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Better Gardening: Reconsidering Optimism and Cynicism towards the International Order
This short piece by CIL Research Assistant, Daniel Kang, primarily seeks to appeal both to the cynics and defenders of the international legal order. It highlights how cynicism remains untenable despite severe backlashes against the order, but also recognises the flaws within current defences of the order. It briefly draws on widening political divides in …
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Rhodes Academy – ICPC Submarine Cables Writing Award 2021
Each year, the International Cable Protection Committee (“ICPC”) sponsors the Rhodes Academy Submarine Cables Writing Award for a deserving paper on issues relating to submarine cables and their relationship with the law of the sea. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to) the protection of submarine cables from other human and natural risks (e.g., …
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Singapore: Model Agreement for the Provision of Facilities for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Arron N. Honniball and Valentin J. Schatz, ‘Singapore: Model Agreement for the Provision of Facilities for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea’ (2020) 5(2) Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy 387–397. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/24519391-05020012.
Multilateralizing Investment Facilitation at the WTO: Looking for the Added Value
ABSTRACT Since 2017, World Trade Organization members have been engaged in Structured Discussions aimed at agreeing on a multilateral framework on investment facilitation for development. The negotiations focus on establishing binding disciplines for investment facilitation, which will likely be made subject to the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Understanding. Investment facilitation, however, is that something …
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Handbook on Obligations in International Investment Treaties
This Handbook provides an overview of the obligations contained in international investment treaties and the risks that governments face if their officials violate those obligations. The Handbook addresses key concepts through a question-and-answer format, provides practical examples, and contains a checklist for decision makers to give these concepts concrete meaning in the day-to-day work of …
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