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[UPDATED] Investment Arbitrations Ready to Land at Florence Airport?

The final ruling issued this February from Italy’s highest administrative court (the Council of State) rejecting once for all the...

“最终要约仲裁”：节省时间和金钱的程序？

Translated and re-published by The Institute of International Disputes Prevention and Settlement, Beijing Institute of Technology, on 20...

How to circumvent EU’s procedural obstacles to secure EU’s fishing rights in Svalbard

Published on the Blog of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL: Talk!) on 31 July 2020 The conflicting interpretations as to...

May the DRC assign its potential investment claim against Switzerland to re-pay its debt with Taiwan

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently negotiating the rescheduling of a 57-million-dollar loan from Taiwan which dates back...

Bilateral Conventions of Establishment: An Illustration of their Potential Application

Published on Wolters Kluwer Arbitration on 6 June 2020 This post examines an illustrative case of a successful diplomatic protection...

Re-discovering the Origins of Bilateral Investment Treaties

Published on Opinio Juris on 20 May 2020 Tracing back the origins of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) may have a bearing on...

Norway just like Turkey? ICSID Arbitration/s against Norway over Svalbard’s Natural Resources

Published on Wolters Kluwer Arbitration on 15 May 2020 A few days ago, the first-ever treaty-based arbitration against Norway was...

Assignment Without Privity: Disposal of Investment Claims

Published on Wolters Kluwer Arbitration on 5 April 2020 This post examines the admissibility of investment claim assignments based on the...

Arbitration to Fight Piracy: Greece, France, Italy, USA, Israel, Qatar, South Korea vs. Turkey

Published on Wolters Kluwer Arbitration on 27 February 2020 This is a follow-up post that updates on developments in the escalating...

Investment Arbitrations Ready to Land at Florence Airport?

Published on Wolters Kluwer Arbitration on 12 January 2020 It is our tentative prediction that a recent ruling from the Regional...