Alan Vaughan Lowe KC (born 1952) is a barrister and academic specialising in the field of international law. Chichele Professor of Public International Law in the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford,^[2] 1999–2012; Emeritus Professor of International Law and Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford, since 2012.^[3]

Lowe was called to the Bar of England and Wales at Gray's Inn, of which he is a Bencher, in 1993 and appointed Queen's Counsel on 28 March 2008. He practices from Essex Court Chambers, London. He is a member of l'Institut de droit international.^[4]

Cases

Judicial and Arbitral appointments include:-

• Ad hoc Judge, Kononov v. Latvia, European Court of Human Rights, 2009 – (nominated by Latvia)
• Arbitrator, Chevron v. Republic of Ecuador, 2009 - (arbitrator, appointed by Ecuador)
• Arbitrator, EVN v. Republic of Macedonia, 2009 - arbitrator, appointed by Macedonia)
• Arbitrator, Mercuria Energy Group Ltd v. The Republic of Poland, 2009- (appointed by Respondent)
• President, Hochtief v. Argentina, ICSID tribunal, 2009 - (appointed by agreement between the Parties))
• President, Investment arbitration against a European State (UNCITRAL / PCA), 2008 - (appointed by agreement between the Parties)
• President, Foresti & others v. Republic of South Africa, ICSID tribunal, 2007- (ICSID appointment)
• President, Barmek v. Azerbaijan, ICSID tribunal, 2007- 2009 (ICSID appointment)
• Arbitrator, Kardassopoulos v. Georgia, Fuchs v. Georgia, ICSID tribunal, 2007- 2010 (appointed by Respondent)
• Arbitrator, Sancheti v, UK, 2007 (appointed by the UK)
• President, Sistem v. Kyrgyz Republic, ICSID tribunal, 2006- 2009 (ICSID appointment)
• President, Bayview v. Mexico, ICSID tribunal, 2006-2007 (ICSID appointment)
• Arbitrator, Barbados v. Trinidad & Tobago maritime delimitation arbitral tribunal 2004-2006 (nominated by Barbados)
• Judge, European Nuclear Energy Tribunal 2006- (nominated by UK)

Reported cases as counsel include:-

• South Africa v. Israel regarding the Genocide Convention.^[5]
• Apostolides v Orams & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 9 (for Mr Apostolides)
• Demopoulos v. Turkey and 7 other cases, Grand Chamber ECHR, 2009 (for the Government of the Republic of Cyprus)
• Advisory Opinion on the Unilateral Declaration of Independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo, International Court of Justice, 2009 (for Cyprus)
• R (Kibris Türk Hava Yollari Cta Holidays) v Secretary Of State For Transport [2009] EWHC 1918 (Admin) (for the Government of the Republic of Cyprus)
• Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea, (Romania v. Ukraine), ICJ 2009 (for Romania)
• Request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 31 March 2004 in the Case concerning Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States of America), ICJ 2008 (for the USA)
• R (Corner House Research) v. Director of the Serious Fraud Office, [2008] UKHL 60 (for the Director, SFO)
• Varnava and Others v. Turkey, Grand Chamber ECHR, 2008 (for the Government of the Republic of Cyprus)
• R (Al Jedda) v. Secretary of State for Defence [2007] UKHL 58 (for appellant Mr Al Jedda)
• Republic of Ecuador v. Occidental Exploration & Production Co (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 656 (for Ecuador)
• The Tomimaru (Japan v. Russia) ITLOS, 2007 (for Japan)
• The Hoshinmaru (Japan v. Russia) ITLOS, 2007 (for Japan)
• R v. Jones [2006] UKHL 16 (for appellants Mr Pritchard and Mr Olditch)
• R v. Jones [2004] EWCA Crim 1981 (for appellants Mr Pritchard and Mr Olditch)
• Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, ICJ, 2004 (for Palestine)
• Land Reclamation by Singapore (Malaysia v. Singapore), ITLOS, 2003, (for Singapore)
• Case concerning the MOX plant (Ireland v. UK), UNCLOS arbitration, 2003 (for Ireland)
• Azinas v. Cyprus, Grand Chamber ECHR, 2003 (for the Government of the Republic of Cyprus)
• Lauder v. Czech Republic, CME v. Czech Republic, ad hoc arbitral tribunals, 2001, (for Czech Republic)
• Case concerning the MOX plant (Ireland v. UK), ITLOS, 2001 (for Ireland)
• Southern Bluefin Tuna case, ad hoc arbitral tribunal, 2000 (for Japan)
• Case concerning Passage Through the Great Belt, ICJ, 1991 92 (for Finland)

Honours

•  Brunei:
  • Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Second Class (DSLJ) – Dato Seri Laila Jasa (15 July 2010)^[6]

Publications

• "List of publications - Vaughan Lowe". Bodleian Law Library. November 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2018.