Public International Law
We have a large group of members practising in several areas of public international law. Members at Matrix have excellent reputations, acting in cases before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Criminal Court, and the criminal courts and tribunals established for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Cambodia and East Timor. To find out more about our arbitration experience, please see our dedicated page.
Specialist areas
Our members cover all areas, including the more specialist fields such as: international organisations and courts and tribunals; diplomatic and other immunities; trade and investment; land and maritime boundary disputes; natural resources; the environment, including climate change; and human rights.
The work includes advisory and litigation. Members are especially experienced in advising on the work of international organisations – at the regional and global levels – and representing states before international courts and tribunals.
Notable cases
Past cases before the ICJ include:
- Australia v Japan (whaling in the Antarctic);
- Georgia v Russia (discrimination); and
- Chagos Advisory Opinion (decolonisation).
Current cases include:
- The Gambia v Myanmar (genocide);
- Guyana v Venezuela (the effect of an 1899 arbitral award); and
- Somalia v Kenya (maritime boundary).
At ITLOS, members have been involved in proceedings from the very first case to current cases, Mauritius v Masldives (maritime boundary). Matrix members have been involved in numerous cases at the ICC, including Libya, Al-Gaddafi and Al-Senussi.
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