EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Dr. iur.): International Investment Law and Sustainable Development Law, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany (2017)

MLB: Master of Law and Business, Bucerius Law School / WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Hamburg / Vallendar, Germany (2008)

BA in Law: Law, Faculty of Law, Tirana University, Tirana, Albania (2004)

AREAS OF INTEREST

Research: Public Law, Administrative Law, Public International Law, International Investment Law and Arbitration, Sustainable Development Policy and Law, Corporate Social Responsibility, Energy Law

Teaching: Public Law, Administrative Law, International Investment Law and Arbitration Methods in law (Legal Reasoning and Writing, Legislative Techniques and Processes, Research Methods in Law)

Practicing Law: Attorney-at-law (corporate and regulatory matters, arbitration)

EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

UNYT (Albania), Department of Law, Assistant Professor (2021-Current)

Tirana University (Albania), Faculties of Law, Economics and Social Sciences (2005-2007)

Professional Experience

Kalo & Associates Law Firm (Albania), Attorney-at-Law (2004 – 2010, 2016 – ongoing)

Luther Law Firm (Germany), Research Associate (2014-2015); Attorney-at-Law (2015-2016)

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Books and Book Chapters

Gjuzi, Jola (2018) Stabilization Clauses in International Investment Law: A Sustainable Development Approach. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Gjuzi, Jola (2018) The Appropriate Use of Bifurcation as a Means for Increasing Efficiency and Fairness in Investment Arbitration, in Akbaba, Mesut Capurro, Giancarlo (Eds.), International Challenges in Investment Arbitration. New York: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.

Gjuzi, Jola (2012) Substantiating the Principle of Sustainable Development with the Principle of Fraternity: The case of Corporate Social Responsibility, in Morin, Michel, (Eds.) Responsibility, Fraternity and Sustainability in Law. Markham, Ontario: LexisNexis Canada Inc. 

Refereed Conference Presentations

Speaker at Bucerius Law Journal Conference on International Investment Law & Arbitration, 22 & 23 April 2016, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, Germany. Paper presented: “The Appropriate Use of Bifurcation as a Means for Increasing Efficiency and Fairness in Investment Arbitration”.

Speaker at German Institution of Arbitration (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit) for Young Arbitrators (DIS40), Event held at Graf von Westphalen Law Firm, Hamburg, Germany. Paper presented: “Stabilization clauses in international investment law revisited: New approaches in the light of sustainable development”.

Speaker at Symposium in honor of former Canadian Supreme Court Judge C.D. Gonthier, Responsibility, Fraternity, and Sustainability in Law”, McGill University, Law Faculty, Montreal, Canada. Paper presented: “Substantiating the Principle of Sustainable Development with the Principle of Fraternity: The case of Corporate Social Responsibility”.