
“... combines an excellent legal mind with a very strategic and practical approach”
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Ben Juratowitch QC is celebrated as “extremely accomplished” with “a very sharp mind”.
Ben Juratowitch QC is a highly respected advocate who stands out for his expertise in a range of PIL matters, including issues of sovereignty, boundary disputes and human rights. A source says: "He's very good at asking the right questions and understanding the political sensitivities in any given case." Another interviewee adds: "In terms of advocacy he's very clear, very well organised and effective."
Clients praise his oral advocacy, with one saying: "He expresses incredibly complex and difficult ideas very clearly and is very persuasive." Another source notes: "He is a fine strategic thinker. He is creative and innovative in his approach and is very accessible."
Ben Juratowitch QC is said to combine "high-level legal expertise with a strategic and innovative approach." Interviewees further highlight his advocacy skills and report that he is "at ease with the most difficult of issues of law and fact." Juratowitch defends arbitral awards in English courts and handles international arbitrations that have significant public international law implications.
Ben Juratowitch QC is a popular choice for public international law disputes, notably in relation to sovereignty, boundary delimitation and human rights issues. One client reported: "He is a pleasure to deal with. He is exceptionally smart, quick to get on top of a brief, and then launches in with determination."
“a brilliant advocate” whose “clarity of thought and efficiency are second to none”.
Ben Juratowitch QC enjoys a strong reputation for his broad-ranging PIL work, covering sovereignty, boundary issues, human rights cases and investment disputes. One impressed source enthused that “he is an extremely serious, extremely capable, first-class lawyer” who has “a very good sense of working in a team” and who “accepts other positions but gives his own in a very detailed and in-depth way.”
a highly impressive practitioner, described by one peer as ‘the best advocate I have come across in my career’. According to one source, ‘He understood perfectly what the tribunal was asking and gave precise and very intelligent answers on legal issues.’
According to sources, Ben Juratowitch QC is “characterised by his strategic nous and the conceptual clarity and persuasiveness of his thinking and writing.” He handles a range of international arbitration proceedings, including investment and commercial matters.
highly experienced in matters such as sovereignty over territory, maritime boundary delimitation and cross-border maritime pollution
applauded for his technical knowledge, leadership, effectiveness and remarkable ability to combine positions and propose a logical and satisfactory solution
one of the leading lawyers in public international law arbitration
a first-rate lawyer, with a very good sense of what is and what is not important on a case, and is also a very good team player and thus a pleasure to work with. He is an astute and perceptive international lawyer
a thoughtful, perceptive and original lawyer with a first-rate appreciation of client needs and of ways to achieve them
Publications
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General Principles and the Coherence of International Law, M. Andenas and others (editors) (Leiden, Brill, 2019) Unjust enrichment as a primary rule of international law (with James Shaerf)
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Revue générale de droit international public, 2018, vol.2 Les réserves aux clauses restrictives (avec Alexandra van der Meulen)
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La souveraineté pénale de l'État, S.F.D.I., Colloque de Lille, 487-500. Paris: Pedone, 2018 L’extraterritorialité du droit pénal et les sanctions (avec Alexandra van der Meulen et Daniel Müller)
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Proceedings of the American Society of International Law, 111, 2017, p.129 Debate on Compulsory Jurisdiction in International Dispute Settlement: Beyond David versus Goliath?
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Asian Journal of International Law, 6, 2016, p.199 Waiver of State Immunity and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
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International Law News, 44(4), 2015, p.1 Hydrocarbons in Disputed Areas (with Nigel Blackaby)
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Proceedings of the American Society of International Law, 108, 2015, p.5 Resolution of Disputes involving the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Extraction of Natural Resources by Foreign Investors
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(2014) 63(2) International and Comparative Law Quarterly 477 Fora Non Conveniens for Enforcement of Arbitral Awards against States
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The Effects of Judicial Decisions in Time (Intersentia, Cambridge, 2014) The Temporal Effect of Judgments in the United Kingdom
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(2010) 81 British Yearbook of International Law 281 Diplomatic Protection of Shareholders
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(Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2008), reviewed by Lord Nicholls at (2008) 124 Law Quarterly Review 712 Retroactivity and the Common Law
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(2008) 24 Arbitration International 475 The Doctrine of Separability and Consent to Arbitrate (with Mark McNeill)
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(2008) 22 Public Affairs Quarterly 81 Torture is Always Wrong
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(2007) New Zealand Law Review 393 Questioning Prospective Overruling
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(2007) 3 Journal of Private International Law 173 The European Convention on Human Rights and English Private International Law
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(2004) 75 British Yearbook of International Law 337 Retroactive Criminal Liability and International Human Rights Law