Authors: N Jansen Calamita, Charalampos Giannakopoulos The reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a subject of ongoing debate in international institutions, yet an ASEAN perspective on the subject has been largely absent to date. This book addresses that gap by presenting, analysing and assessing ISDS reform from an ASEAN perspective, taking into account the …
International organizations and other global governance bodies often make rules and decisions without input from many of the individuals, groups, firms, and governments that are affected by them. The standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, for instance, developed by a small number of states, govern financial markets and the safety of bank deposits …
CIL Research Associate Amiel Ian Valdez‘s article titled ‘Balancing the Indigenous Peoples’ Ancestral Sea Rights, and the State’s Obligation to Protect and Preserve the Marine Environment: A Comparative Study of the Philippine and Australian Approaches‘ has just been published by the Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law (Brill Nijhoff), Volume 23 (2022), 47-99. In this article, Amiel …
Sustainable Development in EU Foreign Investment Law offers an account of the legal effects of sustainable development within the EU’s international investment policy and global investment governance. It provides a systemic assessment of how the EU contributes to the ongoing debate on sustainable development integration in international investment agreements. By analysing the EU’s post-Lisbon treaty …
Sustainable Development in EU Foreign Investment Law by Dr Stefanie Schacherer Read More »
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 …
Handbook on Obligations in International Investment Treaties Read More »
This Handbook aims to provide practical guidance on good treaty practice. It presents a range of examples from the practice of several States and international organisations and explains the actions that need to be taken to create a new treaty, bring it into force, operate it, amend it and wind it up, on both the …
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has achieved deeper regional market integration to lay a socio-economic foundation for the development of a regional community, yet inter-state trust is by no means assured as Southeast Asian nations remain steadfast in maintaining their political regime stability against external interference. However, through its institutional practices, ASEAN has …
The Legal Authority of ASEAN as a Security Institution Read More »
This is the first Western-language research monograph detailing significant developments in consumer law and policy across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), underpinned by a growing middle class and implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community from 2016. Eight chapters examine consumer law topics within ASEAN member states (such as product safety and consumer contracts) …
ASEAN Consumer Law Harmonisation and Cooperation: Achievements and Challenges Read More »
The member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) set themselves the ambitious aim of establishing a region-wide economic community by 2015, and to deepen it in the context of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025. To achieve these goals, service sector reforms will occupy a central place in ASEAN’s policy pantheon. …
Services Trade in ASEAN: The Road Taken and the Journey Ahead Read More »
