Dr Boris Prastalo
Lecturer in Commercial Law

Summary

Boris Praštalo joined Brunel Law School in 2022 as Lecturer in Commercial Law. Before that, he was Assistant Professor at the International University of Sarajevo (IUS), Faculty of Law (FLW) where he taught an array of courses, including Business Law, Commercial Law, Private International Law, Introduction to Law and Intellectual Property Law. Prior to joining IUS FLW, Boris taught and conducted research at Budapest Business School (BGE) under the auspices of the Global Teaching Fellowship Program (GTFP) set up by Central European University (CEU). In 2017, Boris was a Visiting Researcher at Cornell Law School where he conducted research under the mentorship of Professor John J. Barceló III. In 2016 he was the Vis Moot coach at CEU.

Boris started his SJD (PhD) studies at CEU in 2014, completing them in 2019 with summa cum laude. His doctoral dissertation titled “Uniformity in the Application of the CISG: Analysis of the Problem and Recommendations for the Future” was published as a book by Kluwer Law International in 2020. His other publications include two monographs/chapters in “International Encyclopaedia of Laws” published by Kluwer Law International (1. “Commercial and Economic Law: Croatia” and 2. “Labour Law and Industrial Relations: Bosnia and Herzegovina”) as well as several scholarly articles published in reputable journals (on topics in areas such as international sales law, international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration).

Boris is fluent in three languages: BHS (formerly known as Serbo-Croatian), English and Spanish. In addition, Boris has an intermediary knowledge of German.

Qualifications

B.Tech., LL.B., LL.M., SJD (PhD), FHEA

Responsibility

In the Academic Year 2023/2024, Boris will be the module leader in LX3606 (International Commercial Arbitration) and in LX5617 (Principles of International Commercial Arbitration).