International Litigation (1) – Mr. Paul REICHLER (International Lawyer, 11KBW)

Tokyo International Law Seminar 2024 was held from 26th to 30th September 2024 at the United Nationals University, in Tokyo, Japan. This is one of the lectures given in this seminar. This lecture is about the practice of public international law, with a focus on strategy and tactics, based on 40 years of representing States before international courts and tribunals. It will address, inter alia: the decision to initiate judicial or arbitral proceedings and the selection of the forum; the framing of the application and claims; the composition of the legal team; when to seek provisional measures; and when to raise objections to jurisdiction or admissibility. It will then address the different phases of the proceedings – written and oral - with special emphasis on development and use of evidence, and the basic elements of successful written and oral presentations.