Public International Law Notes

MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG AND MACAU TO APPLY COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION TO STATE IMMUNITY

The PRC has passed a new Foreign State Immunity Law which will apply the "restrictive" approach to foreign state immunity with effect from 1 January …

UN business and human rights treaty negotiations continue: one step forward, two steps back?

HSF Consultant Antonio Pastor's book published: "The economic relevance of the settlement of maritime boundaries between States. The role of insular formations"

Herbert Smith Freehills' consultant Antonio Pastor is pleased to announced the release of his book  'Delimitation of maritime boundaries between …

Final Award published in the South China Sea arbitration

On 12 July 2016, the final Award in the arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and The Peoples' Republic of China was issued by the Tribunal …

China-Australia Free Trade Agreement signed

Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb and Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng today signed the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) in …