Amnart Tangkiriphimarn
Assistant Professor Dr.
Amnart Tangkiriphimarn
Assistant Professor Dr.
Education
- Yale Law School, New Haven, CT Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.), 2018
Dissertation: Indirect Expropriation in Contemporary International Investment Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.), 2013
Research Assistant to Professor W. Michael Reisman, Summer 2016-Summer 2017
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2016 International Investment Law (Professors Reisman and Aguilar-Alvarez)
Editor, Yale Journal of International Law 2014-2015 - Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B., 1st Class Honors; Class Rank 1/513), 2009 - ICSID Regional Training Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand
Workshop on Investor-State Dispute Settlement, 2019 - Joint Columbia Law School & Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, New York, NY
Course on International Commercial Arbitration, 2015
LANGUAGES
- Fluent in Thai and English
SCHOLARSHIPS
- The Howard M. Holtzmann Yale Fellowship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, 2017-2018
- The Howard M. Holtzmann Fellowship in International Dispute Resolution, 2015
- The Office of the Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education Scholarship, 2011
Work Experience
Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Assistant Professor, May 2022-Present
- Lecturer, July 2010-May 2022
- Associate Dean, International Affairs and International Programs, July 2022-Present
- Director of the Bachelor of Laws Program in Business Law (International Program), July 2022-Present
- Director of the MFA-TU Law International Investment Law Certificate Program, August 2024-Present
- Director of the TU-CLS Construction Contract Management Certificate Program, April 2024-Present
- Director of the SIAC and Institutional Arbitration Training Program (SIAC-TU Law), July 2022-Present
- Director of the TAI-TU Law Arbitration Certificate Program, January 2022-Present
- Assistant Dean, International Programs, July 2019-July 2022
- Director of the Master of Laws Program in Business Laws (English Program), July 2019-July 2022
- Assistant Dean, Research Affairs, October 2018-July 2019
Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), Bangkok, Thailand
- Listed Arbitrator, June 2023-Present
Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI), Bangkok, Thailand
- Listed Arbitrator, April 2020-Present
Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC), Bangkok, Thailand
- Listed Arbitrator, April 2020-Present
Member of the YTHAC Committee, February 2020-Present
Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague, the Netherlands
- Assistant Legal Counsel, September 2017-September 2018
Thanathip & Partners Legal Counselors Limited, Bangkok, Thailand
- Legal Assistant, April-May 2008
Guest Lecture
- Keio University Law School (PAGLEP Program, 2020-2021; Comparative ADR Course, 2022)
- University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (Transnational Law Course, 2021-2022)
- Tokai University, School of Law (Comparative Law Course, 2024)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- Barrister at Law, Thai Bar Association, 2009
- Lawyer’s License, Lawyers Council of Thailand, 2009
ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE
- Permanent Court of Arbitration, Assistant Legal Counsel, September 2017-September 2018
- Provide administrative support to tribunals in investment treaty and investment contract cases
- Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) (Listed arbitrator since April 2021)
- co-arbitrator (power plant construction dispute, English 2024)
- co-arbitrator (shareholder agreement, English 2024)
- presiding arbitrator (distributorship agreement, English 2023)
- presiding arbitrator (multi-party hotel operation agreement, English 2022)
- presiding arbitrator (sales agreement between Chinese and Indian parties, English 2022)
- co-arbitrator (construction, English 2021)
- sole arbitrator (expedited arbitration, sales agreement, Thai 2021)
- co-arbitrator (state-related construction, Thai 2020)
- Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC) (Listed arbitrator since April 2021)
- sole arbitrator (small claim arbitration, sales agreement, English 2023)
- Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) (Listed arbitrator since June 2023)
- sole arbitrator (car insurance, Thai 2023)
- sole arbitrator (car insurance, Thai 2023)
- UNCITRAL Arbitration
- sole arbitrator (loan agreement, English 2023)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Arbitration
- expert interpreter (shareholder agreement, English 2022)
- expert witness in Thai court (construction, 2024)
Courses Taught
- Arbitration
- International Investment Law
- Business Organizations
- Tort
Publications
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Commentary on Thai Arbitration Act B.E. 2545, Sections 17-23 (forthcoming, THAC)
- International Economic Law Encyclopedia Country Report: Thailand (forthcoming, co-authored with Jaruprapa Rakpong)
- Abuse of Rights in Corporate Restructuring: An Unruly Horse in Investment Treaty Arbitration?, in ARBITRATION BEYOND BORDERS: ESSAYS IN MEMORY OF GUILLERMO AGUILAR ÁLVAREZ 329-372 (2023)
- Thailand’s Pathological Constitution: Its Repercussion on Human Rights, 49 KEIO LAW JOURNAL 139 (2023).
- Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform: Bilateral Investment Court, 40 CHULALONGKORN LAW JOURNAL 105 (2022).
- Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform: International Investment Court (2022)
- The Doctrine of Abuse of Rights and Corporate Restructuring: Subtle Demarcation between Legitimate and Abusive Exercises of Rights to Access International Investment Arbitration (co-authored, 2021)
- National Reports: Thailand, ICCA Projects: Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in International Arbitration? (2021).
- Indication of Provisional Measures Amidst the Interpretation of Judgments in the International Court of Justice, 9 THAMMASAT BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL 358 (2019).
- “Eighteen-Month” Requirement: Its Application in Investor-State Arbitration and Review by Domestic Court or ICSID Ad Hoc Committee, 48 THAMMASAT LAW JOURNAL 328 (2019).
- Chatree Mine Arbitration: Kingsgate v. Thailand, 48 THAMMASAT LAW JOURNAL 398 (2019).
- The Right of Foreign Shareholder to File Claims Against the State in International Investment Law: Progress or Trap?, in ESSAYS IN HONORS OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SUDA VISRUTPICH (2015).
- Book Note, 40 Yale J. Int’l L. 445 (2015) (reviewing W. MICHAEL REISMAN & CHRISTINA PARAJON SKINNER, FRAUDULENT EVIDENCE BEFORE PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS: THE DIRTY STORIES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW (2014)). (co-authored with Elizabeth Chan)
- CHITTI TINGSABADH, LAW OF TORT, MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS WITHOUT MANDATE, AND UNDUE ENRICHMENT (Khemapoom Bhumithavara, Chawin Ounpat & Amnart Tangkiriphimarn eds. 2014).
- Introduction to Law and Economics: Punitive Damages, in ESSAYS IN HONORS OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. DARAPORN THIRAWAT (2012).
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, INTERVIEWS AND OTHERS
- UNCITRAL Working Group III: Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform, 49th Session 23-27 September 2024 (Member of Thailand’s Delegation)
- The ASEAN Way: Implications for disputes along the OBOR (Panelist), 19 September 2024 (THAC ADR Week)
- ISDS Reform from the Perspectives of Developing Countries (Panelist), 12 September 2024 (AALCO Annual Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand)
- Current Trends of Arbitration Disputes in Thailand (Panelist), 2 September 2024 (TAI Symposium 2024)
- International Economic Law and Investment, 28 June 2024 (Judicial Training Institute)
- Investment Arbitration (Speaker), 14 June 2024 (Thai Arbitration Institute Smart Internship)
- Damages from Construction Project: What Can or Cannot be Claimed? (Speaker), 23 May 2024 (THAC)
- Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Energy Sector (Speaker), 23 April 2024 (AIEN Asia Chapter Event)
- UNCITRAL Working Group III: Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform, 48th Session 1-5 April 2024 (Member of Thailand’s Delegation)
- Emerging Trends and Challenges in International Arbitration in the Asia Pacific Region (Panelist), 30 November 2023 (WSG Asia Pacific Regional Meeting 2023)
- Mediation Pro Bono Training (1st Batch) (Speaker on Legal Pro Bono), 21 November 2023
- Arbitration Case Studies and How to Draft a Term of Reference, Arbitration Training Program, 15 November 2023 (THAC)
- Internationalization of Asian Legal Education (Moderator), 11 November 2023 (Faculty of Law, Thammasat University)
- YTHAC Arbitration Pub Quiz (Quiz Master), 8 November 2023 (THAC ADR Week 2023)
- CPG Mediation Academy (Examiner), 4 November 2023 (CPG)
- Thailand’s ADR and Contemporary Issues (Speaker), 5 September 2023 (Lecture for Bhutan ADR Centre Delegation)
- Reform of International Investment Dispute Resolution Mechanism: Is the Current Path Truly Good? (Speaker), 25 July 2023 (Thai Arbitration Institute Symposium 2023)
- Introduction to Arbitration Agreement in Thai Context (Speaker), 27 June 2023 (Thai Arbitration Institute Smart Internship)
- Construction Disputes Seminar (Panelist), 31 May 2023 (Tilleke & Gibbins)
- International Arbitration in South-East Asia (Moderator), 8 May 2023 (ASA Asia Chapter Launch)
- The Role of Education in ADR (Panelist), 15 December 2022 (THAC Academy Launching Event)
- International Investment Law and Political Economy (Guest Lecturer, Transnational Law Course), 15 December 2022 (Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo)
- Mediator of the Year Award (Judge), 14 December 2022 (THAC, Win Win Award)
- Successful Startups – How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and Manage Disputes in Thailand (Panelist), 28 November 2022 (THAC, Kudun and Partners, and MDD Forensic Accountant)
- Thailand’s National Cyber Resilience Readiness as Influence on Foreign Direct Investment (Panel Moderator), 16 November 2022 (The US-ASEAN Business Council, The Software Alliance (BSA), LeTEC, and Microsoft)
- ISDS Reform in International Forums (Speaker), 9 November 2022 (National Commission on International Trade and Health Studies: NCITHS)
- Out-of-Court Mediation: Status Quo, Challenges, Potentials (Panel Moderator), 4 November 2022 (CPG & THAC Conference, Strengthening Mediation in the Thai Legal System)
- Thailand’s Practice in ADR (Speaker), 29 October 2022 (Handong International Law Conference, Dispute Resolutions in Asia: Resolving Legal Disputes)
- YTHAC Talk Series (Interviewer), Interviewing Arbitration Practitioners in Thailand for Ten Sessions (YTHAC)
- Thailand’s ADR and Contemporary Issues (Guest Lecturer, Seminar on Comparative Dispute Resolution in Asia and the United States), 23 July 2022 (Keio Law School)
- Investor-State Dispute Settlement (Speaker), 20 July 2022 (Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Arbitration and the Future of Investment and Trade Dispute Settlement (Speaker), 28 June 2022 (Thai Arbitration Institute Smart Internship)
- Arbitrator: Appointment, Challenge, and Responsibilities (Guest Lecturer, Thai Arbitration Institute Smart Internship), 16 June 2022 (TAI)
- Develop Your Career in International Arbitration (Panelist), 27 April 2022 (ICC YAF)
- Thailand and ISDS Reform (Speaker), 4 April 2022 (Jean Monnet International Symposium, Global Governance of Investment Law: Perspectives from Asia and the EU)
- Arbitration in Thailand: The Way Forward (Speaker), 23 March 2022 (Thai Arbitration Institute)
- ADR as a Key to Resolve Dispute (Panelist), 21 March 2022 (Thailand Arbitration Center)
- Bilateral Investment Court (Speaker), 8 March 2022 (Department of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce)
- Making an Arbitral Award (Panelist), 7 March 2022 (Construction Lawyer Society)
- Methodology for Research in International Law (Speaker), 3 March 2022 (TRILA Thailand Workshop)
- Akara Gold Mine: Arbitral Tribunal about to Decide Dispute. Will Thailand Have to Pay 30 Billion Baht? (Interviewee), 24 January 2022 (Thai BBC)
- Vicarious Liability in Tort Law (Interviewee), 11 January 2022 (Thammasat University Law Center)
- International Investment Law and Political Economy (Guest Lecturer, Transnational Law Course), 9 December 2021 (Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo)
- Non-Lawyer Arbitrator: Role and Challenges (Panelist), 7 December 2021 (Thai Arbitration Institute)
- Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform: International Investment Court (Speaker), 7 September 2021 (Faculty of Law, Thammasat University)
- The Asian Rule of Law in Crisis?: Thailand (Guest Lecturer, Program for Asian Global Legal Professions) 27 August 2021 (Keio Institute for Global Law and Development)
- Expedited Arbitration: Possible? How? (Panelist), 5 August 2021 (TAI)
- Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Substantive Principles, 24 June 2021 (THAC)
- International Arbitration (Guest Lecturer, Thai Arbitration Institute Smart Internship), 17 June 2021 (TAI)
- Definition and Importance of Arbitration Agreement (Panelist), 25 February 2021 (YTHAC)
- Akara Gold Mine: New Censure Motion (Interviewee), 17 February 2021 (Thai PBS)
- Arbitrator and Challenge of Arbitrator (Guest Lecturer), 3 September 2020 (THAC)
- Akara Gold Mine: 30,000 Million Baht Dispute (Interviewee), 2 September 2020 (Thai PBS)
- International Arbitration (Guest Lecturer, Thai Arbitration Institute Smart Internship) 23 July 2020 (TAI)
- Mock Arbitration (Panelist), 9 July 2020 (THAC)
- Investor-State Treaty Arbitration: Past, Present, and Future (Panelist), 20 February 2020 (Faculty of Law, Thammasat University)
