{"id":76,"date":"2024-02-21T17:04:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/blog\/people\/arman-melikyan\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:46:44","slug":"arman-melikyan","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/lcel-en\/people\/arman-melikyan\/","title":{"rendered":"Arman MELIKYAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"person-template\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-people-person-hero wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n            <section id=\"hero-page\" class=\"section py-0\">\n            <div class=\"max-w-screen-3xl mx-auto wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n                <div class=\"hero hero--overflow-none\">\n                    <header class=\"hero__header\">\n                        <div class=\"hero__container\">\n                            <span class=\"hero__title__subject\">\n                                Our People                            <\/span>\n              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          \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <li class=\"list-highlighted__item\">\n        <header class=\"list-highlighted__header\">\n            <h4 class=\"title\">\n                <strong>\n                    Spoken languages                <\/strong>\n            <\/h4>\n        <\/header>\n        <div class=\"list-highlighted__body\">\n            English, Russian, French, Spanish, German        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block\" class=\"wp-block-unilux-people-person-details\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\">\n    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/orbilu.uni.lu\/profile?uid=50074830\" target=\"_blank\">Publications on ORBilu<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section\n    id=\"tabpanel-2012a26c-4345-4685-ac89-d4e51f954473\"\n    aria-labelledby=\"tab-2012a26c-4345-4685-ac89-d4e51f954473\"\n    class=\"tab-panel fade hidden is-hidden\"\n>\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"current-position\"\n    >\nCurrent position<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Arman Melikyan is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for European Law, University of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  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Arman\u2019s doctoral research centered on the design, operation and systemic effects of trade and sustainable development chapters in free trade agreements. More broadly, his research addresses the trade and sustainability nexus, the reform of investor\u2013state and state-to-state dispute settlement, the autonomy of the EU legal order in the context of new-generation trade and investment agreements, and procedural dimension of sustainability in international trade and investment regimes. Arman has published his works with <em>European Papers<\/em>, the <em>Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law, the Edward Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Cambridge University Press<\/em> and the <em>European Investment Law and Arbitration Review.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"awards-distinctions\"\n    >\nAwards\/ Distinctions<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Arman has received European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Scholarship from the European Commission for his LL.M. Studies at the College of Europe (2018-2019), Scholarship for Academic Excellence from the Government of Armenia for LL.M. Studies at Public Administration Academy of Armenia (2016-2018), Scholarship for Academic Excellence for LL.B. Studies at French University in Armenia\/Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University from KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation (2015-2016), French University in Armenia (2013-2016), Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) (2012-2013). He also reveived van Calker scholarship to conduct a research stay at the Swiss Institute for Comparative Law (2023) during his PhD studies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"work-experience\"\n    >\nWork experience<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Arman\u2019s previous academic and professional activities include the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law, the Swiss Institute for Comparative Law, the European Court of Human Rights, the Constitutional Court of Armenia, Enhesa EHS Compliance Intelligence (Brussels) and the European Parliament.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"educational-background\"\n    >\nEducational background<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Arman obtained his PhD in Public International Law from Universit\u00e9 catholique de Louvain (2025) and the University of Luxembourg (2025) under the supervision of Professor Henri Culot and Professor H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Ruiz Fabri. He also holds an advanced Master\u2019s degree (LL.M.) in European law from the College of Europe (2019), an LL.M. from Public Administration Academy of Armenia (2018) and a dual LL.B. in French and Armenian law from Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University (2016) and French University in Armenia (2016).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section\n    id=\"tabpanel-173d13c9-514a-406d-a3b8-d4e58dd8089e\"\n    aria-labelledby=\"tab-173d13c9-514a-406d-a3b8-d4e58dd8089e\"\n    class=\"tab-panel fade hidden is-hidden\"\n>\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4337\/9781800882324.cociia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carve-Out Clauses in International Investment Agreements<\/a>\u2019 in Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer and Thomas Cottier (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law (2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">&#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4337\/9781800882324.tppia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Third-Party Participation in International Investment Arbitration<\/a>\u2019  in Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer and Thomas Cottier (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law (2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/opil.ouplaw.com\/display\/10.1093\/law-mpeipro\/e3942.013.3942\/law-mpeipro-e3942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dispute Settlement Procedures: Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters of Free Trade Agreements<\/a>\u201d in H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Ruiz Fabri (ed), Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law, Oxford University Press, October 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">(with Lena Hornkohl) \u201cAn Unfriendly ISDS for a Friend of the Court? the Extent of Amicus Curiae Participation in Environmental Investment Disputes\u201d (forthcoming in Cambridge University Press, 2026).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Arman&nbsp; Melikyan, Lena&nbsp; Hornkohl, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/kluwerlawonline.com\/journalarticle\/European+Investment+Law+and+Arbitration+Review\/10.1\/EILA2025006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legitimizing ISDS: Can Third-Parties Advance Sustainability Interests?<\/a>&#8216;, (2025), 10, European Investment Law and Arbitration Review, Issue 1, pp. 45-78<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanpapers.eu\/en\/e-journal\/legacy-opinion-1-17-autonomous-eu-legal-order-new-generation-isds\">The Legacy of Opinion 1\/17: To What Extent Is the Autonomous EU Legal Order Open to New Generation ISDS?<\/a>\u201d, European Papers Journal on Law and Integration, Vol. 6, 2021, No 1, pp. 645-673<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"presentations-in-conferences-seminars-and-workshops\"\n    >\nPresentations in conferences, seminars and workshops<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Doctoral Thesis Work-in-Progress Presentation &nbsp;(13<sup>th<\/sup> Edition of the Intensive Doctoral Week, Science Po Paris, 10-14 June 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cIntegration and Empowerment through Procedure: Can Dispute Settlement and Enforcement Proceedings under Free Trade Agreements Reinforce Compliance with Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters?\u201d (7<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Max Planck Law PhD Workshop, Berlin, 29-30 October 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cIt Takes Two to Tango: The Dialectical Juxtaposition of Hard and Soft Legalisation Methods in Shaping Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters\u201d (Visiting Researcher Seminar Series, Institut Suisse de Droit Compar\u00e9, 27 June 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cArbitrating Sustainability Disputes under EU Free Trade Agreements\u201d (NIPPON\/ITLOS Skill Building Conference, Max PIanck Institute Luxembourg, 13 December 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cLegitimisation through Participation: Can Third-Party Participation Cure the Sustainable Development Wounds of ISDS?\u201d (PhD Workshop on Human Rights and Investment Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 27- 28 October 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cSubstantive and Procedural Aspects of Sustainable Development Standards in International Investment Law\u201d (Research Seminar for Centre for Energy Law, University of Aberdeen, 26 October 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cAn Unfriendly ISDS for A Friend of the Court? The Extent of Amicus Curiae Participation in Environmental Investment Disputes\u201d (SHIELD Colloquium on International Investment Law and Environmental Protection, University of Copenhagen, 6-7 October 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cDiversity of Environmental Provisions in Free Trade Agreements: To What Extent Does Environmental Rule of Law Govern the Free Trade?\u201d (2022 (3rd) International Environmental Law Conference \u201cThe Transformative Power of Law: Addressing Global Environmental Challenges\u201d, University of Oslo, 3-5 October, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">Moderation of the Keynote speech of ECtHR Judge Armen Harutyunyan \u201cErosion of Democracies and the ECHR: The Coping Mechanisms of the Strasbourg Court to Preserve the European Order of Human Rights against Modern Day Challenges\u201d (First Max Planck Law Conference for Young European Scholars 2022 on Methodological Pluralism in European Law, MPI Luxembourg, 14 July 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cEvaluating and Rethinking Compliance with Sustainable Development Standards of Free Trade Agreements through Effective Dispute Resolution and Enforcement Mechanisms\u201d (International Max Planck Research School for Successful Dispute Resolution Conference, MPI Luxembourg, 12 July 2022) &#8211; (with Lena Hornkhol)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cLegitimisation through Participation: Can Third-Party Participation Cure the Sustainable Development Wounds of ISDS?\u201d (2nd Buceruis Conference on International Investment Law and Arbitration, Hamburg, Germany, 2 April 2022) &#8211; (with Lena Hornkohl)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">\u201cAn Unfriendly ISDS for A Friend of the Court? 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