Public International Law Notes

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

A law on immunity from enforcement in France

The 'Law on Transparency, Anti-corruption Measures and the Modernisation of the Economy' presented by Michel Sapin, Minister for the Economy and Finance, …

French Supreme Court decision in Commisimpex dispute heralds significant change in approach to sovereign immunity

In Cour de cassation, Chambre civile 1, 13 May 2015, n° 13-17751, the French Cour de cassation (Supreme Court) considered an appeal from a Versailles …

The EU publishes amended guidance on financial sanctions

The Council of the European Union recently published a revised version of the EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive …