Martin Doe

Martín Doe Rodríguez is Senior Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, an intergovernmental organization which administers arbitrations and other dispute resolution proceedings involving various combinations of States, State entities, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties. He has worked closely with arbitral tribunals in some of the largest and most complex inter-State, investor-State, and commercial cases administered by the PCA spanning the full breadth of public and private international law as well as the full range of commercial industry sectors. He also heads the Latin American practice of the organization, as well as its work in the fields of climate change, business and human rights, and complex financial disputes. In addition, he assists the PCA Secretary-General in carrying out his roles under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and regularly assists in the diplomatic work of the PCA with its member States and other intergovernmental organizations. 

He publishes and speaks frequently on international dispute resolution and has lectured at various universities worldwide. He holds B.Sc. (Biochemistry), B.C.L. (civil law), and LL.B. (common law) degrees from McGill University and is a member of the Barreau du Québec, New York State Bar, and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has been recognized as a “Future Leader” in the international arbitration field by Who’s Who Legal. He speaks English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

“Elevating Corruption to an International Tort” in J. Ho, M. Sattorova (eds.), Investors’ International Law, Hart (2021) (with J.D. Amado, J. Kern)

“Argentina and the Permanent Court of Arbitration: the past, present and future of arbitration involving the State and State entities on the Río de la Plata” in F. Fortese (ed.), Arbitration in Argentina, Kluwer (2020) (with J. Bordaçahar)

THĒMIS-Revista de Derecho, Volume 77 (2020) (Editor, with J.D. Amado)

“Transparencia y Estado de Derecho” (“Transparency and the Rule of Law”), UNCITRAL Latin American and Caribbean Day (Webinar, 11 November 2020)

“International Dispute Settlement in the Pandemic”, Society of International Economic Law (Webinar, 29 October 2020)

“Cybersecurity in the Post-COVID Era”, New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section (Webinar, 23 October 2020)

“International Arbitration: Is the Future Made of Virtual Insanity?”, Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners Symposium, Canada Arbitration Week (Webinar, 24 September 2020)

“Desafíos en el Arbitraje de Inversión” (“Contemporary Issues in Investment Arbitration”), Latin American International Arbitration (Webinar, 31 August 2020)

“¿Manos limpias? La corrupción en los arbitrajes con el Estado” (“Clean Hands?: Corruption and Arbitration with States”), THĒMIS-Revista de Derecho (Webinar, 8 August 2020)

“Arbitration as a Means of Effective Remedy for Human Rights Abuses at Sea”, Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) (Webinar, 9 July 2020)

“Virtual Hearings: Contemporary Perspectives”, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore/Webinar, 29 April 2020)

“The Peaceful Resolution of Law of the Sea Disputes”, Queen Mary University of London (London, 3 April 2020)

“Third Party Funding in Financial Disputes”, PRIME Finance Annual Conference (The Hague, 4 February 2020)

“Investment Arbitration Practice and Procedure”, Investment Arbitration Masterclass, International Energy Charter Secretariat (Brussels, 4 November 2019)

“Multilateralism in Transition”, Geneva Peace Week (Geneva, 5 November 2019)

“The Draft Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration: Critical acclaim or clamor of criticism?”, Roundtable on Business and Human Rights, CAM-CCBC (São Paulo, 29 August 2019)

“A evloução do Arbitragem Envolvendo Entes Públicos: A Experiência da CPA” (“The evolution of arbitration involving public entities: the experience of the Permanent Court of Arbitration”), Congresso CBAr (Congress of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee) (Brasilia, 23 August 2019)Arbitrating the Conduct of International Investors, Cambridge University Press, 2018 (with J.D. Amado, J. Kern)

“The crisis of investor-state disputes: can mediation offer the way out?”, New Frontiers of ADR: From Commercial and Investment Matters to Regulatory Violations, International Bar Association (Montréal, 6 November 2018)

“‘Donde las dan, las toman’ : Reclamaciones contra inversionistas en el arbitraje de inversión” (“‘You only give as good as you get’: Claims Against Investors in Investment Arbitration”), 5th International Congress of the National Chapters of the Spanish Club of Arbitration (Rome, 5 October 2018)

“New frontiers in International Dispute Settlement”, Arbitration and Investment Protection Conference hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (Lisbon, 4 October 2018)

“El panorama del arbitraje internacional en la CPA” (“The Panorama of International Arbitration at the PCA”), 11th International Arbitration Competition (XI Competencia Internacional de Arbitraje) (Bogotá, 1 October 2018)

“From Network Effects to International Tax Arbitration: Thinking Outside the Box”, Joint ASIL-CCIL North American Conference on International Economic Law (Montréal, 22 September 2018)

“From annulment to appeal in investment arbitration” (“De la anulación a la apelación en la resolución de disputas en materia de inversions”), Conferencia Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (Cusco, 1 June 2018)

“Relevant Issues in Investor State Arbitration Involving Natural Resources”, ITA-ALARB Joint Conference on International Arbitration (Santiago, 3-4 May 2018)

“Public and Private Interest in Investment Arbitration”, Paris Arbitration Week (Paris, 11 April 2018)

“Of Appointing Authorities and Challenges under the UNCITRAL Rules”, PCA Vis Pre-Moot & Conference (The Hague, 19 March 2018)

“Arbitragem Internacional envolvendo Estados, Entidades Estatais e Empresas Estatais” (“International Arbitration Involving States, State Entities, and State-Owned Enterprises”), CAM-CCBC Conference (São Paulo, 22 August 2017)

“Procedural Innovations in Investment Arbitration”, Brussels International Energy Charter Forum (Brussels, 12 May 2017)

“Current practice of investment disputes involving Latin-American actors”, Colloquium on International Investment Law in Latin America (Paris, 5 December 2016)

“Addressing climate change targets using existing legal norms”, Bridging the Climate Change Policy Gap: The Role of International Law and Arbitration, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (Stockholm, 21 November 2016)

“Precedent in International Investment Arbitration”, 5th Symposium on International Arbitration, Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (Lima, 24 October 2016)

“The Work of UNICTRAL in International Arbitration”, Seminar on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of UNCITRAL, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Madrid, 21 July 2016)

“La Corte Permanente de Arbitraje e Iberoamérica” (“The Permanent Court of Arbitration and Ibero-America”), VI Semana Iberoamericana de la Justicia Internacional (6th Ibero-American Week of International Justice) (The Hague, 6 June 2016)

“Innovation and Convergence in the Current Investor-State Dispute Settlement System”,APEC Economic Committee (Lima, 26 February 2016)

“Enforcing arbitral awards in situations of public international law and public policy violations”, Columbia Arbitration Day 2016, Columbia University (New York, 19 February 2016)

“Causas y Azares: El renacimiento de la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje en América Latina en el campo de las inversiones extranjeras – Cause and Coincidence: The renaissance of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Latin America in the field of foreign investment” in A. Tanzi, A. Asteriti, R. Polanco, P. Turrini (eds.), Derecho Internacional de Las Inversiones en América Latina: Problemas y Perspectivas / International Investment Law in Latin America: Problems and Prospects, Brill, 2016

“Litigating Climate Change”, Climate Law and Governance Day, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law/Lauterpacht Centre for International Law/Sorbonne (Université Paris I) (Paris, 4 December 2015)

“Noteworthy Developments in Arbitration from Around the Globe”, ICC Canada Annual Conference (Montréal, 7 November 2014)

“Remedies in International Energy Disputes”, Emerging Trends in International Arbitration in Latin America, Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law, University of Texas, Austin (Santiago, 5 June 2014)

“Expert Roundtable on the Creation of a General Appeal Mechanism for Investor-State Arbitration”, European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) & Dutch Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) (The Hague, 16 May 2014)

“¿Qué Domina en el Mundo Hispano-hablante: El Arbitraje ad hoc o el Arbitraje Institucional?” (“What is More Prevalent in the Spanish-Speaking World: Ad Hoc or Institutional Arbitration?”), Club Español del Arbitraje (Spanish Arbitration Club), Austria/Germany Branch (Vienna, 14 April 2014)

“A Condução do Processo Arbitral: A Fase Escrita” (“Conducting Arbitral Proceedings: Written Phase”), 2nd Intensive Course for Arbitrators, Arbitration Center of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Lisbon, 21-22 March 2014)

“UNCITRAL and the Permanent Court of Arbitration”, Confronting Global Challenges: From Gunboat Diplomacy to Investor-State Arbitration, Peace Palace Centenary Seminar (The Hague, 11 October 2013)

“Expediting the Arbitral Process: Problems and Best Practices to Improve the Efficiency of International Arbitration”, Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners Symposium (Ottawa, 20 June 2013)

“El deber de revelación de los árbitros” (“Arbitrators’ duty of disclosure”), VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Arbitraje (7th Latin American Arbitration Congress) (Lima, 24 April 2013)

“Revising the UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings”, Joint UNCITRAL/Vienna International Arbitration Centre Conference (Vienna, 21 March 2013)

“Aplicación del Reglamento UNCITRAL en los Arbitrajes de Estado” (“Application of the UNCITRAL Rules in Arbitrations Involving States”), Camara de Comercio de Lima/Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, 27 August 2012)

“The Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Development of International Law”, International Law Association Regional Conference (Rio de Janeiro, 25 May 2012)

“Contemporary Challenges in International Dispute Resolution: Inter-State and Mixed Arbitration”, New York University (New York, 9 November 2011)

“La Corte Permanente de Arbitraje de la Haya Como Administradora de Arbitrajes Ad-hoc” (“The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague as Registry to Ad Hoc Arbitrations”), IV Seminario Internacional de Arbitraje (4th International Seminar on Arbitration), International Arbitration Department, Office of the Attorney-General of Ecuador (Quito, 5-6 October 2011)

“Comparing and contrasting different legal frameworks for the resolution of international investment disputes”, McGill University Dispute Resolution Lecture Series (Montréal, 6 June 2011)

“La Experiencia de la Corte Permanente de Arbitraje en los Arbitrajes de Inversión” (“The Experience of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Investment Treaty Arbitration”), V Conferencia de Arbitraje Internacional (5th International Arbitration Conference), Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce & Ecuadorian Institute of Arbitration (Quito, 17 February 2011)

“Redactando y Negociando Cláusulas de Resolución de Controversias” (“Drafting and Negotiating Dispute Settlement Clauses”), Congreso Internacional del Club Español de Arbitraje (International Congress of the Spanish Arbitration Club) (Lima, 5 November 2010)

“Arbitraje de Inversiones: Un Caso Simulado” (“Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Mock Case”), CEA-40, Congreso Internacional del Club Español de Arbitraje (International Congress of the Spanish Arbitration Club) (Lima, 3 November 2010)

“Institutional Best Practices in International Arbitration”, III Colloquium on International Commercial Arbitration, Cornell University/Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, 27-29 May 2010)

“Latin American Government Lawyers’ Peer Forum for on the Settlement of Investment Disputes”, UNCTAD/University of Miami (Miami, 10-12 October 2010)

“Public and Private International Dispute Resolution”, Millennium Challenge Corporation Rwanda Threshold Program Justice Strengthening Project diploma-level course, USAID/Ministry of Justice of Rwanda (Gisenyi, 14 August 2010)

“The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in Practice”, Penn State-McGill University Summer Arbitration Programme (Montréal, 9 June 2009)