at http://www.transnational-dispute-management.com
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Dan Sarooshi, International Organisations and their Exercise of Sovereign Powers’ (2008) 67 Cambridge Law Journal 209
  • Brown, C, ‘Note and comment: Corn Products International, Inc v United Mexican States (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/04/1), and Archer Daniels Midland Company and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc v United Mexican States (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/04/5), Order of the NAFTA Consolidation Tribunal of 20 May 2005’, available at http://www.investmentclaims.com (2007)
  • Brown, C, ‘Note and comment: Corn Products International, Inc v United Mexican States (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/04/1), Procedural Order 1 of 1 June 2004’, available at http://www.investmentclaims.com (2007)
  • Brown, C, ‘Note and comment: Corn Products International, Inc v United Mexican States (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/04/1), Procedural Order No 2 of 14 January 2005’, available at http://www.investmentclaims.com (2007)
  • Brown, C, ‘Note and comment: Corn Products International, Inc v United Mexican States (ICSID Case No ARB(AF)/04/1), Procedural Order No 3 of 29 March 2005’, available at http://www.investmentclaims.com (2007)
  • Brown, C, ‘Note and comment: Repsol YPF Ecuador, SA v Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador), ICSID Case No ARB/01/10, Annulment Proceeding, Procedural Order No 1 of 22 December 2005’, available at http://www.investmentclaims.com (2007)
  • Brown, C, ‘Note and comment: Repsol YPF Ecuador, SA v Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador), ICSID Case No ARB/01/10, Annulment Proceeding, Procedural Order No 4 of 22 February 2006’, available at http://www.investmentclaims.com (2007)
  • Brown, C, ‘Note and comment: Repsol YPF Ecuador, SA v Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador), ICSID Case No ARB/01/10, Decision on Application for Annulment of 8 January 2007’, available at http://www.investmentclaims.com (2007)
  • Brown, C, ‘The Kyoto Protocol’ (2005) 7 Energy Politics 7-9, available at http://energypolitics.org/issue7.pdf
  • Brown, C, ‘Summary: Leatch and National Parks and Wildlife Service v Shoalhaven City Council’ in James Crawford, Daniel Bethlehem, Philippe Sands, Cairo Robb, and Alice Palmer (eds), International Environmental Law Reports (2005) vol IV, 57
  • Brown, C, ‘Summary: Commonwealth of Australia and Another v State of Tasmania and Others (the Tasmanian Dam Case)’ in James Crawford, Daniel Bethlehem, Philippe Sands, Cairo Robb, and Alice Palmer (eds), International Environmental Law Reports (2005) vol IV, 13
  • Brown, C, ‘Translation: Lingen case’ in James Crawford, Daniel Bethlehem, Philippe Sands, Cairo Robb, and Alice Palmer (eds), International Environmental Law Reports (2005) vol IV, 221-226 (co-authored)
  • Brown, C, ‘Disputes Arising under the Kyoto Protocol’s “Flexibility Mechanisms”’ (2005) 3(2) Oil, Gas and Energy Law Intelligence, available at http://www.gasandoil.com/ogel/
  • Brown, C, ‘Kyoto Protocol to Enter into Force on 16 February 2005’ (2005) 3(1) Oil, Gas and Energy Law Intelligence, available at http://www.gasandoil.com/ogel/
  • Brown, C, ‘The Kyoto Protocol Enters into Force’, ASIL Insights (February 2005), available at http://www.asil.org/insights/2005/03/insights050301.html
  • Brown, C, ‘Disputes Arising in “Flexibility Mechanism” Transactions under the Kyoto Protocol’ (2005) 10(1) International Bar Association Arbitration Committee Newsletter 7
  • Brown, C, ‘Comment: Jurisdiction and Admissibility in International Arbitration’ (2005) 2(1) Transnational Dispute Management 3-4, available at http://www.transnational-dispute-management.com
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Francisco Orrego Vicuña, International Dispute Settlement in an Evolving Global Society: Constitutionalisation, Accessibility, Privatisation’ (2005) 74 Nordic Journal of International Law 285
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Andrea Bianchi (ed), Enforcing International Law Norms against Terrorism’ (2005) 64 Cambridge Law Journal 757
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Société Française pour le Droit International, La juridictionnalisation du droit international’ (2004) 75 British Yearbook of International Law 390
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Yuval Shany, The Competing Jurisdictions of International Courts and Tribunals’ (2003) 14 European Journal of International Law 1045
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Cesare Romano and Ruth Mackenzie (eds), International Organizations and International Dispute Settlement: Trends and Prospects’ (2003) 62 Cambridge Law Journal 506
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Patricia Birnie and Alan Boyle, International Law and the Environment’ (2003) 62 Cambridge Law Journal 222
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Bruno Simma (ed), The Charter of the United Nations: A Commentary’ (2002) 23 Australian Yearbook of International Law 215
  • Brown, C, ‘Book Review of Philippe Sands and Pierre Klein, Bowett’s Law of International Institutions’ (2001) 22 Australian Yearbook of International Law 227
  • Brown, C, ‘The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth): A New Role for the Commonwealth in Environment Protection’ (2000) 28(9) International Business Lawyer 427-428 (co-authored)
  • Brown, C, ‘“People in Greenhouses …”: The Kyoto Protocol and Its Impact on Australian Industry and Legal Practice’ (2000) 74(8) Law Institute Journal 54-57 (co-authored)

Conference Presentations

  • Brown, C, ‘The Future for China and ICSID’, at Silk Road Institute of International and Comparative Law, Roundtable on ‘China and the ICSID Convention after 20 Years’, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, 30 June 2012
  • Brown, C, ‘The Development by States of Model Bilateral Investment Treaties’, at Silk Road Institute of International and Comparative Law, Workshop on ‘China and the ICSID Convention after 20 Years’, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, 29 June 2012
  • Brown, C, ‘The Enforceability of Interim Measures under the UNCITRAL Model Law’, at International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress, Singapore, 12 June 2012
  • Brown, C, ‘Current Issues with ICSID Arbitration: Is ICSID in Crisis?’, Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Arbitration Seminar, Auckland, New Zealand, 22 February 2012
  • Brown, C, ‘State Immunity from Measures of Constraint in International Commercial Dispute Settlement’, Symposium on Innovative Models in International Commercial Dispute Resolution, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 25 November 2011
  • Brown, C, ‘Substantive Standards of Protection in Investment Protection Treaties’, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Diploma on International Commercial Arbitration, Sydney, 13 October 2011
  • Brown, C, ‘The Settlement of International Investment Disputes’, Conference on Litigating International Law Disputes, Macquarie University, Sydney, 23 September 2011
  • Brown, C, ‘Overview of the Statutory Reforms in International Arbitration in Australia’, ICC Conference: International Arbitration in Australia and Beyond, Sydney, 17 August 2011
  • Brown, C, ‘Australia’s New Policy on Investor-State Dispute Settlement’, Sydney Centre for International Law Seminar, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, 3 August 2011
  • Brown, C (with Mark Beckett and Dan Tan), 'An Introduction to Investment Treaty Arbitration', International Legal Studies Programme, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 4 February 2011
  • Brown, C, 'is there a Common Law of International Adjudication?', International Legal Studies Programme, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 3 February 2011
  • Brown, C, ‘Comments on “A New Strategy for Europe: Trade, Growth, and World Affairs”’, EU Trade Forum with Mr Joao Aguiar Machado, EU Deputy Director-General for Trade, University of Sydney, Faculty of Law, 13 December 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘An Introduction to the ICSID Arbitration Procedures’, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Diploma on International Commercial Arbitration, Penang, Malaysia, 7 October 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘The Role of Dispute Settlement in Building the Regime of International Investment Law’, Workshop on Resolving International Law Disputes: Strategies, Options, and Outcomes, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 17 September 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘Recent Developments in the Use of International Arbitration in Commercial Disputes in Australia’, ICC Conference: 'International Arbitration in Australia and Beyond’, Sydney, Australia, 14 September 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘The Cross-Application of Rules in WTO Dispute Settlement and Investment Treaty Arbitration’, 31st International Trade Law Symposium, Old Parliament House, Canberra, 10 September 2010
  • Brown, C, 'The Emerging Field of Investment Treaty Arbitration', Singapore Academy of Law, Supreme Court Building, Singapore, 14 April 2010
  • Brown, C, 'The Proliferation of International Courts and Tribunals: Problems and Prospects', Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 13 April 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘How Bilateral Investment Treaties Can Protect Foreign Investment’, Seminar on The Global Economy: Tips and Tricks for Protecting Overseas Investment, Clayton Utz, Sydney, Australia, 23 March 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘Questions of Interpretation Concerning the Obligation to Accord Fair and Equitable Treatment’, Conference on International Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration: Evolution and Revolution in Substance and Procedure, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 20 February 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘The Abuse of “Treaty Shopping” in Investment Treaty Arbitration’, Investor-State Arbitration Seminar, Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, Australia, 18 February 2010
  • Brown, C, ‘Investor-State Arbitration and the ICSID Arbitration Procedures’, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Diploma of International Commercial Arbitration, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 15 August 2009
  • Brown, C, ‘The Relevance of the Doctrine of Abuse of Process in International Adjudication’, Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 3 July 2009
  • Brown, C, ‘The New Frontier: Investment Arbitration’, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia Annual Conference 2009, Melbourne, 30 May 2009
  • Brown, C, ‘The Emergence of Common Rules concerning Procedure and Remedies in International Adjudication’, Lunchtime Seminar Series, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, 12 March 2009
  • Brown, C, ‘A Common Law of International Adjudication’, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 2 December 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘The Emergence of General Principles of Procedure in International Adjudication’, Oxford University Public International Law Discussion Group, Oxford, United Kingdom, 27 November 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘Procedural Mechanisms to Bring Sustainable Development Issues before Investment Treaty Tribunals’, Conference on Sustainable Development in World Investment Law and Policy, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 13 July 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the United Kingdom’s Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement Programme’, British Institute for International and Comparative Law Investment Treaty Forum, London, United Kingdom, 8 July 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘A Common Law of International Adjudication’, Presentation to the International Arbitration Group of Herbert Smith LLP, London, United Kingdom, 23 April 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘The Immunities of UNESCO before the English Courts’, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Academic Seminar, London, United Kingdom, 15 April 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘Procedure and Remedies before Different International Courts and Tribunals: Convergence or Divergence?’, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 15 February 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘A Common Law of International Adjudication’, Centre for International Courts and Tribunals, University College London, London, United Kingdom, 5 February 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘The Immunities of International Organisations: The Case of Entico v UNESCO’, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Seminar for the Treasury Solicitor’s Department, London, United Kingdom, 9 January 2008
  • Brown, C, ‘The Fragmentation of International Law and Implications for International Adjudication’, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Legal Advisers Group Meeting, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, United Kingdom, 23 May 2007
  • Brown, C, ‘The Doctrine of Legitimate Expectations in Public International Law’, Annual Meeting of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, United Kingdom, 16 June 2006
  • Brown, C, ‘The Emergence of Common Standards in Procedural Issues before International Courts’, ILA (British Branch) Conference, London, United Kingdom, 4 March 2006
  • Brown, C, ‘Bilateral Investment Treaties and International Project Financing’, Presentation to the Banking Group, Clifford Chance LLP, London, 10 November 2005
  • Brown, C, ‘Ensuring that You Buy Clean Air and not Hot Air under Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreements’, Carbon Finance 2005, London, United Kingdom, 1 November 2005
  • Brown, C, ‘Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol’, Clifford Chance LLP International Law Seminar at Canning House, London, United Kingdom, 5 July 2005
  • Brown, C, ‘The Use of Precedents of other International Courts and Tribunals in Investment Treaty Arbitration’, Annual Meeting of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, United Kingdom, 10 June 2005
  • Brown, C, ‘The Impact of Climate Change on the Construction Industry’, International Construction Superconference, London, United Kingdom, 19 May 2005
  • Brown, C, ‘The Settlement of Disputes in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme’, Carbon Expo, Cologne, Germany, 12 May 2005
  • Brown, C, ‘The Settlement of Disputes Arising out of Flexibility Mechanism Contracts under the Kyoto Protocol’, International Arbitration Group Meeting, Clifford Chance LLP, London, United Kingdom, 21 January 2005
  • Brown, C, ‘The Settlement of Disputes Arising out of Emissions Trading Contracts’, Tenth Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9 December 2004
  • Brown, C, ‘The Inherent Powers of International Courts and Tribunals’, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, United Kingdom, 29 July 2004