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.
- 2025
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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The League of Nations as an international organisation
Burton, P. & Tams, C. J., 05.2025, The Cambridge History of International Law: Volume 10: International Law at the Time of the League of Nations (1920–1945). Lesaffer, R., Kolb, R. & Milanov, M. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 100-129 30 p. (The Cambridge History of International Law; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Public Interest Litigation avant la lettre? Questions of Standing in the Wimbledon Case
Tams, C. J., 20.02.2025, The Legacy of the Wimbledon Case : Centenary of the First Judgment of the Permanent Court of International Justice . Kwiecien, R. & Fitzmaurice, M. (eds.). Brill | Nijhoff, p. 47-69 23 p. (Queen Mary Studies in International Law; vol. 57).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Responsabilidade Internacional Dos Estados: duas décadas após os trabalhos da Comissão de Direito Internacional
Tams, C. J., 2025, Editora D'Plácido. 250 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
- 2024
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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/works › Chapter
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The International Court of Justice
Tams, C. J., 16.05.2024, International Law. Evans, M. (ed.). 6. Edition ed. Oxford University Press, p. 555-591 37 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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§ 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/works › Chapter
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Introduction
Kübek, G., Tams, C. J. & Terhechte, J., 2024, EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: A Handbook. Kübek, G., Tams, C. J. & Terhechte, J. P. (eds.). 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 3-8 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Succession in respect of cession, unification and separation of States.
Devaney, J. G. & Tams, C. J., 2024, General International Law in International Investment Law: A Commentary. Kulick, A. & Waibel, M. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 428-442 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 2023
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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 anthologies › Book
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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 contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Who’s afraid of the articles on state responsibility
Tams, C. J., 09.2023, Arbitration’s Age of Enlightenment?. Bull SC, C., Malintoppi, L. & Partasides KC, C. (eds.). Wolters Kluwer, p. 211-225 15 p. (ICCA congress series; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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International Investment Law and General International Law: Radiating Effects?
Tams, C. J. (Editor), Schill, S. W. (Editor) & Hofmann, R. (Editor), 01.01.2023, Edward Elgar Publishing. 404 p. (Frankfurt Investment and Economic Law series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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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/works › Other › Research
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Radiating effects: The gentle impact of international investment law on general international law
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. 2-30 29 p. (Frankfurt Investment and Economic Law series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Ways out of the marshland: International investment law and the law of state succession
Tams, C. J., 01.01.2023, International Investment Law and General International Law: Radiating Effects?. Tams, C., Schill, S. & Hofmann, R. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 150-179 30 p. (Frankfurt Investment and Economic Law series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Priyasha Saksena, Sovereignty, International Law and the Princely States of Colonial South Asia
Tams, C. J., 2023, In: German Yearbook of International Law. 66, 1, p. 409-412 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
- 2022
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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International Inspections/Les inspections internationales
Chaumette, A.-L. (Editor) & Tams, C. J. (Editor), 12.12.2022, Leiden, Niederlande: Brill | Nijhoff. 610 p. (Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations Series; vol. 24)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Mapping international inspections
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. 67-123 57 p. (Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations Series; vol. 24).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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International investment protection and constitutional law
Schill, S. W. (Editor) & Tams, C. J. (Editor), 22.11.2022, Edward Elgar Publishing. 380 p. (Frankfurt Investment and Economic Law series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Humanitarian intervention
Tams, C. J., 06.09.2022, Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights. Binder, C., Nowak, M., Hofbauer, J. A. & Janig, P. (eds.). Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 499-504 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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The World Court’s Influence on Contemporary Investment Law
Tams, C. J. & Methymaki, E., 01.01.2022, International Investment Law: An Analysis of the Major Decisions. Fabri, H. R. & Stoppioni, E. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 37-57 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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§1 Einleitung
Terhechte, J. & Tams, C. J., 2022, Handels- und Zusammenarbeitsabkommen EU/VK: Handbuch. Kübek, G., Tams, C. J. & Terhechte, J. P. (eds.). 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 41-48 8 p. (Praxis Europarecht).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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§4 Der völkerrechtliche Rahmen des TCA
Tams, C. J., 2022, Handels- und Zusammenarbeitsabkommen EU/VK: Handbuch. Kübek, G., Tams, C. J. & Terhechte, J. P. (eds.). 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 85-102 18 p. (Praxis Europarecht).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 2021
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In re Arbitration Between the Italian Republic and the Republic of India Concerning the “Enrica Lexie” Incident
Devaney, J. G. & Tams, C. J., 07.2021, In: American Journal of International Law. 115, 3, p. 513-519 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research