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The future of investor-state arbitration
We live in interesting times for investment arbitration. There is wider public engagement with investment protection than there has ever been, prompted …
Upcoming Webinar: Sanctions Update: Ukraine and Russia
Monday 22 September 2014, 2.00pm - 3.00pm BST The international sanctions landscape has continued to develop in response to the situation in Ukraine. On …
New Public International Law blog launched by Herbert Smith Freehills' Public International Law Group
We are pleased to announce that Herbert Smith Freehills' Public International Law Group has launched a new blog dedicated to know-how and news about …
Panel speaks on international and private law implications of the creation of new States
With the question of independence on the agenda in Scotland and Kurdistan to name only two, the possible creation of new states has potentially …
ILO adopts new treaty on forced labour
On 11 June 2014, the International Labour Organisation ("ILO") adopted a Protocol ("Protocol") to the 1930 Forced Labour Convention No. 29 …
UNCLOS Annex VII Tribunal decides Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute
On 7 July 2014, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (the Convention) issued its …
Towards a Treaty on Business and Human Rights?
The Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution establishing a new working group with a mandate to elaborate “an international legally binding …
English High Court says that a head of state who dies in office enjoys immunity only in respect of official acts
Introduction In the recent decision of Harb v HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz [2014] EWHC 1807 (Ch), the High Court found that the …
Cutting through the politics of the Scottish Independence Referendum: The International Law Implications of Independence
Monday 14 July 2014, 12.30 - 1.30pm BST The Scottish Independence Referendum is set to take place on 18 September 2014. The "Yes" and "No" campaigns hold …
ICJ orders provisional measures in proceedings between East Timor and Australia
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has handed down its decision in respect of provisional measures sought by East Timor in a pending case before …
Myanmar and the European Union to enter into an investment protection agreement
In furtherance of its commitment to foreign investment and international arbitration, Myanmar has recently been involved in negotiations with the …
ECHR reaffirms State immunity from civil proceedings for acts of torture in Jones v United Kingdom
In the recent case of Jones and others v United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) found that the United Kingdom had not breached …
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