Edgardo Sobenes (Adv. LL.M., Msc) is an international lawyer with extensive experience in international litigation before the International Court of Justice and a unique practice in the coordination and management of international legal teams. He is an expert in various areas of public international law and in contentious and non-contentious proceedings before the ICJ, including substantive and procedural law and the preparation and presentation of evidence.

He guest lectures globally on topics related to international law and international litigation, and is the author of many publications on issues concerning international law ( Cambridge Press, Max Planck, Springer, T.M.C. Asser Press).

Edgardo offers also an integral legal training programme aim at improving States’ legal capacity and procedural understanding of international litigation, both from the State and international court’s perspective.

He is the founder and former president of the International Law Association Nicaraguan Branch, Member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies (JTMS),  the founder of VR (virtual reality) Legal Evidence, and the creator and host of the first podcast about international law in Spanish (Hablemos de Derecho Internacional - HDI).