John Balouziyeh

John Balouziyeh is a Partner at the international law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, where he splits his time between New York and the Middle East. Acting for sovereign states, the U.N., corporations and individuals, he specializes in human rights, public international law, foreign investment and international dispute resolution. John previously served with the United Nations in Iraq as a Human Rights Officer, Legal Officer, and International Legal Consultant. He currently serves as Chair of the Disarmament Committee of the International Law Association, North America Branch, Co-Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Law Committee, and Senior Instructor in International Humanitarian Law with the American Red Cross. He is the author of Public International Law: Conventions, Cases and Commentary (Kluwer Law International, 2025) and Foreign Investment in Saudi Arabia and the GCC States (Thomson Reuters, 2024).