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

    Article 2 (4)

    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. 289-366 78 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  2. Published

    The Genocide Convention: article-by-article commentary

    Tams, C. J., Berster, L. & Schiffbauer, B., 12.2023, Second edition ed. München, New York: C.H. Beck Verlag. 539 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  3. 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

  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

    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

  6. Published

    § 4 The international legal framework governing the TCA

    Tams, C. J., 2024, EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: A Handbook. Kübek, G., Tams, C. J. & Terhechte, J. P. (eds.). 1. ed. Oxford: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 42-54 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  7. Published

    EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: A Handbook

    Kübek, G. (Editor), Tams, C. J. (Editor) & Terhechte, J. (Editor), 2024, 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 550 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Published

    Preface and acknowledgments

    Tams, C. J., Schill, S. W. & Hofmann, R., 01.01.2023, International Investment Law and General International Law: Radiating Effects?. Tams, C., Schill, S. & Hofmann, R. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. x-xi 2 p. (Frankfurt Investment and Economic Law series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch