Fahira Brodlija
Fahira Brodlija is an Advisor for investment law and dispute resolution in a regional GIZ legal reform program in the Western Balkans. Her work includes advisory support for the governments in the Western Balkans and abroad on the procedural and substantive provisions of (model) investment treatises, support in designing and developing dispute prevention and management mechanisms, and capacity development, including practical training and simulations.
Fahira is an adjunct lecturer at the International University of Sarajevo, where she initiated the Annual IUS Summer School in international arbitration, taking place since 2021. She frequently writes and speaks on topics related to ISDS reform, investment law and international dispute resolution more broadly.
She is a tutor for the CiArb Diploma program, and appeared as guest lecturer at esteemed universities, such as Columbia University in New York, Bocconi University in Italy and College of Law, Chrisland University in Nigeria. She is also a lecturer for the Africa Arbitration Academy program.
Fahira has authored over 50 articles, most recently published in the Penn State Law journal and European Investment Law and Arbitration Review, with others published in university journals and online platforms such as the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. In addition, she has co-edited three books on international commercial and investment arbitration, while contributing chapters to others.
Fahira is a former Vis Moot participant and a coach of law faculties from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region since 2016. She is a member of Association ARBITRI, and founder of the GEM diversity and mentorship program supporting young academics and practitioners in the field of international arbitration.