Peter Rižnik regularly writes and speaks on international arbitration, dispute resolution and the substantive legal and commercial issues that arise in international disputes. His publications and speaking engagements cover topics ranging from international contract law, investment protection and public international law to developments in arbitration practice and dispute resolution. He regularly presents at conferences and events organized by institutions and organizations including the ICC, VIAC, ArbCEE, the SCC, the IBA and other professional bodies across Europe.
Navigating Legal Challenges in a Changing World: Addressing Causation and Quantum in Climate Change Disputes (co-author), Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration, Vienna 2025 (co-author)
view publication >
Arbitrator Selection Methods and Criteria: Approaches to Finding Your Tribunal (co‑author), Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration, Vienna 2024
view publication >
Awarding Costs in Arbitration: What works and what can be done better (co-author), Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration, Vienna 2019
view publication >
Investment Protection and Investor‑State Dispute Resolution in Slovenia (co‑author), in International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution in the Western Balkans, Brill | Nijhoff, 2025
view publication >
Legal Instruments and Practice of Arbitration in the EU | European Parliament | A study conducted by the Brunel University London | Country reporter for Slovenia
Practical implications of the case of EDF (Services) Ltd. v. Romania, Popovici, Buzdugan (eds.), Efficiency of legal norms, Editura Hamangiu, Bucharest 2012
Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes in Slovenia, Arbitration of Shareholder Disputes in the CEE (co-author), Iancu and Hauser (eds), Kluwer Law International, 2026 · view publication >
Take a Seat – A Guide to Arbitration Seats in Central and Eastern Europe (co‑editor), ArbCEE, 2025 · download PDF >
Austria – Trends and Developments, Chambers and Partners International Arbitration Practice Guide, London, 2019 and 2020 (co-author)
Quick Answers on Drafting Arbitration Agreements, Austria, Kluwer Arbitration, Wolters Kluwer, 2020 (co-author)
Mednarodna prodaja blaga, Konvencija Združenih narodov o pogodbah o mednarodni prodaji blaga [International Sale of Goods, United Nations Convention on the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods] (co-author), Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Ljubljana 2009 · download PDF >
Some Aspects of Loss Mitigation in International Sale of Goods, The Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration, Moot Alumni Association, Vienna, September 2010 · download PDF >
Incoterms 2010: pravila ICC za uporabo trgovinskih klavzul v domači in mednarodni trgovini [ICC rules for the use of domestic and international trade terms], Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije, Ljubljana 2011 (co-translator)
In addition to academic and practitioner publications, Peter Rižnik has contributed to the development and revision of arbitration rules and institutional instruments. His experience includes participation in working groups and projects relating to:
Peter Rižnik is a regular speaker, moderator and lecturer at international arbitration conferences, institutional events and university programmes across Europe. His speaking engagements frequently address:
Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes in Slovenia | Arbitration of Shareholder Disputes in the CEE | Iancu and Hauser (eds) | Kluwer Law International | The Hague 2026 | Co-author of country-specific chapter)
Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in Slovenia | in International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution in the Western Balkans | Brodlija and Ramić (eds) | Brill | Nijhoff | The Hague 2025 (Co-author of country-specific chapter)
Take a Seat – A Guide to Arbitration Seats in Central and Eastern Europe | Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) | Prague 2025 | co-editor
Navigating Legal Challenges in a Changing World: Addressing Causation and Quantum in Climate Change Disputes | Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration | MANZ, C.H. Beck, Stämpfli | Vienna, Munich, Bern, 2025
Arbitrator Selection Methods and Criteria: Approaches to Finding Your Tribunal | The Vienna Propositions for Streamlining Arbitral Proceedings | Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration | MANZ, C.H. Beck, Stämpfli | Vienna, Munich, Bern, 2024
Quick Answers on Drafting Agreements, Austria | Kluwer Arbitration | Wolters Kluwer | The Netherlands, 2020 (Co-author)
Awarding Costs in Arbitration: What works and what can be done better | Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration | MANZ, C.H. Beck, Stämpfli | Vienna, Munich, Bern, 2019 (Co-author)
Austria – Trends and Developments | Chambers and Partners International Arbitration Practice Guide 2020 | London, 2020 (Co-author)
Austria – Trends and Developments | Chambers and Partners International Arbitration Practice Guide 2019 | London, 2019 (Co-author)
Arbitrability of Concession Disputes: Digest of the Case Law of the Ljubljana Arbitration Centre and the Slovenian Courts | Javna uprava, 1/2, 54 2018 | 55-78 (Co-author)
Ljubljana Arbitration Centre at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia | World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) | Juris Publishing 2015 (Co-author)
Legal Instruments and Practice of Arbitration in the EU | European Parliament | A study conducted by the Brunel University London | Country reporter for Slovenia, 2015
77 CISG: Reasonableness of the Measures Undertaken to Mitigate the Loss | Copenhagen University, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, Faculty of Law | Copenhagen, Maribor 2009
Mednarodna prodaja blaga, Konvencija Združenih narodov o pogodbah o mednarodni prodaji blaga [International Sale of Goods, United Nations Convention on the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods] | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia | Ljubljana 2009 (Co-author)
Some Aspects of Loss Mitigation in International Sale of Goods | The Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration | Moot Alumni Association | September 2010, Vienna | 251-274
Cases relating to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards – The New York Convention | United Nations General Assembly, Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts | UN Doc. A/CN.9/SER.C/ABSTRACTS/121
Abstracts of cases relating to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and to the Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods | United Nations General Assembly, Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts | UN Doc. A/CN.9/SER.C/ABSTRACTS/118
Practical implications of the case of EDF (Services) Ltd. v. Romania | Fodor, E-M., Popovici, P., Buzdugan, C. (eds.), Efficiency of legal norms | Editura Hamangiu | Bucharest 2012
Z novimi pravili do sodobne arbitraže: vloga in naloge arbitrov po novih Ljubljanskih arbitražnih pravilih [The role of arbitrators under the new Ljubljana Arbitration Rules] | Pravna praksa | Ljubljana, May 2014 | 12-14 (Co-author)
Arbitražna pravila UNCITRAL: (spremenjena 2010) [Translation of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2010) into Slovenian] | Slovenska arbitražna praksa 2/1 | Ljubljana 2013 | 59-73 (Co-author)
Smernice IBA za zastopanje strank v mednarodni arbitraži [IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration] | Slovenska arbitražna praksa 2/2 | Ljubljana, June 2013 | 80
Časovna omejitev za izdajo arbitražne odločbe [Time-limit for the rendering of arbitral awards] | Slovenska arbitražna praksa 1/1 | Ljubljana, November 2012 | 18-21
Digesta (2012) Vzorčnega zakona UNCITRAL [The 2012 Digest of the UNCITRAL Model Law] | Slovenska arbitražna praksa 1/1 | Ljubljana, November 2012 | 69
Težave pri uporabi konvencij Uncitrala s področja mednarodne prodaje blaga [Problems and issues in the application of UNCITRAL Conventions on international sale of goods] | Pravna praksa 31/15 | Ljubljana, April 2012 | 13-15
Klavzula FCA Incoterms 2010 kot del prodajne pogodbe [Clause FCA Incoterms 2010 as part of a sales agreement] | Pravna praksa 30/2 | Ljubljana, January 2011 | 10-11
Klavzula FAS Incoterms 2010 kot del prodajne pogodbe [Clause FAS Incoterms 2010 as part of a sales agreement] | Pravna praksa 30/8 | Ljubljana, March 2011 | 13-15 (Co-author)
Vključitev novih klavzul DAT in DAP Incoterms 2010 v prodajno pogodbo [Incorporating the new DAT and DAP Incoterms 2010 clauses in a sales agreement] | Pravna praksa 30/5 | Ljubljana, February 2011 |15-17 (Co-author)
Klavzula CFR Incoterms 2010 [CFR Incoterms 2010] | Pravna praksa 30/11 | Ljubljana, March 2011 |15-17
Alternativno reševanje delovnih sporov s podporo socialnega dialoga ali Kaj je o tem dobro vedeti, [Alternative resolution of labour law disputes with the support of the social dialogue] | Natlačen, M. et al. (eds) | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia | Ljubljana 2011 (Contributor)
Incoterms 2010: pravila ICC za uporabo trgovinskih klavzul v domači in mednarodni trgovini [ICC rules for the use of domestic and international trade terms], Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Ljubljana 2010 (Co-author)
Incoterms 2010 | Pravna praksa 29/45 | Ljubljana, November 2010 | II-VIII (Co-author)
Temeljna načela postopkov pri alternativnem reševanju sporov v delovnih razmerjih, njihov potek in odločitev [Basic principles of alternative resolution of labour law disputes], | in Natlačen, M. et al., Alternativno reševanje delovnopravnih sporov s podporo socialnega dialoga – študija | [Alternative dispute resolution in labour law with the support of social dialogue] | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia | Ljubljana 2010
Upcoming
Cross-Examination in International Arbitration: Search for Truth or Tactical Theatre? | Panel Moderation | Slovenian Arbitration Conference 2026 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Upcoming
IBA Guidelines on the Conflict of Interest | Workshop | International Bar Association (IBA) | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Upcoming
IBA Guidelines on the Conflict of Interest | Workshop | International Bar Association (IBA) | Chisinau, Moldova | Upcoming
2026
Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes: Analysis of Rulings by Slovenian Courts | Shareholder Disputes in Central and Eastern Europe A40 | White & Case | Warsaw, Poland | May 2026
Arbitration: Build Your Next Generation | AA40, The Italian below40 Arbitration Association & The Arbitration Event Tracker | Vienna, Austria | 28 March 2026
Using Arbitration Efficiently: Choosing the Applicable Law, Seat, and Arbitrators | Training for members of the Slovenian Bar Association | Attorney Chamber of Slovenia & Ljubljana Arbitration Centre | Online | 11 March 2026
2025
Arbitration Proceedings: General Overview | Lecture | University of Maribor, Faculty of Law | Maribor, Slovenia | 27 November 2025
State Enterprises & States in International Arbitration | Panel Moderation | Slovenian Arbitration Conference | Ljubljana Arbitration Centre | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 26 November 2025
From Bratislava to Vilnius: Mapping CEE Arbitral Institutions | Host Speaker | Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) | Vienna, Austria | 2 October 2025
Annulment Grounds: Art. 34(2)(b)(i) UNCITRAL Model Law | Discussion Facilitator | ArbCEE Arbitration Retreat | Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) | Budapest, Hungary | 27 September 2025
Basics of Arbitral Proceedings | Lecture | University of Maribor, Faculty of Law | Maribor, Slovenia | 14 March 2025
2024
Recent Trends in Mediation and Investment Arbitration | Moderation | Salzburg Symposium: Striking the Right Balance in Arbitration and ADR | University of Salzburg | Salzburg, Austria | 2 December 2024
Navigating Arbitration: Essential Skills for Lawyers and In-House Counsel | Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC), Ljubljana Arbitration Centre (LAC), DLA Piper Vienna, Ketler & Partners | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 28 November 2024
ICC YAAF: Becoming an Arbitrator | ICC YAAF / Jagiellonian University of Krakow | Krakow, Poland | 15 November 2024
Fraud & Corruption in International Arbitration | Balkan Arbitration Conference | Podgorica, Montenegro | 10 October 2024
Young ICCA Workshop on Cross-Examination: Tallinn Edition | Young ICCA | Tallinn, Estonia | 4 October 2024
Catch Me If You Can: Defaults and Other Dilatory Tactics | Tallinn Arbitration Days | Estonian Arbitration Association | Tallinn, Estonia | 3 October 2024
Technology, Confidentiality and Data Protection in Arbitration | South-Eastern Europe Arbitration Conference | Vienna, Austria | 26 September 2024
Institutional Arbitration Practices and Experiences in EEA Countries: A Search for Similarities and Differences | A Star Is Born: Connect with the CEE Arbitration Community! | ArbCEE | Vilnius, Lithuania | 14 September 2024
The Art of Arbitration | Panel discussion and musical performance | Vienna International Arbitration Centre and Motieka | Vilnius, Lithuania | 11 September 2024
Climate Change Disputes and Quantum Issues Relating to Causation | Roundtable Moderation | Vienna Arbitration Days | Vienna, Austria | 8 June 2024
Sparkling Solutions with the SCC: An Expedited Arbitration Breakfast | SCC Arbitration Institute & Linklaters | Warsaw, Poland | 24 May 2024
Managing a Specialized Arbitration Practice | World Arbitration Update | Warsaw, Poland / Global online event | 22 May 2024
Tribunal Secretaries | Early Careers in ADR: Tips for Young Professionals | American Bar Association | Online / New York, U.S.A. | 8 May 2024
Your First Arbitration: Insights from an Arbitrator and the Role of the Tribunal Secretary | Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners, Austrian Arbitration Association | Vienna, Austria | 15 April 2024
Trends and Perspectives in the CEE Region | The Evolution of Arbitration in the CEE and Central Asia Regions: A Roadmap for the Future | Paris Arbitration Week: Addleshaw Goddard | Paris, France | 19 March 2024
2023
Fireside Chat on the Role of Institutional Arbitration | Young ICCA Mentoring Programme Retreat | ICC International Court of Arbitration | Paris, France | 15 December 2023
Tribunal Secretaries in International Arbitration | Africa in the Moot: Training | Online | 14 December 2023
Arbitration in CEE | ASAb40 Fall Seminar: ASAb40 Is Global | Swiss Arbitration Association | Zurich, Switzerland | 27 October 2023
Ljubljana Arbitration Rules | Arbitration: An Overlooked Tool for Settling Disputes | CMS Slovenia, Ljubljana Arbitration Centre | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 26 October 2023
Award Drafting: The Ultimate Taboo? | Tribunal Secretary Network | Online | 24 October 2023
CEE & CIS Disputes: An Outlook at the Coming Decade | SCC East-West Forum | Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce | Budapest, Hungary | 28 September 2023
Establishment of a Successful Arbitration Institution: Lessons Learnt on the Example of Ukraine? | Webinar | Young ICCA / Ukrainian Arbitration Association | 13 June 2023
Procedural Order No. 1: Practical Tool for Adapting Arbitral Process to Parties’ Needs | Workshop | Slovak Bar Association | Bratislava, Slovakia | 8 June 2023
How to Succeed in Arbitration as a CEE Practitioner? | Inaugural Conference of the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe | ArbCEE | Bratislava, Slovakia | 7 June 2023
Arbitrator Selection Methods and Criteria: Approaches to Finding Your Tribunal | World café table | Vienna Arbitration Days | ArbAut / ICC Austria / PCA / UNCITRAL / VIAC / YAAP | Vienna, Austria | 13 May 2023
Host of #ViennaArbitrationTalks, a series of interviews with key players in the field of international arbitration | Past
ICC YAAF: Law Firm Associates in the Digital Era | Discussion Leader | ICC YAAF | Prague, Czechia | 10 May 2023
Stay and Bifurcation of Arbitral Proceedings | YIAG Meets Vis | LCIA / YIAG | Vienna, Austria | 3 April 2023
Practical Considerations for Drafting an Award | IBA Award Writing Workshop | Arb40 & YRAP | Bucharest, Romania | 17 February 2023
2022
Arbitration under the Ljubljana Arbitration Rules | Guest lecture at the University of Maribor | Maribor, Slovenia | 3 November 2022
Role of Experts in International Arbitration | Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners, Ljubljana Arbitration Centre | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2 June 2022
The AIAC Arbitration Rules 2021: Hot Button Topics | Asian International Arbitration Centre, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot | Panel Discussion Moderator | Vienna, Austria | 8 April 2022
Building a Career in International Arbitration | ICAL Stockholm University | Guest lecture | 24 January 2022
2021
Trends in Arbitration Rulemaking | ICC YAF | Online conference | 29 July 2021
ISDS Reform: Is a World Investment Court a Solution to All Our Problems? | Conference on the Present and Future of ISDS | ELTE Law University Budapest, European Law Institute, Hungarian Hub | Budapest / Online | 25 June 2021
Post-COVID Era: How Will / Should We Do Arbitration in the Future? | Richard DeWitt Arbitration Conference | AmCham Slovakia and Comenius University of Bratislava | Bratislava / Online | 3 June 2021
Building a Career in International Arbitration | Ukrainian Arbitration Association | 29 April 2021
Drafting Arbitral Awards | Austrian Arbitration Academy, University of Vienna | Vienna / Online | February 2021
2020
Challenges and Opportunities in International Arbitration | ICC YAF and ICC National Committee of North Macedonia | Skopje / Online | October 2020
International Arbitration Online: Lessons to Learn | Ukrainian National Bar Association | Kyiv / Online | July 2020
Drafting Arbitral Awards | Austrian Arbitration Academy, University of Vienna | Vienna, Austria | February 2020
2019
Recognition, Enforcement and Annulment of Awards: Interaction between Courts and Tribunals in Austria and Belarus | Minsk, Belarus | September 2019
Public Officials’ Declarations and Position of Ukraine in Front of Foreign and International Courts: International Law Perspective | Ukrainian National Bar Association | Kyiv, Ukraine | August 2019
Arbitral Proceedings | Austrian Arbitration Academy, University of Vienna | Strobl, Austria | July 2019
Nuts and Bolts of Investment Arbitration | University of Brno, Faculty of Law | Brno, Czech Republic | May 2019
Arbitration Practitioners’ Coffee Debate: Illegally Obtained Evidence Shall Not Be Admissible in International Arbitration | Kyiv, Ukraine | March 2019
2018
International Arbitration as a Means of Dispute Resolution | University of Maribor, Faculty of Law | Maribor, Slovenia | May 2018
Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop on Efficiency and Costs in International Arbitration | Moderation | Zagreb, Croatia | December 2018
The Role of External Experts, Damages Calculation in Arbitral Proceeding and Other Practical Questions | Deloitte Slovenia | Ljubljana, Slovenia | May 2018
Oxford-Style Debate: The Noble Goals of the New Institutional Rules on Expedited Proceedings Will Be Foiled by Due Process Paranoia | 10th ICC YAF-YAAP Joint Conference: Young Approaches to Arbitration | Vienna, Austria | March 2018
60th Anniversary of the New York Convention: Recent Trends in the Application of the Convention | Panel Moderator | Joint UNCITRAL-LAC Conference on Dispute Settlement | Ljubljana, Slovenia | March 2018
Earlier
Arbitrability of Concession Disputes: Recent Developments in Slovenia | International Conference at the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Permanent Arbitration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry | Belgrade, Serbia | September 2017
New Trends in Organizing Arbitral Proceedings | Panel Moderator | Joint UNCITRAL-LAC Conference on Dispute Settlement | Ljubljana, Slovenia | April 2017
The Efficiency in the Procedures Applying the Arbitration Rules of the Ljubljana Arbitration Centre | Sarajevo Arbitration Day | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | February 2017
Secretive Tribunals of Highly Paid Corporate Lawyers? What’s Going on With Investment Arbitration? | Brno Arbitration Conference | Brno, Czech Republic | February 2017
Cost Control in International Arbitration | Panel Moderator | Joint UNCITRAL-LAC Conference on Dispute Settlement | Ljubljana, Slovenia | April 2016
International Commercial and Investment Arbitration | University of Primorska | Koper, Slovenia | March 2015
Written Submissions by the Parties | Slovenian Arbitration Conference | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2013
Time Limit for the Arbitral Award: A Comparative Overview | Slovenian Arbitration Conference | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2012
Cross-Border Dispute Resolution and Applicable Law in International Sales | ICC National Committee of Slovenia and ICC International Court of Arbitration | Ljubljana, Slovenia | November 2010
© 2026 Peter Rižnik