Edward Guntrip joined UEA as a Lecturer in Commercial Law in 2011. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia in 2001 graduating with a B.Sc (Geography) and LL.B (Hons). After qualifying as a solicitor in New South Wales and Western Australia, he specialised in commercial litigation with an Australian law firm. In 2005, he completed an LLM in international law at the University of Cambridge before returning to legal practice as a litigation solicitor in London. After deciding to focus on an academic career, he commenced his PhD in 2008 at Brunel University which considers the means by which a human rights based defence might be established in international investment disputes.

Edward’s main areas of interest are international investment law, international arbitration and public international law. He teaches on commercial law modules in addition to the LLM Module International Investment Law. Edward’s current research interests relate to the interaction of international investment law with other fields of public international law.

‘Systemic Integration and International Investment Law’ in J Crawford and S NOuwen (eds) Select Proceedings of the European Society of International Law Biennial Conference Volume 3 (Hart Publishing Oxford 2012) 257-270

'The Kosovo Question and Uti Possidetis: The Potential for a Negotiated Settlement', in J Summers (ed.), Kosovo: A Precedent? The Declaration of Independence, the Advisory Opinion and Implications for Statehood, Self-Determination and Minority Rights (Brill Leiden 2011) 303-342 (with S Allen)

‘Labour Standards, the Environment and US Model BIT Practice: Where to Next?’ (2011) 12 Journal of World Investment and Trade 101 - 126

‘The Common Heritage of Mankind: an Adequate Regime for Managing the Deep Seabed?’ (2003) 4 Melbourne Journal of International Law 376 - 405

Conference Papers

Edward's conference papers include

 “Guidance from the Deep: the Deep Seabed, ITLOS’ Advisory Opinion and the Implications for the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Obligations”, presented at International Stock Taking Conference -  Beyond Territoriality: Globalisation and Transnational Human Rights Obligations, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 19 – 21 May 2011

 “The ‘De-Fragmentation’ of International Investment Law”, Paper presented at 4^th ESIL Biennial Conference, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, Cambridge, 2 - 4 September 2010