Mahmoud Kreidie

Please tell us about your research project.
The thesis subject that I am working on is the following: “Investment Arbitration and Armed Conflicts”. This subject, at the crossroads between investment arbitration and international public law, has become increasingly important during the last decades with the resurgence of armed conflicts all over the world. Indeed, the risks incurred by foreign investors become particular in times of armed conflicts, which consequently entails tailored legal solutions. However, there have been very little contemporary doctrinal studies on the subject, especially in France. My research thus aims to study the extent of the procedural and substantive protections granted to foreign investors in times of armed conflicts.

Could you please tell us a bit more about your scholarship/exchange programme?
I have had the immense honour of being selected for the mobility program granted by the Maison Française d'Oxford and the Institute of European and Comparative Law, two most welcoming institutions. This program allows its laureate to benefit from a nice room at the Maison Française d'Oxford, but also grants the opportunity to meet and work with some of the most brilliant legal minds at the Law Faculty. As a recipient of this program, you will have a reserved seat at the Institute of European and Comparative Law and will be invited to different extremely interesting seminars.

First impressions of Oxford/the University?
When I first learned that I would be travelling to Oxford, I was excited about the wonderful academic and research opportunities I would be able to benefit from at the University of Oxford. It only took a few glimpses at the city to realize how truly privileged I was to be able to be there. Oxford is a beautiful city, full of history and traditions, and is simply marvellous.