Public International Law Notes

The European Commission proposes withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty

On 7 July 2023, the European Commission formally proposed a coordinated European Union withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), one of the …

GERMAN FEDERAL COURT OF JUSTICE RULES ON APPLICATIONS TO DECLARE TWO PENDING INTRA-EU ICSID ARBITRATIONS INADMISSIBLE

 INTRODUCTION On 27 July 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice ("BGH") ruled on applications by Germany and the Netherlands to declare two …

ICSID releases complete 2022 caseload statistics

ICSID published on 30 January 2023 its case statistics up to 31 December 2022 (see here). This post examines the latest trends as compared to ICSID's …

Colombia and Venezuela agree a new Bilateral Investment Treaty, Venezuela's first since withdrawing from the ICSID Convention

On February 23, 2019, Venezuela broke diplomatic relations with Colombia and gave Colombian diplomats twenty-four hours to leave the country. Four years …

Treaty on maritime biodiversity finalised

On 4 March 2023, the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (Conference) …

8th ANNUAL EFILA CONFERENCE ON 16TH MARCH 2023 IN MADRID: CLIMATE CHANGE AND INVESTMENT LAW

We are pleased to share with you the details of the upcoming Conference of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA), taking …

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Asked to Issue Advisory Opinion on States’ Obligation to Respond to the Climate Emergency

On January 9, 2023, Chile and Colombia co-signed a request to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (“Inter-American Court”) for an …

SMALL ISLAND STATES SEEK CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY OPINION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

On 29 November 2022, a group of 19 States published the draft text of a proposed United Nations General Assembly resolution which would request an …

44th FA MANN LECTURE, 30 NOVEMBER 2022: PROFESSOR CAMPBELL MCLACHLAN KC - "FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW REVISITED"

44th FA MANN LECTURE PROFESSOR CAMPBELL MCLACHLAN KC – "FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW REVISITED"   30 November 2022 The Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, London The …

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

Lebanon and Israel sign a historic maritime boundary deal, triggering the immediate commencement of exploration and exploitation of oil and gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea

HSF SPONSORS THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL LAW

The London Conference on International Law was held over two days on 10 and 11 October in London. It brought together international law practitioners, …