Dr J.H. (Johannes) Fahner
Faculty of Law
Public International Law
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15859
1001 NJ Amsterdam
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Profile
Johannes Fahner is Dutch-law qualified attorney working at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler in Geneva. He is a visiting lecturer and researcher affiliated with the Amsterdam Center for International Law.
Johannes holds a PhD degree in Public International Law awarded jointly by the Universities of Amsterdam and Luxembourg, in addition to an MA in International Relations from the University of Utrecht and an LLM from the University of Amsterdam. During his studies, Johannes spent exchange semesters at Université Panthéon-Assas in Paris and Columbia University in New York. His research focuses on international dispute settlement and on the interaction between international and domestic legal orders.
Johannes is a member of the editorial board of Legal Issues of Economic Integration.
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Publications
- refereed (21)
- academic (1)
- professional (1)
- conference contributions (1)
- recognitions (3)
- doctoral thesis (1)
2025
- Fahner, J. H. (2025). Standards of Appellate Review in International Dispute Settlement: Current Use and Conceptual Challenges. The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals. https://brill.com/view/journals/lape/24/1/article-p103_6.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOorjamLKXdFIqAWTtjm-oyzKsUDYjB4-nYasXCyhMt_z9tsgjD9P
- Fahner, J. H. (2025). The Human Right to Enforcement: A Critical Analysis of Strasbourg’s Case-Law on Unenforced Arbitral Awards. Journal of International Arbitration, 42(1), 39-58. https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Journal+of+International+Arbitration/42.1/JOIA2025004
2024
Fahner, J. H. (2024). Investment Protection in an Integrated Europe: The Non-Enforcement of Intra-EU Investment Arbitration Awards as the Ultimate Test Case for Strasbourg’s Deference Doctrines. Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 51(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.54648/leie2024001 [details]
2023
- Fahner, J. H. (2023). Maximising Investment Protection under the Minimum Standard – A Case Study of the Evolutive Interpretation and Application of Customary International Law in Investment Arbitration. ESIL Reflections, 12(1). https://esil-sedi.eu/esil-reflection-maximising-investment-protection-under-the-minimum-standard-a-case-study-of-the-evolutive-interpretation-and-application-of-customary-international-law-in-investment-arbitration-2/ [details]
2022
- Fahner, J. H. (2022). Compensation or Competitive Advantage? Reconciling Investment Arbitration with EU State Aid Law. ICSID Review, 37(3), 672-686. https://doi.org/10.1093/icsidreview/siac009 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2022). Investeringsarbitrage tegen EU-lidstaten: Op zoek naar de grenzen van het Unierechtelijk verbod. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Europees Recht, 28(9/10), 212-219. https://doi.org/10.5553/NtER/138241202022028009002 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2022). The Limited Utility of Deference in International Dispute Settlement. The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals, 21(2), 467-479. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718034-12341486 [details]
2021
- Fahner, J. (2021). From State Aid to Autonomy and Back: The Commission’s Continuing Campaign Against Intra-EU ISDS. Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 48(4), 339-346. https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Legal+Issues+of+Economic+Integration/48.4/LEIE2021029 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2021). Assessing Investor Misconduct In Mining Disputes – Legality Requirements, Clean Hands, and Contributory Fault. In C. H. Kent, S. Lalani, G. Petrochilos, & A. R. Ziegler (Eds.), Social License and Dispute Resolution in the Extractive Industries (pp. 50-81). (International and Comparative Business Law and Public Policy; Vol. 1). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004450165_005 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2021). In Dubio Mitius: Advancing Clarity and Modesty in Treaty Interpretation. European Journal of International Law, 32(3), 835–862. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejil/chab061 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2021). Settling Interstate Trade Disputes: Lessons from the EFTA Complaints Procedure. Journal of International Economic Law, 24(1), 77–97. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgab004 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2021). The conundrum of contributory fault in investment arbitration: from causation to apportionment: Book Review of Jarrett Martin, Contributory Fault and Investor Misconduct in Investment Arbitration (CUP 2019). Arbitration International, 37(3), 769-780. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/arbint/aiab008 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2021). Two Takes on Chagos: Reconciling the Advisory Opinion with the Res Judicata Effect of the UNCLOS Arbitral Award. In T. Burri, & J. Trinidad (Eds.), The International Court of Justice and Decolonisation : New Directions from the Chagos Advisory Opinion (pp. 71-94). Cambridge University Press. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108893770.005 [details]
2020
- Fahner, J. H. (2020). Judicial Deference in International Adjudication: A Comparative Analysis. (Studies in international law; Vol. 78). Hart. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509932313 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2020). The Judicial Power of Africa's Supranational Courts: Introduction. African Journal of International and Comparative Law, 28(Supplement), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2020.0328 [details]
2019
- Fahner, J. H., & Happold, M. (2019). The Human Rights Defence in International Investment Arbitration: Exploring the Limits of Systemic Integration. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 68(3), 741-759. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589319000241 [details]
2017
- Bağlayan, B., & Fahner, J. H. (2017). 'One Can Always Do Better': The Referral Procedure before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Human Rights Law Review, 17(2), 339–363. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngx003 [details]
- Fahner, J. H. (2017). Revisiting the human right to democracy: a positivist analysis. International Journal of Human Rights, 21(3), 321-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2017.1298735 [details]
2016
- Fahner, J. H. (2016). From Dispute Settlement to Judicial Review? The Deference Debate in International Investment Law. In M. Duchateau, S. Fikkers, L. Lane, & E. van Schagen (Eds.), Evolution in Dispute Resolution: From Adjudication to ADR? (pp. 61-85). (Governance & Recht; Vol. 13). Eleven International Publishing. [details]
2015
- Fahner, J. (2015). The Contested History of International Investment Law: From a Problematic Past to Current Controversies [Review of: K. Miles (2015) The Origins of International Investment Law : empire, environment and the safeguarding of capital]. International Community Law Review, 17(3), 373-388. https://doi.org/10.1163/18719732-12341309 [details]
2014
- Fahner, J. H. (2014). The Margin of Appreciation in Investor-State Arbitration. The Prevalence and Desirability of Discretion and Deference. Hague Yearbook of International Law, 26.
2020
- Fahner, J. (2020). A New Hope for the Yukos Shareholders – PCA Awards Revived by the Hague Court of Appeal. Web publication or website, EJIL: Talk!. https://www.ejiltalk.org/a-new-hope-for-the-yukos-shareholders-pca-awards-revived-by-the-hague-court-of-appeal/ [details]
2020
- Fahner, J. H. (2020). Schadevergoeding of staatssteun? De botsing tussen het investeringsrecht en het staatssteunrecht in de Micula-zaak. Tijdschrift voor Staatssteun, 2020(1), 20-26. https://denhollander.info/artikel/16034 [details]
2019
- Fahner, J. H. (2019). Trade Agreements and Human Rights – A Role for Systemic Integration?.
Others
- Fahner, J. (participant) (11-12-2019). Joint ESIL IG - CLEER Conference: EU Trade Agreements and the Duty to Respect Human Right Abroad, The Hague (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Fahner, J. (participant) (24-10-2019 - 25-10-2019). Socially Responsible Foreign Investment under International Law, Lisbon (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Fahner, J. (participant) (28-2-2019 - 1-3-2019). Engaging with Domestic Law in International AdjudicationFactfinding or Transnational Law-Making?, Amsterdam (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
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Fahner, J. H. (2024). Investment Protection in an Integrated Europe: The Non-Enforcement of Intra-EU Investment Arbitration Awards as the Ultimate Test Case for Strasbourg’s Deference Doctrines. Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 51(1), 1-10.