Prof Jeffrey Waincymer - Researcher Profile

Biography

Jeff Waincymer is a Professor of International Trade Law at the Faculty of Law, Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Jeff’s research is primarily in the fields of international trade law, arbitration and taxation. He is the author of WTO Litigation: Procedural Aspects of Formal Dispute Settlement, and Australian Income Tax: Principles and Policy (2nd ed) and is a joint author of A Practical Guide to International Commercial Arbitration and also International Trade Law: Commentary and Materials (2nd ed).

Jeff is also a qualified practitioner. He is an Australian Government Nominee as a non-governmental panellist for the WTO and has acted as a panellist. He is also a nominated ICSID panellist and has been an ICC appointed arbitrator. Jeff is Co-convenor of the International Trade and Business Interest Group of the Law Council of Australia.

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Qualifications

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2005

BACHELOR OF LAWS

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2005

MASTER OF LAWS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

Publications

Books

Waincymer, J.M., 2012, Procedure and Evidence in International Arbitration, Kluwer Law, Alphen aan den Rijn Netherlands.

Joseph, S.L., Kinley, D., Waincymer, J.M. (eds), 2009, The World Trade Organization and Human Rights: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Edward Elgar, United Kingdom.

Pryles, M., Waincymer, J.M., Davies, M., 2004, International Trade Law: Commentary and Materials, Law Book Company, Pyrmont NSW.

Waincymer, J., 2002, WTO Litigation: Procedural Aspects of Formal Dispute Settlement, Cameron May Ltd, London UK.

Garnett, R., Gabriel, H., Waincymer, J., Epstein, J., 2000, A Practical Guide to International Commercial Arbitration, Oceana Publications Inc, New York USA.

Book Chapters

Waincymer, J.M., 2012, Mediation by an international arbitrator - "appropriate" or "antithetical" dispute resolution, in Arbitrators' Insights: Essays in Honour of Neil Kaplan, eds Chiann Bao and Felix Lautenschlager, Thomson Reuters, Hong Kong, pp. 367-385.

Waincymer, J., 2011, Private dispute resolution as an instrument of governance, in Globalisation and Governance, eds Laurence Boulle, Siber Ink, Cape Town South Africa, pp. 125-157.

Waincymer, J., 2011, Problem based learning in legal education, in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law: Synergy, Convergence and Evolution, eds S. Kroll, L.A. Mistelis, P. Perales Viscasillas and V. Rogers, Kluwer Law, The Netherlands, pp. 811-833.

Waincymer, J.M., 2010, Internationalization of legal education: putting the 'why' before the 'how, in Legal Education in Asia: Globalization, Change and Contexts, eds Stacey Steele and Kathryn Taylor, Routledge, London, UK, pp. 68-88.

Waincymer, J.M., 2009, Balancing property rights and human rights in expropriation, in Human Rights in International Investment Law and Arbitration, eds Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Francesco Francioni and Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 275-309.

Pryles, M., Waincymer, J.M., 2009, Multiple claims in arbitration between the same parties, in International Council for Commercial Arbitration Congress Series No. 14, 50 Years of the New York Convention, ICCA International Arbitration Conference, eds Albert Jan van den Berg, Kluwer Law, The Netherlands, pp. 437-499.

Waincymer, J.M., 2009, Settlement of disputes under free trade agreements, in Negotiating a Preferential Trading Agreement: Issues, Constraints and Practical Options, eds Sisira Jayasuriya, Donald Mclean and Gary Magee, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK, pp. 192-218.

Waincymer, J.M., 2009, The trade and human rights debate: Introduction to an interdisciplinary analysis, in The World Trade Organization and Human Rights: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, eds Sarah Joseph, David Kinley and Jeff Waincymer, Edward Elgar Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 1-38.

Waincymer, J.M., 2008, International Tax and International Trade Policy Objectives, in A Vision of Taxes within and outside European Borders, eds Luc Hinnekens, Philippe Hinnekens, Kluwer Law, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, pp. 877-904.

Waincymer, J.M., 2008, The CISG and International Commercial Arbitration: Promoting a Complimentary Relationship Between Substance and Procedure, in Sharing International Commercial Law across National Boundaries, eds Camilla B Anderson and Ulrich G Schroeter, Wildy, Simmonds and Hill, London UK, pp. 582-599.

Waincymer, J.M., 2008, Vienna in Springtime, in The Vis Book - A Participant's Guide to the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, eds Janet Walker, Juris Publishing Inc, USA, pp. 73-87.

Waincymer, J.M., 2006, Evaluating options for dispute settlement reform, in Reform and Development of the WTO Dispute Settlement System, eds Dencho Georgiev and Kim Van der Borght, Cameron May, London UK, pp. 405-422.

Waincymer, J.M., 2002, Settlement of Disputes within the World Trade Organization: a Guide to the Jurisprudence, in World Economy: Global Trade Policy 2001, eds Peter Lloyd and Chris Milner, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford UK, pp. 157-188.

Journal Articles

Waincymer, J., 2011, International arbitration and the duty to know the law, Journal of International Arbitration [P], vol 28, issue 3, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, pp. 201-242.

Waincymer, J., 2010, Reconciling conflicting rights in international arbitration: the right to choice of counsel and the right to an independent and impartial tribunal, Arbitration International [P], vol 26, issue 4, Kluwer Law International, London, UK, pp. 597-623.

Waincymer, J., 2010, The new UNCITRAL arbitration rules: an introduction and evaluation, The Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration [P, vol 14, issue 2, Moot Alumni Association, Vienna, Austria, pp. 223-248.

Waincymer, J.M., 2009, International commercial arbitration and the application of mandatory rules of law, Asian International Arbitration Journal [P], vol 5, issue 1, Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands, pp. 1-45.

Waincymer, J.M., 2009, Sovereign risk and investment protection, Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal [P], vol 28, issue 2, Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, pp. 226-257.

Waincymer, J.M., 2008, The Howard Government's Legacy in International Trade and Investment, The Australian Yearbook of International Law, vol 27, issue 1, ANU College of Law, Canberra ACT, pp. 165-192.

Barraclough, A., Waincymer, J.M., 2005, Mandatory rules of law in international of commercial arbitration, Melbourne Journal of International Law, vol 6, issue 2, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 205-244.

Waincymer, J.M., 2001, Settlement of Disputes within the World Trade Organization: a Guide to the Jurisprudence, The World Economy, vol 24, issue 9, Blackwell Synergy, Oxford UK, pp. 1247-1278.

Waincymer, J.M., 2000, Transparency of Dispute Settlement within the World Trade Organisation, Melbourne University Law Review, vol 24, issue 3, Melbourne University Law Review Association, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 797-837.

Epstein, J., Waincymer, J., 1999, Dispute Resolution in International Commerce: Reflections on Procedural Justice, Forum of International Development Studies, vol 12 issue 3, Nagoya University, Nagoya Japan, pp. 13-53.

Teaching Commitment

Commercial alternative dispute resolution (LAW7071)

International commercial arbitration 406 (LAW4179)

Problem-based learning seminar (LAW4228)

 

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Arbitral discretion in resolving conflicts of laws.

Supervisors:

Waincymer, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

One less excuse: resolving the international enforcement issues that arise following the introduction of a competition test to current anti-dumping laws.

Supervisors:

Waincymer, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Review of Award in Investor-State Arbitration: Alternative Solutions for Improving Annulment Mechanism.

Supervisors:

Waincymer, J (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Impact of the New Saudi Arbitration Laws in Australia.

Supervisors:

Waincymer, J (Main), Spagnolo, L (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Towards a Compatible Relationship between Dispute Settlement under the WTO and Regional Trade Agreements..

Supervisors:

Waincymer, J (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Mcgrady, B.

Program of Study:

Trade and tobacco control: the World Trade Organization and the framework convention on tobacco control. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Waincymer, J (Main).

Student:

Spagnolo, L.

Program of Study:

Truth or Dare? The interrelatedness of the efficiency of the CISG, influences on lawyers' choice of law and interpretation. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Waincymer, J (Main), Paterson, J (Associate).