Dr Boris Prastalo
Lecturer in Commercial Law

Membership and affiliation

Since 2020, Boris has been one of the Co-Editors-in-Chief of "International Journal of Commerce and Contracting" (IJCC), formerly known as "Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation" (JSCAN), a scholarly publication of the World Commerce & Contracting (World CC) and published by SAGE Publications. Moreover, Boris is on the Editorial Board of the "IUS Law Journal". In 2019, Boris joined Team Europe as an Assistant Editor for "Kluwer Arbitration Blog", one of the most read online sources in the area of international arbitration.

Media interests

Boris regularly publishes reviewed blog posts and short articles on current topics in the area of international arbitration:

"2019 Hague Convention: On UK Accession and the Convention’s Interplay with International Arbitration" (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2024)

"Arbitration Tech Toolbox: AI as an Arbitrator: Overcoming the “Black Box” Challenge?" (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2024)

"CISG as the (Rules of) Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement: Exploration from an English Perspective" (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2024)

“MOL v. Croatia Saga: A Two-Faced Janus in the ISDS Reform Debate” (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2023) 

“Which Law Applies When Determining Whether a Non-Signatory is Bound by the Arbitration Agreement? The England and Wales Court of Appeal Answered in a Split Decision” (co-authored with Velislava Hristova, American Review of International Arbitration – Blog, 2022)

"Interviews With Our Editors: In Conversation with Prof. Vladimir Pavić, University of Belgrade, on the Past, Present and Future of Institutional Arbitration in Southeast Europe" (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2022)

"In (No) Particular Order: The High Court of England and Wales on the Sequence of Applications" (co-authored with Velislava Hristova, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2022)

"2020 in Review: Despite a Global Pandemic, Europe Saw Some Action-Packed Arbitration Developments" (co-authored with Leila Kazimi, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2020)

“Arbitrating Insolvency Disputes? The English High Court Showcases Its Pro-Arbitration Stance Once Again” (co-authored with Velislava Hristova, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2020)

“2020 in Review: Despite a Global Pandemic, Europe Saw Some Action-Packed Arbitration Developments” (co-authored with Leila Kazimi, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2020)

“A Potentially Greater Role of Arbitral Awards in Shaping the CISG Case Law: Could We Be Witnessing the Beginning of a New Dawn?” (Regulating for Globalization - Wolters Kluwer, 2020) 

“2019 in Review: Legislative and Case Law Developments in Europe” (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2019)

“An Ex-Yugoslav Odyssey: A Metamorphosed Arbitration Agreement and an Arbitral Institution that Ceased to Exist” (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2019)