Public International Law Notes
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Dawood Rawat v Mauritius: Dual-national claim dismissed based on treaty context interpretation
On 6 April 2018, a Tribunal constituted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules rendered an Award on Jurisdiction in the case Dawood Rawat v. The …
Urbaser v. Argentina and Burlington v. Ecuador: Investment arbitration is not over the counterclaims yet
Two recent decisions by tribunals have advanced the body of tribunal practice considering the issue of counterclaims by respondent states in investment …
New Zealand releases Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text to the public
New Zealand released the full text of the TPP to the public today 5 November. The text can be found here. We will follow up with further consideration of …
The human right to water: defences to investment treaty violations
At times, and for a variety of reasons, states will regulate the market in the furtherance of public-policy objectives—including to implement specific …
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 …