International law: international disputes and civil procedure

This book addresses aspects of international law relating to petroleum contracts, examining oil and gas agreements between states and private companies and their intersection with rules of international law.

There is growing enthusiasm for the use of mediation to seek to resolve cases arising under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Convention).

A vibrant exploration of past and present controversies surrounding control of the world's oceans.

Since the 9/11 attacks, international organizations have become actively engaged in devising counterterrorism strategies and frameworks.

This is the long-awaited second edition of this widely-referenced work on the substantive law principles of investment treaty arbitration.

Providing analysis and interpretation on the construction of the Bermuda Form, this second edition also addresses the dispute resolution process and covers the legal and practical issues which arise in the international arbitration of large and complex disputes under it.

Explores the ICC''s regime of victim redress, including both its reparations regime and the work of the ICC Trust Fund.

Challenging the classic narrative that sovereign states make the law that constrains them, this book argues that treaties and other sources of international law form only the starting point of legal authority.

An internationally-renowned scholar in the fields of international and transitional justice, Diane Orentlicher provides an unparalleled account of an international tribunal's impact in societies that have the greatest stake in its work.

Analyses national practices on conflicts between international law and national fundamental principles with a comparative perspective.

Reaching past the secrecy so often met in arbitration, the second edition of this commentary explains clearly and fully the workings of the UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitral Procedure recommended for use in 1976 by the United Nations.

This book examines the history, principles, and practice of awarding compensation and restitution in investor-State arbitration disputes, which are initiated under investment treaties.

The Miloevi Trial - An Autopsy provides a cross-disciplinary examination of one of the most controversial war crimes trials of the modern era and its contested legacy for the growing fields of international criminal law and post-conflict justice.

A fresh interpretation of the workings and legacy of the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice Melville W.

The margin of appreciation is a judicial doctrine whereby international courts allow states to have a measure of diversity in their interpretation of human rights treaty obligations.

First published in September 1992, the book traces the nature and development of the fundamental legal relationships among slaves, masters, and third parties.

Joint Venture Disputes in the Energy and Natural Resource Sectors provides the most comprehensive review of judgments and arbitral awards in these sectors to date.

Over the years, international organisations' workforce has evolved and is now composed, in a large part, of individuals who do not hold the status of staff member but are de facto part of a contractual relationship of employment nature with these organisations.

Opportunities to see expert cross-examinations are often infrequent in international arbitration and the occasions to sharpen these skills for many are rare.

The development of international arbitration as an autonomous legal order comprises one of the most remarkable stories of institution building at the global level over the past century.

Investor-state arbitration is a form of dispute settlement that allows foreign investors the opportunity to seek compensation for damages or discriminatory practices, most of which arise out of breaches of treaty obligations by the governments of host countries.

International arbitration has developed into a global system of adjudication, dealing with disputes arising from a variety of legal relationships: between states, between private commercial actors, and between private and public entities.

In the United States today criminal justice can vary from state to state, as various states alter the Modern Penal Code to suit their own local preferences and concerns.

What should we call law when it is not the law of one or several states?

Discrimination in International Investment Arbitration provides an original and comprehensive treatment of the non-discrimination standards at the heart of many investment treaty cases.

Interest in social science and empirical analyses of law, courts and specifically the politics of judges has never been higher or more salient.

The European Union (EU) has now become the largest trade partner of China.

Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration is an established treatise on the law and practice of international arbitration, the pre-eminent method for the peaceful resolution of disputes in international trade, investment, and commerce.

This book assesses the impact and legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone for Africa and international criminal law.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2015.

The most comprehensive account on the question of reparation before a human rights court.

Una de las caracteristicas esenciales del arbitraje, que diferencia claramente este sistema de resolucion de conflictos de la jurisdiccion, es la confidencialidad.

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Since the 9/11 attacks, international organizations have become actively engaged in devising counterterrorism strategies and frameworks.

This book contributes to the study of collective memory and the sociology of terrorism by analysing the role of memorialization in relation to terrorism, its victims, and the broader society.

What happens when the international community simultaneously pursues peace and justice in response to ongoing conflicts?

Highlights specific features of various international commercial arbitration forms, thus enabling lawyers drafting arbitration clauses to make informed choices.

Joint Venture Disputes in the Energy and Natural Resource Sectors provides the most comprehensive review of judgments and arbitral awards in these sectors to date.

The first comprehensive, article-by-article commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.

Interest plays a vital and increasing role in international arbitration proceedings, with almost every case having an element of interest involved.

International investments are governed by three different legal frameworks: 1) national laws of both the host country and the investor's home country; 2) contracts, whether between the investor and the host country or among investors and their associates; and 3) international law, consisting of applicable treaties, customs, and general principles of law.

This book explores how global institutions have created democratic deficits, and the role of the courts in mitigating the effects of globalization.

This Handbook brings together many of the key scholars and leading practitioners in international arbitration, to present and examine cutting-edge knowledge in the field.

This comprehensive, alphabetical encyclopedia of more than 300 easy-to-read entries is the first resource for anyone who wants reliable information or background material on the significant decisions of the Supreme Court, the history of the Court, the justices (every justice is profiled), the powers of the Court, and how the institution has evolved from its origins to the present.

With the growth of the global economy over the past two decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) laws, at both the national and international levels, have undergone rapid development in order to strengthen the protection standards for foreign investors.

Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, and has become one of the defining issues of the twenty-first century.

Offers extensive and detailed commentary on safeguards, emphasising practice and risk from an investigating authority''s perspective.

Today, investor-state arbitration embodies the worst fears of those concerned about runaway globalization - a far cry from its framers' intentions.