Crina Baltag

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Contact Details
First Name
Crina
Firm
Stockholm University and BaltagLaw
Position
Professor Assoc., Arbitrator, Attorney-at-law
Area of Specialisation / Arbitration Experience
Commercial Arbitration
Address
Morbydalen 22
18252 Danderyd
Sweden
E-Mail
crina.baltag@juridicum.su.se
Phone
+46702484194
Website
https://www.iaiparis.com/profile/crina.baltag
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-crina-baltag-fciarb-44139266/?originalSubdomain=uk
Languages
English, Portuguese, Romanian
Nationality
Romania
Membership Status
ArbAut
Professional Details
Bar Admission

Bucharest and Romanian Bar Bar (2004)

Education

2008-2012 Queen Mary University of London, UK

 Doctoral (PhD) Degree, International arbitration and energy law

 

2005 – 2006: Stockholm University, Sweden

 LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law

 

2003 – 2005: University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

 Master in International Business (M.Sc.)

 

1999 – 2003: University of Bucharest, Romania

 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

 

2017-2018: University of Bedfordshire, UK

 Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (Pedagogy)

 

Publications

Book Chapter: Relevance of the Facts in Complex Investor-State Arbitration Proceedings: Reflections on the Drafting of Arbitral Awards, in The Award in International Investment Arbitration, Catharine Titi and Katia Fach Gómez (eds.) [Oxford University Press, 2024]

 

Book Chapter: The Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty: A Necessary Reform?, in The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Reforming Law, Practice and Perspectives for a Fast-Changing World, Ben Beaumont, Fahira Brodlija, Robert Ashdown, Armand Terrien (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2024, ISBN 9789403547633], 287-306

 

Book Chapter: The Dynamic Role of Third-Party Funders in International Arbitration, in Achieving the Arbitration Dream: Liber Amicorum for Professor Julian D.M. Lew KC, Stavros Brekoulakis, Romesh Weeramantry, Lilit Nagapetyan (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2023, ISBN 9789403549064], pp 364-369

 

Book Chapter: Paradigm Shift: Reflections on the Interpretation of International Investment Agreements by National and Supranational Courts Post-Achmea, in Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2022, Axel Calissendorff and Patrik Schöldström (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2022, ISBN 9789403518763], pp 169-184

 

Book Chapter: Global Trends in Arbitration 2022, in Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2022, Axel Calissendorff and Patrik Schöldström (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2022, ISBN 9789403518763], pp 9-16

 

Edited Book: International Investment Law and Investor-State Disputes in Central Asia: Emerging Issues, Kiran Nasir Gore, Elijah Putilin, Kabir A.N. Duggal, Crina Baltag (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2022, ISBN 9789403545912] and Book Chapter: The Notion of Investor in Central Asian Investment Treaties and Arbitration Practice, pp 85-100

 

Book Chapter: ICSID Arbitration and the Efficient Investment Arbitration in a Digitalized World, in Digital Hearings: Civil Procedure and Arbitration, Mika Savola, Ylli Dautaj, Bruno Gustafsson (eds.), [Norstedts Juridik, 2022, ISBN 9789139026181], pp 209-227

 

Book Chapter: COVID-19 and Investments – Eyes on the Future, in Balancing the Protection of Foreign Investors and States. Responses in the (Post) Pandemic World, Pascale Accaoui Lorfing, Yulia Levashova (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2022, ISBN 9789403533704], pp 395-398

 

Book Chapter: Article 8.26. Third-Party Funding, in CETA Investment Law. Article-by-Article Commentary, Marc Bungenberg von Herausgegeben, August Reinisch (eds.), [Nomos, 2022, ISBN 978-3-7489-0213-3], pp 409-424

 

Book Chapter: Expedited Arbitration Rules for Investment Disputes: ICSID Amendment Process and UNCITRAL Working Group II, in Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2020, Axel Calissendorff, Patrik Schöldström (eds), [Wolters Kluwer, 2020, ISBN 9789403506913], pp 83-98

 

Book Chapter: Access to Justice in Investment Arbitration and Non-disputing Party Participation, in Access to Justice in Arbitration: Concept, Context and Practice, Leonardo V.P. de Oliveira and Sara Hourani (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2020, ISBN 9789403524108], pp 107-120

 

Book Chapter: What I Wish I Had Known Before Beginning a Career in Arbitration, in Surviving in the Field of International Arbitration: War Stories and Lessons Learned (English & Spanish-Bilingual Book), José María de la Jara, Carolina Arroyo, and Álvaro Awad (eds.), [Wolters Kluwer, 2020, ISBN 9789403517605], pp 177-180

 

Monograph: Investors, States, and Arbitrators in the Crosshairs of International Investment Law and Environmental Protection, co-author with Ylli Dautaj, [BRILL, 2020, ISBN 9789004438262]

 

Edited Book: The Future of Investment Arbitration in the EU. Intra-EU BITs, the Energy Charter Treaty, and the Multilateral Investment Court, co-editor with Ana Stanic [Wolters Kluwer, 2020, ISBN 9789403512938]; and Book Chapter: Achmea, Arbitral Tribunals and the Energy Charter Treaty: Modernization or Regression?, pp 23-42

 

Edited Book: Construction Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe: Contemporary Issues, co-editor with Cosmin Vasile [Wolters Kluwer, 2019, ISBN 9789403503318]; and Book Chapter: Investment Arbitration: Indirect Expropriation in the Construction Sector, pp 259-276

 

Edited Book: Finances in International Arbitration. Liber Amicorum for Patricia Shaughnessy, co-editor with Sherlin Tung and Fabricio Fortese [Wolters Kluwer, 2019, ISBN 9789403506340]; and Book Chapter: In-House Counsel and Recoverability of Costs in International Arbitration: Time for a Clear-Cut Position?, pp 1-12

 

Book Chapter: The Notion of Investor under the Energy Charter Treaty: The Latest Developments in the Spanish Solar Disputes, in Yearbook on Investment Law & Policy 2017, Lisa Sachs, Lise Johnson, and Jesse Coleman (eds), [Oxford University Press, 2019, ISBN 9780198830382], pp 389-408

 

Book Chapter: Commentaries of Articles 27 and 28 of the Energy Charter Treaty, in Commentary of the Energy Charter Treaty, Rafael Leal – Arcas (ed.), [Edward Elgar, 2018, ISBN 9781788117487], pp 359-372

 

Edited Book: ICSID Convention after Fifty Years: Unsettled Issues, editor, [Wolters Kluwer, 2017, ISBN: 9789041166333]; and Book Chapter: The ICSID Convention: A Successful Story – The Origins and History of the ICSID, pp 1-24

 

Book Chapter: Anti-Suit Injunctions and Other Means of Indirect Enforcement of Arbitration Agreement, in The Evolution and Future of International Arbitration, Stavros L. Brekoulakis, Julian D.M. Lew, Loukas A. Mistelis, (eds), 251-268, [Wolters Kluwer, 2016, ISBN 9789041170040], pp 251-268

 

Book Chapter: Investment Arbitration in Romania, in Arbitration in Romania. A Practitioner’s Guide, Crenguţa Leaua and Flavius A. Baias (eds.), 353-408, [Wolters Kluwer, 2016, ISBN 9789041166982], pp 353-408

 

Monograph: The Energy Charter Treaty: The Notion of Investor, author, [Wolters Kluwer, 2012, ISBN: 9789041134288

 

Book Chapter: Arbitration in Romania, in World Arbitration Reporter, Loukas Mistelis, Laurence Shore and Hans Smit (eds), [2nd edition, Juris Publishing, 2010, ISBN: 9781933833460]

 

Book Chapter: Denial of Benefits Clause and Article 17 of the Energy Charter Treaty, co-author with Prof. Loukas Mistelis, in Building Civilization of Arbitration, Thomas E. Carbonneau and Angelica M. Sinopole (eds), [Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing, 2010, ISBN: 9780854900688], pp 302-322

 

Professional Associations

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators [since 2021]

Other Qualifications

Fellow, Advance HE (former UK Higher Education Academy) [since 2018]

Chair of the Academic Council of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Centre for American and International Law; Member of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Centre for American and International Law; Member, the Board of the SCC Arbitration Institute, Sweden; Member, London Court of International Arbitration, UK; Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, Singapore; Member, International Chamber of Commerce, Business Law Institute, France; Member, Academic Council of the Thailand International Arbitral Centre, Thailand; Member, International Bar Association; Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration; Member, American Society of International Law, US; Member, European Society of International Law; Arbitrator listed with various arbitration institutions, including, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association (ICDR-AAA), the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International (KCAB International), Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), the Thailand International Arbitration Centre (THAC), the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC), the Court of International Commercial Arbitration-Romanian Chamber of Commerce (CCIR-Romania), Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) etc.