Professorship for International Law and Dispute Resolution

Organisational unit: Professoship

Organisation profile

Prof. Dr Christian J. Tams works in the areas of public international law and dispute settlement.

His research in these fields focuses on the role of international courts and tribunals and the protection of international investments.

In addition to his academic work, Professor Tams advises governments, investors and international organisations on matters of international law. In that role, he regularly participates in proceedings before national and international courts and before arbitral tribunals.

    Research areas

  • Law - International law
  1. Published

    European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2024

    Bäumler, J. (Editor), Binder, C. (Editor), Bungenberg, M. (Editor), Krajewski, M. (Editor), Rühl, G. (Editor), Tams, C. J. (Editor), Terhechte, J. (Editor) & Ziegler, A. R. (Editor), 10.06.2025, Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland. 448 p. (European Yearbook of International Economic Law; vol. 11)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  2. Published

    European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2023

    Bäumler, J. (Editor), Binder, C. (Editor), Bungenberg, M. (Editor), Krajewski, M. (Editor), Rühl, G. (Editor), Tams, C. J. (Editor), Terhechte, J. (Editor) & Ziegler, A. R. (Editor), 17.10.2024, Cham: Springer International Publishing. 489 p. (European Yearbook of International Economic Law; vol. 14)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2022

    Bäumler, J. (Editor), Binder, C. (Editor), Bungenberg, M. (Editor), Krajewski, M. (Editor), Rühl, G. (Editor), Tams, C. J. (Editor), Terhechte, J. (Editor) & Ziegler, A. R. (Editor), 24.05.2023, Cham: Springer International Publishing. 581 p. (European Yearbook of International Economic Law; vol. 13)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2021

    Bäumler, J. (Editor), Binder, C. (Editor), Bungenberg, M. (Editor), Krajewski, M. (Editor), Rühl, G. (Editor), Tams, C. J. (Editor), Terhechte, J. (Editor) & Ziegler, A. R. (Editor), 06.07.2022, Cham: Springer International Publishing. 369 p. (European Yearbook of International Economic Law; vol. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Erga omnes-Verpflichtungen vor dem Internationalen Gerichtshof: ein Kontrapunkt

    Tams, C. J., 2023, Der Schutz des Individuums durch das Recht: Festschrift für Rainer Hofmann zum 70. Geburtstag. Donath, P. B., Heger, A., Malkmus, M. & Bayrak, O. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 43-56 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Controlling consent: insights from binding dispute settlement

    Tams, C. J., 11.2023, Consenting to international law. Besson, S. (ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 72-99 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Christian J. Tams, Review of Tommaso Soave. The Everyday Makers of International Law: From Great Halls to Back Rooms

    Tams, C. J., 01.11.2023, In: European Journal of International Law. 34, 4, p. 1053-1058 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  8. Published

    Cartographie des inspections internationales

    Chaumette, A.-L. & Tams, C. J., 12.12.2022, International Inspections/Les inspections internationales. Chaumette, A.-L. & Tams, C. J. (eds.). Leiden: Brill | Nijhoff, p. 3-65 62 p. (Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations Series; vol. 24).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    Article 6

    Tams, C., 30.05.2024, The Charter of the United Nations: A Commentary. Simma, B., Khan, D.-E., Nolte, G. & Paulus, A. (eds.). 4. Edition ed. Cambridge University Press, p. 541-554 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  10. Published

    Article 5

    Tams, C., 30.05.2024, The Charter of the United Nations: A Commentary. Simma, B., Khan, D.-E., Nolte, G. & Paulus, A. (eds.). 4. Edition ed. Oxford University Press, p. 523-540 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter