独立国际仲调专家

Georges Affaki

英国特许仲裁司学会特许仲裁员与院士

仲裁员
调解员
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巴黎大学法学博士与研究指导资格(1995年)
Georges Affaki

个人简介

个人简介

Georges Affaki法官现任卡塔尔国际法院(QICDRC)法官,同时还是英国特许仲裁司协会(CIArb)的特许仲裁员、国际投资争端解决中心(ICSID)的仲裁员与调解员,以及沙特商事仲裁中心(SCCA)董事会成员。此外,他曾获国际商会国际仲裁院(ICC International Court of Arbitration)委任,并于 2021 年 6 月圆满结束两届任期。

Affaki 法官具备丰富的国际投资条约和商业仲裁经验,被全球五大洲众多国际领先的仲裁机构委任为仲裁员(具体仲裁机构名录可依要求提供)。

他不仅是英国特许仲裁司协会(CIArb)院士,亦是澳大利亚国际商事仲裁中心(ACICA)院士及实践与程序委员会成员。他亦获国际知名法律评级机构《钱伯斯指南》评为法国、欧洲乃至全球最受欢迎的仲裁员之一。

2019年,Affaki 法官凭借在国际贸易和争端解决领域的深厚专业造诣,被法国总理任命为法国对外贸易顾问,此后更是多次获得续任。

Affaki 法官精通阿拉伯语、英语和法语,能够使用这三种语言开展庭审并撰写裁决文书。

在学术领域,他拥有巴黎大学法学博士学位及研究指导资格,且均以最优等成绩毕业。此前,他亦以最优等成绩荣誉毕业于阿勒颇大学并获得法学学士学位。

Affaki 法官可接受任命担任仲裁员或调解员,也能为当事人提供其他中立争议解决方式的协助,例如调停和专家裁决。

重要案件

司法服务

Affaki法官在卡塔尔国际法院上诉法庭以及原讼法庭的判案请查阅司法机构网站:https://www.qicdrc.gov.qa/judgments

具有代表性的仲裁案件任命:

投资条约案件

  • ICSID Case No. ARB/16/16, Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. v. Canada.
  • ICSID Case No. ARB/20/47, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. v. Kingdom of Spain.
  • PCA Case No. 2023-13, under the Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the United Republic of Tanzania.
  • PCA Case Nº 2019-31, under the Accord entre le Gouvernement de la République française et la Grande Jamahiriya arabe libyenne populaire et socialiste sur l’encouragement et la protection réciproques des investissements.
  • PCA Case Nº 2019-41, under the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Investment Agreement.
  • PCA Case No. 2024-46, under the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Investment Agreement.
  • PCA Case Nº 2025-09, under the Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments.
  • ICSID Case No. ARB/25/21, under the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Angola and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments.

建筑、项目与房地产开发

  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to a major water desalination project (applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to consolidated arbitrations arising under a multi-contract dispute in the construction sector (applicable law: UAE, seat: Abu Dhabi).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to an iconic infrastructure project dispute in the tourism sector (applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in a DIAC case in relation to a dispute relating to a series of property development and construction agreements (Arabic-English bilingual proceedings – applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in a DIAC case in relation to a series of construction disputes arising in relation to a landmark infrastructure project in Dubai (applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in PCA Case No. 2020-13 in relation to a sale and property development project in Saudi Arabia (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Geneva).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a hospital construction project (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an Oman Arbitration Centre case in relation to a construction dispute (applicable law: Oman, seat: Muscat).
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising out of a shipbuilding agreement (applicable law: Bahraini, seat: Manama).
  • Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc international arbitration case in relation to a dispute between a contractor and an international relief agency operating in the Middle-East (applicable law: general principles of international law, seat: London).
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising out of a series of contracts for the design, construction, expansion and development of several terminals in an international airport (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Dubai).
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising from the construction of a ship terminal and grain warehouse construction and operation project (applicable law: Iran, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by a State instrumentality acting as the employer in PCA Case Nº AA695 under the UNCITRAL rules in relation to a dispute under an EBRD-financed bridge construction and road rehabilitation agreement based on the FIDIC Pink Book (applicable law: Moldova, seat: The Hague).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by a State instrumentality acting as the employer in an ICC case in relation to a dispute under an EBRD-financed construction project based on the FIDIC Pink Book (applicable law: Macedonia, seat: Zagreb).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an Oman Arbitration Centre case in relation to a dispute under a series of FIDIC construction agreements (applicable law: Oman, seat: Muscat).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a settlement agreement under a large construction project (applicable law: English law, seat: London).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by the employer in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a complex FIDIC-type industrial dismantling, transfer and construction series of agreements (applicable law: French, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator nominated by the contractor in an ICC case concerning a shipbuilding contract in the oil and gas sector (applicable law: Libyan, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a military hospital construction project (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a sewerage project (applicable law: Oman, seat: Muscat).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning the construction of the Doha metro (applicable law: Qatar, seat: Doha).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a settlement agreement and a series of bank guarantees under a large construction project (applicable law: Saudi, seat: London).

能源

  • President of the arbitral tribunal in ICSID Case No. ARB/20/47, conducted under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), involving an investment in a concentrated solar power plant in the renewable energy sector.
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in a CRCICA case in relation to a dispute relating to an Egyptian law-governed operation license and gas distribution agreement between the State and a foreign-controlled distributor (proceedings conducted and award issued in Arabic – applicable law: Egyptian, seat: Cairo).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in HKIAC consolidated cases in relation to a series of multiparty, multi-contract disputes arising under a private equity investment in the energy sector in PRC (applicable law: Hong Kong, seat: Hong Kong).
  • Sole arbitrator in a DIFC-LCIA case in relation to a dispute arising out of a solar power project (applicable law: Egypt, seat: Dubai).
  • Arbitrator nominated by a national oil company in an ICC case concerning a price determination dispute under a long-term gas supply contract (applicable law: Algerian, seat: Geneva).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an SIAC case concerning a dispute under a series of Russian crude oil sale agreements (applicable law: English law, seat: Singapore).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an SIAC case concerning a dispute under a supply contract of LNG carriers (applicable law: English law, seat: Singapore).
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  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a series of consulting agreements in the power sector involving allegations of corruption of a national oil company (applicable law: Swiss, seat: Geneva).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a series of agreements in relation to the build-own-operate-transfer of high-value combined-cycle power plants (applicable law: French/Ivory Coast, seat: Paris).

银行与金融

  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an LCIA case in relation to the issue of securities (applicable law: English law, seat: London).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in case administered by the Qatar International Center for Conciliation & Arbitration (QICCA) in relation to banking service agreements (applicable law: Qatar, seat: Doha).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in HKIAC consolidated cases in relation to a series of multiparty, multi-contract disputes arising under a private equity investment in the energy sector in PRC (applicable law: Hong Kong, seat: Hong Kong).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to a series of multiparty, multi-contract disputes arising under a private equity investment in the education sector in Morocco (applicable law: French, seat: Paris).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in a DIAC case in relation to a trade refinancing involving a supranational entity and State-owned entities (applicable law: Sudanese, seat: Dubai).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator under the Rules of Arbitration of SIX Group in relation to a complaint against a decision of the Sanctions Commission (applicable law: Swiss, seat: Zurich).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator under the SCCA Rules of Arbitration in relation to a dispute involving the Saudi exchange (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a shareholders’ dispute in relation to a private equity investment in Morocco (applicable law: Moroccan, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an LCIA case concerning the financing a major airport development project (applicable law: Abu Dhabi, seat: Abu Dhabi).
  • Arbitrator nominated by a State-owned entity in an ICC case concerning a dispute under financing agreements in the context of a bank resolution scheme pursuant to the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) (applicable law: France, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in a DIAC case concerning a shareholders’ dispute in relation to the acquisition of a financial institution (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Dubai).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in a DIAC case concerning a shareholders’ dispute in relation to a private equity investment in the education sector in Saudi Arabia (applicable law: English law, seat: Dubai).
  • Sole arbitrator in a DIFC-LCIA case in relation to a multiparty debt rescheduling dispute (applicable law: Swiss, seat: DIFC (UAE)).
  • Sole arbitrator in a BCDR-AAA case in relation to a dispute relating to the building and operation of an electronic securities trading system (applicable law: Bahrain, seat: Manama).
  • Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc case in relation to a dispute under a banking service agreement (applicable law: French law and international standard banking practice, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ADCCAC case concerning a dispute under an Islamic banking service agreement (applicable law: UAE, seat: Abu Dhabi).

其他领域

  • Appointed as Presiding, Sole or Co-arbitrator in multiple administered cases relating to disputes arising in relation to hospitality, IT, construction, and waste management projects linked to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar (applicable law: Qatar law, seat: various).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in ICSID Case No. ARB/16/16 relating to a dispute arising out of an investment in the telecom sector.
  • Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in an SCC case arising out of a sale of metals contract, involving the application of economic sanctions (applicable law: English law, seat: Stockhom).
  • President of the arbitral tribunal in an ICDR AAA case in relation to a dispute relating to an Italian law-governed distribution agreement (applicable law: Italian, seat: Milan).
  • Sole arbitrator in a LCIA case in relation to a dispute arising out of a hotel management agreement in relation to the development and operation of a lifestyle hotel (applicable law: Qatar, seat: Doha).
  • Sole arbitrator in a DIAC case in relation to a dispute arising out of military procurement agreements performed in a war zone (applicable law: Dubai, seat: Dubai).
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising out of a settlement agreement in relation to a distribution agreement involving the interpretation of a bilateral tax treaty (applicable law: Brazil, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a shareholder dispute in relation to a sensitive military procurement (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Zurich).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an LCIA case concerning a multiparty, multi-contract shareholder dispute in the military logistical services sector (applicable law: Saudi, seat: London).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning the military logistical services sector (applicable law: French, seat: Paris).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an HKIAC case concerning a dispute under a distribution agreement (applicable law: Hong Kong, seat: Hong Kong).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a seaport operations and services agreement (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Riyadh).
  • Party-appointed arbitrator in an LCIA case concerning a commodities contract involving allegations of bribery (applicable law: French, seat: London).

其他关于替代性争端解决方式的任命包括:

  • Nominated as Appointing Authority by the Secretary General of the PCA in UNCITRAL arbitral proceedings.
  • President or member of ICC adjudicatory panels in multiple international banking dispute resolution mechanism DOCDEX cases under international standard banking practice.

职务及任命

专业任命

  • 上海市高级人民国际金融法律专家委员
  • 《PRIME Finance 仲裁规则》修订小组主席
  • 国际商会(ICC)金融机构与国际仲裁工作组联席主席
  • 伊斯兰金融适用法律与争议解决工作组主席
  • 法国国际商会(ICC France)银行委员会主席
  • 国际商会(ICC)银行委员会法律委员会主席
  • 国际商会(ICC)担保工作组荣誉主席与前任主席
  • 澳大利亚国际商事仲裁中心(ACICA)实践与程序委员会成员
  • 亚洲国际仲裁中心仲裁规则修订委员会成员
  • 加拿大期刊《Banking and Finance Law Review (BFLR)》外籍编辑团队成员

其他任命

  • 巴黎政治学院法学教授,教授课程包括争议解决和国际银行法
  • 曾在多个大学担任职务并受邀讲授课程,包括于2000年至2024年在巴黎第二大学教授银行法、国际私法、合同法和担保交易法课程;于伦敦玛丽女王大学教授国际商法课程;于巴黎第一大学教授阿拉伯法比较法课程;于巴黎第九大学教授伊斯兰金融课程;曾担任牛津大学Brasenose学院、日内瓦大学以及位于沙特利雅得的苏丹王子大学国际商法课程的客座教授
  • 伦敦玛丽女王大学与国际统一私法协会(UNIDROIT)跨国商法研究机构(ITCL)咨询委员会成员
  • 获法国总理任命为法国对外贸易顾问

奖学金及奖项

  • 欧洲跨学科研究奖(2022年)
  • Starr Foundation 奖学金(1991年至1995年)
  • Calouste Gulbenkian 奖学金(1991年至1995年)

出版物

  • 担任多本著作的作者或编辑,包括:
    • “Trade Finance”, ITC Publishing (荣获欧洲跨学科研究奖);
    • “Cross-border insolvency and conflict of jurisdictions”, Bruylant;
    • “Increasing Access to Credit – Reforming Secured Transaction Law”, ITC Publ.;
    • “The Guide to ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees” (与Sir Roy Goode合著), first edition 2011, second edition 2024;
    • “Jurisdictional Choices” (与Horacio Grigera Naon合著), ICC Publ. No. 755;
    • “Overriding mandatory rules and compliance in international arbitration (与Vladimir Khvalei合著), ICC Publ. No. 808
  • 发表超过80篇关于国际银行法、国际仲裁与诉讼、经济制裁、跨境清盘以及伊斯兰金融的文章与案例评注

具体专业领域

国际投资条约仲裁,国际商事仲裁,国际诉讼,贸易、商品、出口及项目融资,能源,合资企业,国防与军事采购