The Republic of China, also known as “Taiwan,” is among the world’s leading economies. In 2021, Taiwan had a gross domestic product of US$ 670 billion, predicted to increase by 6.45% in 2022; by…
The author presented on this topic at the ACICA/CIArb Future Frontiers Conference, held in Melbourne, Australia on 7 November 2022 during Australian Arbitration Week. This piece elaborates on the…
In 2022, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) is undoubtedly having a moment, from the cover page of the Economist, to new regulatory schemes in the US and in Europe, not to mention being a…
Considering the many ongoing discussions, especially in academia, on the perceived shortcomings, evils and presumable demise of Investor-state Dispute Settlement (ISDS), it is sometimes easy to…
Among the items on the agenda of the 43rd session of UNCITRAL Working Group III ("WGIII") was the multilateral instrument on investment reform (the "MIIR"). This instrument is being developed as a…
International Law Weekend (“ILW”), held at Fordham Law School in New York City between October 20-22, 2022, celebrated the centennial anniversary of the American Branch of the International Law…
The 100th 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 October 20-22, 2022…
Recently, the European Commission (EC) and the German Federal Government jointly released a draft decision on clarifications to certain provisions in the Investment Chapter (Chapter 8) of the…
On 7 October 2022, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore (“High Court”) delivered a landmark decision on the enforceability of foreign emergency arbitration awards in CVG v CVH. The High Court…
On 17 April 2022, the president of Turkmenistan signed a law on accession of Turkmenistan to the 1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York…
