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Alain Pellet (born 2 January 1947 in Paris) teaches international law and international economic law at the University Paris Ouest, Nanterre/La Défense. He was director of the Centre de Droit International (CEDIN) of the University between 1991 and 2001. He is the author of numerous books.

One of the leading French experts in international law, he is a Member and former President of the United Nations International Law Commission, and is or has been counsel for many governments, including the French government, in the area of public international law. He has also been expert to the Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on the former Yugoslavia ("Badinter Arbitration Committee"), as well as Rapporteur of the French Committee Jurists on the Creation of an International Criminal for Former Yugoslavia ("TRUCHE Commission"), that is at the origin of the French project of creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

He has been Agent or counsel and lawyer in more than 35 cases before the International Court of Justice and has participated in several international and transnational arbitrations (in particular in the area of investment).

He is Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur since 1998.

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