Preface
On 24-25 October 2025, the Azerbaijan Arbitration Association and the Baku Arbitration Center organized the Azerbaijan Arbitration Days. The Student Academic Society of the Baku State University Law School participated in the event as a partner. The event opened with speeches delivered by Kamalia Mehtiyeva – Chair of the Azerbaijan Arbitration Association, Mr. Inam Karimov – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Farid Ahmadov – Minister of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Charles Michel – former President of the European Council and Ms. Maria Chiara Malaguti – former President of UNIDROIT.
Within the framework of the event, a series of panel discussions were held, covering a wide range of topics related both to Azerbaijan’s arbitration landscape and to international arbitration practice. The panels facilitated extensive exchanges of views on issues such as international commercial arbitration, arbitration disputes arising from the oil and gas sector, as well as the role of public policy in arbitration, alongside other contemporary developments in the field.
Among these discussions, particular emphasis was placed on the development of a domestic arbitration culture and on investment arbitration. Given their significant legal and practical relevance, this issue of the Baku State University Law Review includes summaries of the panel discussions dedicated to these two themes, as well as transcripts of the speeches delivered.