Arbitral Authority to Address Corruption...

What explains the rise of investor-state arbitration? To the extent that investor-state arbitration had founding fathers, what were their motivations, what constraints did they have, what was their thinking? Using documents from the American, British, German, and Swiss archives, ... Show More

Investment treaties are often said to have two principal effects for the states that enter into them. First, it is asserted that investment treaties act to increase levels of foreign investment in host states. Second, it is said that investment treaties have a positive effect on ... Show More

This talk will examine the legal nature of due diligence, namely whether it is a free-standing obligation under customary international law or a standard by which compliance with specific obligations may be assessed. It will be shown that there is a significant number of common e ... Show More

Il convient de souligner l'importance pour un créancier dans une procédure de faillite internationale de choisir d'emblée la juridiction la plus favorable à ses intérêts et d'être le premier. À cet égard, le droit de la faillite internationale (le règlement 1346/2000 sur les proc ... Show More

A dispute going back to 2013 involving Russia and Ukraine and $3 billion in bonds has revived a discussion about a legal concept called odious debt. What is it and how does the current conflict complicate the case? 

The rising costs of litigation and increased pressure to control legal budgets has made alternative dispute resolution a desirable way to resolve legal disputes. Mediation and arbitration are two well-known ADR methods, but they're not necessarily the most cost effective. Can par ... Show More

Fuad Zarbiyev - L'autorité des décisions juridictionnelles en droit international 

When, why, and how did the Supreme Court get the final say in the law of the land? The question of the Court's role, and whether its decisions should reign above all the other branches of government, has been hotly debated for centuries. And that's resulted in a Supreme Court mor ... Show More

When, why, and how did the Supreme Court get the final say in the law of the land? The question of the Court's role, and whether its decisions should reign above all the other branches of government, has been hotly debated for centuries. And that's resulted in a Supreme Court mor ... Show More

Le juge d’instruction est depuis longtemps considéré comme l’homme-orchestre de l’enquête judiciaire, en raison de ses pouvoirs d’investigations, et de placement en détention provisoire. Héritier du lieutenant criminel né sous l’ancien régime et le code d’instruction criminelle, ... Show More

Chiara Giorgetti on Selecting and Removing International Judges and Arbitrators 

A judge who works in the juvenile justice system blows the whistle and reveals her plan to take power away from judges. 

A judge who works in the juvenile justice system blows the whistle and reveals her plan to take power away from judges.