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The 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”) never mention artificial intelligence (“AI”). They already govern it. Articles 20, 46, 23(2), and 37(3) build the whole architecture for AI governance,…

On 5 June 2026, the Chief Justice of India (“CJI”) stood in London and told a room of arbitration practitioners something that deserved more attention than it received. A trade corridor, he said, is…

On March 27, 2026, the German Hamm Higher Regional Court (“OLG Hamm”) referred questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) that go beyond the familiar terrain of Achmea and…

Recent developments underscore the continued practical importance of the dispute settlement mechanism established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS"). Two inter-State…

When U.S. forces captured former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, the public’s initial expectations drew on a familiar template, assuming Venezuela could be the next Syria…

On 1 June 2026, the International Chamber of Commerce’s (“ICC”) revised Arbitration Rules (the “2026 ICC Rules”) entered into force (as already discussed here), introducing the Highly Expedited…