Prof. Asif H QURESHI

Professor Dr Asif H Qureshi is a leading authority in Public International
Law and International Economic Law currently holding a tenured Chair at
the School of Transnational Law, Peking University since 2021. Between
2012 to 2021 he was a tenured Professor at Korea University, Korea. Prior
to that he was a tenured Professor at the University of Manchester, UK since
1985. He is a barrister attached to Quadrant Chambers in London, UK.

He has acted as a consultant for various governments and international
organizations with respect to international trade issues. He has held
numerous Visiting Professorships worldwide. Professor Qureshi is the
founding Editor-in-Chief of the Manchester Journal of International
Economic Law. He has published over one hundred and forty
articles/chapters/commentaries in international journals/books, and authored sixteen monographs/textbooks and edited works from leading international publishers. His work has been used and cited variously, including in the work of international economic organisations, and the WTO Appellate
Body.

Professor Qureshi is listed as an Arbitrator on the Panel of
International Arbitrators by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board; and
Shenzhen Arbitration Commission, China. Since 2002 he has been a
member of the Roster of Non-Governmental Panellists eligible for Panel
service, appointed by the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade
Organisation. As of 2026 he has been appointed by the WTO as a Legal Expert to assist developing countries in dispute settlement.

Asif Qureshi graduated from the University of London, with an LL.M and
PhD from the London School of Economics, UK. In 1988 he was an intern
in the Legal Department of GATT in Geneva; in 1992 he was a Visiting
Scholar at Yale Law School; and in 2016 he was a Visiting Professor in the
IMF Legal Department. He holds dual nationality from UK and Pakistan.