Lucia Bonetto

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Thesis title

Third parties in international adjudication. Indispencable third party principla: time and change

Supervisors

• Professor Stavros Brekoulakis
• Professor Mary Mitsi

Summary of research

Modern transactions are multifaceted and typically involve a plurality of parties and contracts. However, the core of international adjudication still lies on the consensual principle, which is inextricably woven into the bilateralism of litigation and seems often unable to accommodate the modern transactions. Against this background, the indispensable third-party principle comes into play and raises questions of judicial propriety. The project aims to explore this principle, in particular its applicability in investment arbitration where investments on disputed territories are at stake, and propose conceivable tools that would allow international Courts and Tribunals to deal effectively with multilateral disputes.

Biography

Lucia is a PhD candidate and Deputy Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Lucia has a solid background in international arbitraton and international law.

She graduated top of her class (summa cum laude) from the University of Bologna and holds a Master 2 in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement from Sciences Po in Paris (summa cum laude).

Lucia has extensive professional experience in international arbitration and international law: she is working at the ICC and worked for a migic-circle law firm, she also interned at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Research