prof. Alexander Bělohlávek, dr. h. c.

The Presidium of PRIAC received with deep sorrow the news of the passing of our esteemed colleague, the distinguished lawyer and arbitrator Prof., Prof. zw., Dr. et Mgr. Ing. (oec), prof. hon. Alexander Bělohlávek, dr. h. c., an internationally recognised authority in arbitration and commercial law.

Professor Bělohlávek was an exceptional figure of the legal community, a respected teacher and the author of dozens of scholarly publications that influenced generations of lawyers around the world. His contribution to legal scholarship and practice, above all in the field of arbitration, will forever remain an example to present and future professionals.

His passing is an irreplaceable loss for the international legal community and for the entire system of international arbitration, whose development he profoundly shaped. His human qualities, deep erudition and dedication to justice will remain inscribed in our hearts.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones and all colleagues who share this painful loss. The Presidium of PRIAC will continue to honour the memory of Professor Bělohlávek and his invaluable contribution to the world of law.

— The Presidium of PRIAC

• 1987–1988 — Faculty of Law, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University (today Masaryk University), Brno
• 1988–1991 — Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague — Institute of International Relations and International Law (Mgr.; full legal qualification from 1991)
• 1986–1990 — Faculty of Economics — foreign economic relations (Ing.; recognised by the Czech Ministry of Education in 1996)
• 1991–1993 — Postgraduate studies, Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague — Civil Law I (Dr., 1993)

• 1993–1994 — commercial lawyer
• 1994 – present — attorney
• 1991–1996 — Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague — assistant lecturer; later member of doctoral examination boards
• 1992 – present — Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Economics, VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava (full professor from 2001)
• 2012–2018 — Full professor and head of the Institute of International Law, Collegium Humanum — Warsaw Management University, Poland
• 2015 – present — Professor, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of West Bohemia

Czech, German, Slovak, English, Russian — A; Polish — B; Ukrainian, Icelandic — C

• ABA – American Bar Association, Section of International Law
• ArbAut – Austrian Arbitration Association
• ASA – Swiss Arbitration Association
• ASIL – American Society of International Law
• Czech Bar Association
• Czech Economic Society
• Czech Society of International Law
• DIS – German Arbitration Institute
• DTSW – German-Czech and German-Slovak Business Association
• IBA – International Bar Association
• ICC – International Chamber of Commerce
• ICC WBLI – ICC World Business Law Institute
• ILA – International Law Association (Headquarters Branch, London)
• Law Society of England and Wales (associate member)
• German-Czech Lawyers Association
• German-Russian Chamber of Commerce (Frankfurt a.M.)
• RAA – Russian Arbitration Association, Moscow
• WJA – The World Jurist Association, Washington D.C. (former President), and many others

Domestic disputes: presiding arbitrator — 100 and more; panel member — 100 and more; sole arbitrator — 100 and more

Disputes with an international element: presiding arbitrator — 100 and more; panel member — 100 and more; sole arbitrator — 100 and more

Proceedings under the rules of: Arbitration Court attached to the CCC and ACC of the Czech Republic; International Arbitration Court at the Czech-Moravian Commodity Exchange; ICC International Court of Arbitration (member 2009–2018); VIAC (Vienna); MKAS (Moscow); Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration; SA KIG (Warsaw); IAC at the BelCCI (Minsk); ICAC at the UCCI (Kyiv); AAA (New York); PCA (The Hague); SCC (Stockholm); UNCITRAL and many others.

• International Arbitration Court at the Czech-Moravian Commodity Exchange (Prague)
• Arbitration Court attached to the CCC and ACC of the Czech Republic (Prague)
• VIAC (Vienna)
• ICAC at the RF CCI (Moscow)
• Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Moscow)
• ICAC at the UCCI (Kyiv)
• International Arbitration Court at the Moldovan CCI (Chișinău)
• Court of Commercial Arbitration at the Lithuanian CCI (Vilnius)
• International Arbitration Court of Kazakhstan (Almaty)
• Arbitration Court at the Slovenian CCI (Ljubljana)
• IAC at the Belarusian CCI (Minsk)
• International Arbitration Court at the Institute of Private International Law (Sofia)
• International Arbitration Court at the Romanian CCI (Bucharest)
• Arbitration Court at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (Warsaw)
• Asian International Arbitration Centre (Kuala Lumpur)
• Harbin Fifth Arbitration Commission (China)
• Shenzhen Arbitration Commission / South China International Arbitration (China), and others
• Panellist for sustainable-development dispute resolution under the EU–Colombia and EU–Peru trade agreements

More than 470 published works since 1989, including over 150 monographs (as sole author or co-author), more than half published abroad. Languages of publication: English, Czech, French, German, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Spanish and Ukrainian. Approximately 3,000 citations; more than 100 published reviews of his works.

Full overview: Overview of publications (PDF)