Author: Alia Algazzar

Alia Algazzar is an Associate Professor of International Law at the School of Law of the Arab Academy, an academic institution established under the auspices of the Arab League. She holds a Ph.D. Degree in International Law from the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies (IHEID) and an earlier Master Degree in International Dispute Settlement from the Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) in Switzerland. As a qualified Egyptian lawyer and a specialist in the fields of investment law and arbitration, Alia combines the best of both worlds. Beside her strong academic background, she trained in top-tier international arbitration boutiques, such as Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Paris and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Dubai, where she handled investor-state, interstate and commercial disputes involving parties from the Middle East. Based on her academic and practical experience, she currently works as an independent legal consultant in international economic law and dispute settlement.
  1. Arbitration
  2. International Dispute Settlement
  3. International Law

The Quest for Protecting Investments under Occupation: The Inception of the Notion of De Facto Host-State in Investment Treaty Arbitration

Almost six years have passed since Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol on 18 March 2014 following a referendum according to which the regional authorities declared their independence from Ukraine and proclaimed their incorporation into the Russian territory. As of the moment of writing this blog, there are eight pending arbitrations that […]
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Towards a Bangladesh Model BIT: The Chevron Dues and the Case for Reform

In April 2025, Bangladesh’s state-owned gas company Petrobangla cleared all of Chevron’s outstanding gas bills from previous years. Within days of this payment, Petrobangla formally urged Chevron to resume work on the stalled $65 million Jalalabad compressor project. Petrobangla Chairman told the press, ‘…we have already cleared all outstanding arrear payments of Chevron Bangladesh.’ Chevron […]
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The 15th Amendment Case before the High Court Division: An Analytical Perspective

Background On 17 December 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered a historic judgment regarding the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XIV of 2011). The 15th Amendment removed the Non-Party Caretaker Government (NPCG) system for conducting general elections and made numerous other constitutional changes. This write-up […]
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