Yuri Parkhomenko practices public international law and specializes in representing sovereign States in their disputes with other States or foreign investors.
Yuri acted as counsel in some of the most seminal international law cases before the International Court of Justice and other international tribunals, which resulted in landmark victories both in inter-State disputes (Decolonization of the Chagos Archipelago, Philippines v. China, Bangladesh v. India, Bangladesh v. Myanmar) and investment arbitration (PMI v. Uruguay, Ping An v. Belgium, Gosling v. Mauritius, Aratiri v. Uruguay).
Yuri offers extensive experience in providing advice and advocacy at all stages of international dispute resolution: from strategic advice on an emerging dispute and selection of a dispute settlement body, to formulating claims and defenses, to managing the production of evidence, to acting as advocate during oral hearings.
In inter-State disputes, Yuri has successfully represented States in disputes concerning territorial sovereignty, maritime and land boundary delimitation, self-determination, international responsibility, treaty interpretation, use of force, human rights, humanitarian law and environment.
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