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Dr. Can Eken is an Assistant Professor in Commercial Law at Durham Law School, affiliated with the Institute of Advanced Study and Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing. As a triple-qualified lawyer (California, Turkey, England & Wales), he focuses on international commercial arbitration, investment law, and third-party funding. He holds fellowships with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has lectured globally. His research explores innovative dispute resolution methods, including blockchain arbitration and environmental considerations in investment rulings.
Education:
- PhD in Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science
- LLM, Dokuz Eylul University
- Bachelor’s in Law (High Honours), Dokuz Eylul University
His research interests span third-party funding mechanisms, online dispute resolution, and regulatory frameworks in arbitration. He has authored books and peer-reviewed articles, emphasizing comparative analyses of legal systems and ethical challenges in dispute financing.
Awards:
- 2021 Postgraduate Research Output Award (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- Finalist, 2021 Asian Law Junior Faculty Workshop
- Finalist, 2019 UNSW CIBEL PhD Scholar Prize
Dr. Eken advises law firms and arbitrates at the Shanghai International Arbitration Centre. He supervises multiple graduate students and has led grants on decentralized justice systems and blockchain applications in arbitration.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Centre for Chinese Law and Policy and Centre for Law and Global Justice at Durham University.
