Consulting on international affairs
International dispute settlement
Public international law

Pax33 advises states, ministries of foreign affairs, organizations and corporate clients on the matters where foreign affairs and international law meet.

Consulting and advisory services across state-to-state dispute settlement, treaty and foreign-relations questions, territorial sovereignty and the law of the sea, climate change and the protection of the global commons, sanctions, immunities and state responsibility, strategic counsel and risk assessment, and capacity building.

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The Article 33 frame

Article 33 of the United Nations Charter sets out seven mechanisms by which states are obliged to resolve disputes peacefully. Pax33 begins each mandate by asking which of them the matter actually needs.

A single body of work, organised around seven practice areas.

07  ·  Practice areas
  1. 01 State-to-state counselling on international dispute settlement and advisory proceedings
  2. 02 Foreign and diplomatic relations, including treaty interpretation
  3. 03 Territorial sovereignty and law of the sea
  4. 04 Sanctions, immunities, state responsibility, and reparations
  5. 05 Climate change and the global commons
  6. 06 Strategic counsel and risk and contingency assessment
  7. 07 Capacity building

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About Pax33

Pax33 is named for Article 33 of the United Nations Charter — the article that names the work. The practice brings a Global South lens to the conversations where dispute settlement, strategy, and outcomes are shaped.

Led by Andrés Villegas, Managing Director
Background Former senior MFA adviser (Colombia) ·
ICJ clerkship (The Hague) ·
Of Counsel, Sygna Partners (Paris)
Languages English · Spanish · French
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