“Uniting for Peace” in the Age of International Justice Date September 27, 2016Posted by ebm29 Comments1 “Uniting for Peace” in the Age of International Justice The United Nations Security Council (“Council”) has performed a central role since the end of the Cold War in establishing mechanisms to hold perpetrators of international crimes accountable. . .
MLATS and the Trusted Nation Club: The Proper Cost of Membership Date September 7, 2016Posted by Davis, Elijah Comments1 MLATS and the Trusted Nation Club: The Proper Cost of Membership Until recently, Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (“MLATs”) were dusty, specialists’ treaties used mostly to gather evidence during investigations of transnational crimes. . .
Exhaustion of Local Remedies in Investor-State Dispute Settlement: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? Date September 7, 2016Posted by Davis, Elijah Comments1 Exhaustion of Local Remedies in Investor-State Dispute Settlement: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union presents an opportunity to reconsider an old idea: requiring foreign investors to exhaust local remedies before bringing investor-state claims.
Rethinking the International Refugee Regime Date September 2, 2016Posted by Davis, Elijah Comments1 Rethinking the International Refugee Regime How do we tell the refugee story? We—refugee advocates, the press, international organizations—frequently focus on a dramatic personal story, often one of tragedy.
The Yukos Award and the Debate over the New York Convention Date September 2, 2016Posted by Davis, Elijah Comments0 The Yukos Award and the Debate over the New York Convention As the Obama Administration defends the Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”), and several presidential candidates rail against it, international arbitration has increasingly come under public scrutiny. Opponents of TPP from across the political spectrum have seized on its provisions that allow foreign investors to arbitrate disputes against states.
Indian Executive’s Pro-Arbitration Power Move Sanctioned by Parliament: Transnational Ideals Versus National Reality On October 23, 2015, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee, with input from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signed into law a new Arbitration Ordinance (“the Ordinance”), which took effect immediately and was passed into law two months later as an Amending Act (“the Act”).
