Güneş Ünüvar

About/Bio

Güneş Ünüvar is a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg and an Of Counsel for the Ankara-based law firm Özgür Ünüvar Bakiler. He also acts as Counsel on International Space Law and Governance for the Luxembourg-based Alpha Persei DAO, which focuses on blockchain-based investments in the space sector and tokenization of space assets. He is the incoming Managing Editor of the Journal of World Investment and Trade, and the Editor-in-Chief of the space law blog, Pulsar. As of January 2024, he will be affiliated with the University of Luxembourg. He obtained his LL.M. in international and European law from the Institute for European Studies (now the Brussels School of Governance) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and his Ph.D. in international investment law from the Centre of Excellence for International Courts (iCourts), University of Copenhagen. Before his current position, he was a Carlsberg Foundation postdoctoral researcher at iCourts. He was also a visiting researcher at Columbia University and the Energy Charter Secretariat. His research interests include international economic law, international investment law, and dispute resolution; as well as international space law and the role of private capital in outer space activities. He is currently working on a book which focuses on the intersection between the protection of foreign investments and international space law.

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The Mandate Conundrum: Reflections on the 46th Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS Reform

The UNCITRAL Working Group III convened in Vienna between 9 and 13 October 2023 for its 46th session to discuss the establishment of an advisory centre on international investment law, which would be tasked to provide legal and technical assistance in connection with investor-State disputes. In addition, it would tackle a number of…

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From Protection to Governance of Foreign Investment: Vulnerability Theory as a Paradigm Shift in International Investment Law

  Introduction The international investment law (IIL) regime is experiencing a series of paradigm shifts in light of ongoing backlash against its alleged lack of interest in public concerns. Increasingly, ‘external’ stakeholders such as NGOs, locals or indigenous peoples adversely affected by the activities of a foreign investor (or the excessive protection and incentives extended…

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