Kamalia Mehtiyeva, agrégée des Facultés de droit, is a Professor of Law at the University of Paris-Est Créteil (France) where she co-directs the LLM International Arbitration and International Economic Litigation. Her teaching and fields of research focus on international arbitration law, civil procedure, civil enforcement, international law of enforcement, mutual legal assistance in both civil and criminal matters, as well as the law of espionage and the legal regime of international sanctions.
Professor Mehtiyeva is widely published. Among her various publications, she is author of the annual commentary of decisions related to international mutual legal assistance in the Journal du Droit International (Clunet).
Professor Mehtiyeva is admitted to the Paris Bar. Professor Mehtiyeva also regularly sits as arbitrator. She has acted as arbitrator (sole arbitrator, chair and co-arbitrator in arbitrations under the Rules of ICC, LCIA, SCC, ISTAC) in cases across various sectors, such as contractual disputes, franchise agreements, sales contracts, banking sector, cases involving sanctions, gas pricing disputes, investment disputes (expropriation, fair and equitable treatment) arising notably out of energy infrastructure construction projects as well as investment in oil exploration projects and uranium mining projects.
Professor Mehtiyeva is also a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Commission of the Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP). Professor Mehtiyeva is the President of the Baku Arbitration Centre of the Azerbaijan Arbitration Association and Co-President of the Turkic Arbitration Association. She is also a member of the scientific advisory council of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Publications
Author of the Azerbaijan chapter in the Arbitration Law Guide , published 3 June 2025 .