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Main fields of interest

• International Economic Law and International Organisations (WTO, OECD, UNCITRAL)
• EU Common Commercial Policy
• Dispute Settlement
• Responsible Business Conduct
• Brexit

Education

• Charles University, Faculty of Law, PhD, 9/2015–nowdays
• Charles University, Faculty of Law, Mgr. , 9/2008–9/2014
• Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bc., 9/2007–6/2011
• University of Kent, School of Politics and International Relations, program Erasmus, 9/2009–6/2010

Research activities

• Main reseacher in "Právní dopady Brexitu v kontextu společné obchodní politiky EU" (projekt GAUK č. 410217)
• Member of Human Rights Research Centre (projekt UNCE č. 204006/2012)
• Member of research team in "Právo v měnícím se světě" (projekt Progres Q04)
• Member of research team in "Finanční systém Evropské unie po Brexitu" (projekt SVV č. 260 476/2018)
• Member of research team in "Proměny (vývoj) právního postavení jednotlivce v mezinárodním právu" (projekt SVV č. 260 477/2018)

Conferences and presentations

• „EU Reform Proposals in the WTO and the UNICITRAL: In Defence of Judicialization of International Economic Law”, UACES 49th Annual Conference, 9/2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
• „The EU and its Member States at the UNCITRAL: Promoting ISDS reform multilaterally, and against the odds”, LAwTTIP Young Researchers' Workshop "The New Generation of EU FTAs: External and Internal Challenges", 6/2019, Rennes, France.
• „Can blockchain bring technology and trade closer together?”, Cyberspace Conference 2018, 12/2018, Brno, CZ.
• „Is the Far East the Promised Land for the EU Investment Policy? Achievements and Challenges in promoting EU Reform Approach in Asia”, LAwTTIP Young Researchers' Workshop "Beyond TTIP: A New Season for EU FTAs?", 10/2018, London, UK.
• „Role Česka a Slovenska v rozvoji mezinárodního investičního práva: Naše slavné prohry?”, XI. slovensko-české medzinárodnoprávné sympózium, 10/2018, Kúpele Nimnica, Slovakia.
• „Nástroje OECD jako globální standardy v oblasti odpovědného obchodního chování”, Olomoucké debaty mladých právníků 2018, 9/2018, Olomouc, CZ. 
• „Úprava finančních služeb v post-brexitových vztazích mezi Evropskou unií a Spojeným království”, Finanční systém Evropské unie po Brexitu, 6/2018, Prague, CZ.
• „The Common Commercial Policy after the Opinion 2/15: What next?”, Young Re­search­ers Sym­posium on ”The Fu­ture of Europe”, 5/2018, Helsinki, Finland.
• „Nové směřování společné obchodní politiky EU: hledání efektivity a legitimity v nejistých dobách”, Budoucnost EU a evropského práva, 4/2018, Olomouc, CZ.
• „International Organisations and their roles in Reform of International Investment Regime: Competition, Complementarity or Cooperation?”, 7th Conference of the Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics Network of the Society of International Economic Law (PEPA/SIEL), 4/2018, Nicosia, Cyprus.
• „The e-commerce chapters in EU FTAs and the current UNCITRAL work”, Cyberspace Conference 2017, 11/2017, Brno, CZ.
• „The role of the OECD Guidelines' National Contact Points in mitigation of impacts of globalised business activities on human rights”, Human Rights Research Students’ Conference, 11/2017, Glasgow, UK.
• „Current State of Transparency in Investment Arbitration: Progress Made but not Enough”, Conference for Young Lawyers 2017, 4/2017, Telč, CZ.
• „Podmínka státního občanství pro výkon diplomatické ochrany při ochraně lidských práv”, Státní občanství a související otázky v kontextu vývoje lidských práv, 3/2017, Prague, CZ.

Research and professional stays

• Staff on loan, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France(4 months, April-July 2019)
• visiting researcher, International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), Rome, Italy (week, November 2018)
• research visit, University College London, London, UK (week, July 2018)
• guest researcher, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands (10 days, June 2018)
• research visit, European University Institute, Florence, Italy (2 weeks, September 2017)
• research visit, University College London, London, UK (týden, August 2017)

Professional background

Ministry of Industry and Trade, Unit of International Law, 10/2014–nowdays

• Providing legal counsel supporting the Czech position in conducting the EU Common Commercial Policy and trade law in general: FTAs, WTO, division of competences within the EU
• Providing complex expertise in investment policy issues: serving as a Member of the Czech Delegation at EU Trade Policy Committee Services and Investment (TPC S+I), UNCITRAL Working Group III and OECD Investment Committee, participating in negotiation of Czech BITs and the process of modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty.
• Secretariat of the Czech National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines 

Publications in English

ORCID, SCOPUS, Research ID, ResearchGate, Academia, SSRN

Chapters

• „The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the increasing relevance of the system of National Contact Points“, In: P. Šturma, V. A. Mozetic (eds.), Business and Human Rights, Waldkirchen: rw&w Science & New Media 2018, ISBN: 978-3-946915-21-8.

Articles

• „The end of European naivety: Difficult times ahead for SCEs/SOEs investing in the European Union“, Transnational Dispute Management, vol. 17, no. 4, 2020, ISSN: 1875-4120.
• „The Common Commercial Policy after Opinion 2/15: No simple way to make life easier for free trade agreements in the EU“, Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy, vol. 15, 2019, ISSN: 1845-5662.
• „Thorny Issue of Financial Services Between the European Union and the United Kingdom in Brexit Aftermath“, Banking and Financial Law Review, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2019, ISSN: 0832-8722.
• „What Can We expect from Post-Brexit United Kingdom's Investment Policy?“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2018, vol. 9, ISSN: 1805-0565. (s J. Kunstýřem)
• „Sustainable Development Chapters in the EU Free Trade Agreements: Searching for Effectiveness“, Journal of World Trade, vol. 52, no. 6, 2018, ISSN: 1011-6702. (s K. Hradilovou)
• „EU-India Investment Negotiations and their Prospects in Era of Backlash and Reform“, Transnational Dispute Management, vol. 15, no. 2, 2018, ISSN: 1875-4120.
• „No Reason to Party: United Kingdom as Party to EU Free Trade Agreements after Brexit“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2017, vol. 8, ISSN: 1805-0565.
• „The Czech Republic’s push for innovative agenda in the UNIDROIT and the UNCITRAL“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2017, vol. 8, ISSN: 1805-0565. (s T. Kozárkem a A. Ivančem)
• „Third Party to Pick up the Bill? Costs Issues Relating to Third Party Funding in Investment Arbitration“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2016, vol. 7, ISSN: 1805-0565. (s J. Kunstýřem).
• „TTIP and ISDS: not irreconcilable acronyms“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2015, vol. 6, 2015, ISSN: 1805-0565.

Contributions in Conference Proceedings

• „Current State of Transparency in Investment Arbitration: Progress Made But Not Enough“, In: K. Drličková, T. Kyselovská (eds.), COFOLA INTERNATIONAL 2017: Resolution of International Disputes (Conference Proceedings), Acta Universitatis Brunensis, vol. 599, Brno 2017, ISSN: 2464-8485.

Book reviews and annotations

• „Chaisse, Julien, Ishikawa, Tomoko, Jusoh, Sufian (Eds.). Asia's Changing International Investment Regime,“ The Lawyer Quarterly, , vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, ISSN: 1805-8396.
• „Leal-Arcas, R. (ed.), Commentary on the Energy Charter Treaty,“ European Energy and Environmental Law Review, vol. 29, no. 1, 2020, ISBN: 0966-1646. (s J. Kunstýřem)
• „Julien Chaise (ed.): China's International Investment Strategy,“ Czech Journal of International Relations, vol. 55, no. 2, 2020, ISSN: 0323-1844.
• „Vladimír Balaš, Pavel Šturma. Nové mezinárodní dohody na ochranu investic“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2019, vol. 10, ISSN: 1805-0565. (s J. Kunstýřem)
• „Mavluda Sattorova. The Impact of Investment Treaty Law on Host States: Enabling Good Governance?“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2019, vol. 10, ISSN: 1805-0565.
• „Makane Moïse Mbengue and Stefanie Schacherer (eds.), Foreign Investment Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)“, Manchester Journal of International Economic Law, vol. 16, no. 2, 2019.
• „Rensmann, Thilo (ed.). Mega-Regional Trade Agreements“, The Lawyer Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 2, 2019, ISSN: 1805-8396.
• „Andreas Kulick (ed.). Reassertion of Control over the Investment Treaty Regime Interpretation“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2018, vol. 9, ISSN: 1805-0565.
• „Stephan W. Schill, Christian J. Tams, and Rainer Hofmann (eds.). International Investment Law and History“, Transnational Dispute Management, vol. 15, no. 5, 2018, ISSN: 1875-4120.
• „Stefan Griller, Walter Obwexer, Erich Vranes (eds.). Mega-Regional Trade Agreements: CETA, TTIP, and TiSA. New Orientations for EU External Economic Relations“, European Studies - the Review of European Law, Economics and Politics, vol. 5, 2018, ISSN: 1805-8809.
• „Photini Pazartzis, Maria Gavouneli (Ed.). Reconceptualising the Rule of Law in Global Governance, Resources, Investment and Trade“, Espaço Jurídico Journal of Law, vol. 19, no. 1, 2018, ISSN: 2179-7943.
• „Julia Ruth-Maria Wetzel. Human Rights in Transnational Business: Translating Human Rights Obligations into Compliance Procedures“, Australian Journal of Human Rights, vol. 24, no. 1, 2018, ISSN: 1323-238X.
• „UNCTAD High-level IIA Conference 2017: Moving to the Next Phase of IIA Reform“, The Lawyer Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, 2018, ISSN: 1805-8396.
• „Lim, C. L. (ed.). Alternative Visions of the International Law on Foreign Investment: Essays in Honour of Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah; Kurtz, Jürgen. The WTO and International Investment Law: Converging Systems“, Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law 2017, vol. 8, ISSN: 1805-0565.
• „Titi, Catharine. The Right to Regulate in International Investment Law“, The Lawyer Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, 2017, ISSN: 1805-8396.

Others

• „The Same, only Different: The recent Czech and Dutch Model BITs“, Leiden Law Blog, 26. 8. 2018. https://leidenlawblog.nl/articles/the-same-only-different-the-recent-czech-and-dutch-model-bits