Dispute Settlement under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Part 2: Is Article 19.18’s Special and Differential Treatment Necessary? by Yvette Foo Following Part 1 which examined key procedural provisions of Chapter 19, Part 2 now discusses Article 19.18 of RCEP, which purports to provide special and differential treatment (SDT) to Least Developed Country Parties (LCDP(s)) at …

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Dispute Settlement under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Part 1: An Overview of Chapter 19 by Yvette Foo The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) is a mega-free trade agreement (FTA) between fifteen countries that has recently entered into force. What makes the agreement remarkable is its sheer size and coverage, and concomitant impact as a …

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THE 2022 AMENDMENTS TO THE ICSID ARBITRATION RULES: INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF ISDS REFORM Charalampos Giannakopoulos* On 21 March 2022, the member states of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) approved by overwhelming majority a comprehensive set of amendments to the Centre’s rules. The ICSID rules amendment process had been long …

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RUSSIA’S POST-CONFLICT OBLIGATION TO COMPENSATE by Romesh Weeramantry The harrowing footage of civilian displacement and property destruction resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings to mind the importance of a recent but overshadowed milestone – on 13 January 2022 Iraq finally satisfied its compensation obligations that resulted from its invasion of Kuwait. The Kuwait invasion compensation program …

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To Close or Not to Close the Turkish Straits under Article 19 of the 1936 Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits by Nilüfer Oral Centre for International Law – NUS President Zelensky’s request to Turkey to invoke Article 19 On 24 February 2022, Ukrainian President Zelensky requested the Turkish Government to close the Turkish Straits for …

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SUPREMELY PRAGMATIC: THE UK SUPREME COURT’S JUDGMENT IN “MADURO BOARD” OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF VENEZUELA V “GUAIDÓ BOARD” OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF VENEZUELA MASSIMO LANDO Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Global Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore THE LEGAL ISSUES: RECOGNITION AND ACT OF STATE …

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The gift that keeps on giving: The ICJ’s Orders on Provisional Measures in the Cases between Armenia and Azerbaijan MASSIMO LANDO Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Global Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore Two “tit-for-tat” requests for provisional measures On 7 December 2021, the International Court of Justice …

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Approaches to Advisory Procedure in the Right to Vote Advisory Opinion of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights MASSIMO LANDO Assistant Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Global Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore A Little Noticed Pandemic-related Case We may have become accustomed to living in …

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Remote Arbitration Hearings in the Asia-Pacific Region by Arthur Tan In the context of COVID-19, various judicial proceedings have necessarily been conducted remotely. Arbitral proceedings are no exception. With the current difficulties surrounding international travel, knowing if virtual hearings are an option and in what circumstances they might be ordered is of some importance to …

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New Paris Agreement Rules Will Enable the Growth of International Carbon Markets by Brian Chang Although the conclusion of the recent COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow was marred by the last-minute watering-down of text relating to the use of coal, this should not overshadow the significant accomplishments that were achieved, including the long-awaited agreement …

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