Traditionally, nationality for corporate entities has been regulated by national law, often by reference to whether a corporation has a seat in a country or was incorporated under its laws. However,…
COVID-19: Background and Impact on Foreign Investment in the Developing Countries
As discussed on the Blog previously, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus named…
In 2019, the United States (‘U.S.’) made six non-disputing Party submissions in investment treaty arbitrations, three of which took place under the NAFTA (Lion Mexico Consol. L.P. v. Mexico; Vento…
Extraordinary Times
These are extraordinary times in many regards. The spread of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), now considered a pandemic, continues to have a significant global impact on several…
In response to the escalating COVID-19 crisis, States around the world have taken a variety of measures seeking to stem the spread of COVID-19 and to provide for medical supplies and protective…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the COP25 climate change conference on 2 December 2019 saying that:
"…At current trends, we are looking at global heating of between 3.4 and 3.9 degrees…
As UNCITRAL Working Group III is proceeding to address concrete proposals to reform treaty-based investor-state arbitration, the future of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is at a historic…
As part of International Investment Law and Policy Speaker Series, on November 14, 2019, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment hosted Dr. Mouhamadou Kane, Project Lead and Manager for the…
The 98th Annual Meeting of the American Branch of the International Law Association (“ABILA”), known as ABILA’s International Law Weekend (“ILW”), took place in New York City on 10 – 12 October 2019…
