The Rise of Investor-State Arbitration: Rethinking Key Moments
The Rise of Investor-State Arbitration: Rethinking Key Moments
What explains the rise of investor-state arbitration? To the extent that investor-state arbitration had founding fathers... Read more
31 May 2019
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39mins
The Internalisation of Investment Treaties and the Rule of Law Promise
The Internalisation of Investment Treaties and the Rule of Law Promise
Investment treaties are often said to have two principal effects for the states that enter into them. First, it is asser... Read more
7 May 2019
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1hr 10mins
Due Diligence: An Obligation under International Law
Due Diligence: An Obligation under International Law
This talk will examine the legal nature of due diligence, namely whether it is a free-standing obligation under customar... Read more
7 May 2019
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43mins
Interpretation of Security Council Resolutions and the Status of Explanation of Votes
Interpretation of Security Council Resolutions and the Status of Explanation of Votes
Even though UN Security Council resolutions may have major consequences for the disputes and states concerned, some of t... Read more
5 Mar 2019
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34mins
Regime Interaction in Ocean Governance
Regime Interaction in Ocean Governance
Oceans are increasingly under pressure; be it for the multiplication and diversification of economic activities performe... Read more
22 Feb 2019
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36mins
Corporations and Human Rights Regulation
Corporations and Human Rights Regulation
This talk will consider the regulation of corporations for the human rights impacts of their activities. It will include... Read more
12 Feb 2019
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38mins
The 2020 UN Human Rights Treaty Body Review: strengthening or strangling the system?
The 2020 UN Human Rights Treaty Body Review: strengthening or strangling the system?
Following a difficult and protracted process, in 2014 the UNGA adopted Resolution 68/268 which set out to strengthen the... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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43mins
The Legal Metamorphosis of War
The Legal Metamorphosis of War
War does not escape the transformations global governance has experienced in the past decades. The research presented id... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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46mins
Travaux, Commentaries and Encyclopedias - how we write them and how we use them
Travaux, Commentaries and Encyclopedias - how we write them and how we use them
The presentation will discuss the approaches to writing such reference works (based on the speaker's experience with the... Read more
5 Dec 2018
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45mins
The Consequences of Brexit
The Consequences of Brexit
Since the 24 June 2016, the politics of Brexit – in both the UK and the EU – has driven the negotiations and discussion ... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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44mins