On 2 May 2025, a three-member tribunal constituted under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”) published its ruling in a dispute brought by the European Union (“EU”) against the United…
The conference on "Arbitration and Mediation in Industrial Property," during Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”) 2025, brought together legal scholars, judges, arbitrators, and mediators to explore how…
With the increasing scarcity of resources on Earth, in particular the increasing demand for the raw materials that are needed for technologies to combat climate change, legal issues relating to the…
2024 appeared to be one of the busiest years for investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS”) reform, with significant advances in the United Nations Commission on Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) Working Group…
The term environmental, social and governance (ESG) was coined almost 20 years ago in a landmark report entitled ‘Who Cares Wins,’ which was the result of a joint initiative of financial institutions…
A North American energy trade war may be on the horizon. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is backstepping the opening of Mexican energy markets by halting the issuance of permits,…
This contribution comments on growing global trends in climate change and the important role arbitration can play in the settlement of this type of dispute, specifically in the future dispute…
International proceedings have already been initiated against Russia by Ukraine in the International Court of Justice. Other proceedings in international tribunals, including the International…
ISDS has faced harsh criticism from environmental groups as being inimical to the protection of the environment. This post argues that environmental protection is an emerging jus cogens norm, and…
