Belen Olmos Giupponi

Dr Belén Olmos Giupponi is an Associate Professor of Law at Kingston University London, England and obtained PhD in International Law – University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain (2004 – Suma Cum Laude); she holds an LLM in Human Rights (Univerity Carlos III) and an MA in International Relations. From 2007 to 2009 she was a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute, Italy. Throughout her career, Dr Olmos Giupponi has undertaken research in EU law, international economic law, human rights and environmental law. Her research lies at the intersection between these different areas of law. She has advised governments, nongovernmental organizations and international organizations on these topics. She has worked across many sectors and issues, including dispute settlement in free trade and investment agreements, sustainable development, climate change, inequality and judicial reform.

Andreas R. Ziegler is currently a Professor of International Law at the University of Lausanne. Previously he was a civil servant working for several Swiss Ministries (Foreign Affairs, Trade) and international organizations (EFTA, EU). He has widely published on international and European law (including 'International Economic Law', 4th edition, Thomson Reuters, forthcoming in 2019), regularly advises Governments, International Organizations, NGOs and private clients and has represented them before various domestic and international courts and arbitral tribunals. He is on the permanent roster of panellists of the WTO and ICSID.