Written by: Amanda Eller On February 6th, 2018, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Development partnered with the International Institute for Environment and Development to host a webinar discussing how civil society groups can address human rights issues, environmental issues, and other community concerns in investor-state arbitrations.[1] This webinar was specifically […]
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Authors: Tianshu (Susan) Lu and Yisha He Jurisdiction: China Topics: Other The One Belt One Road Initiative (OBOR) is China’s recent development strategy aiming at increasing the country’s economy integration and financial collaboration with the Eurasia area. The project includes investments in the infrastructural and transportation projects in over sixty countries […]
Recent Developments In China’s Cross-border Dispute Resolution Under the “Belt ...
Written by: Nicole O’Donnell Arbitration has long been used in the Middle East as a key method to dispute resolution. “In the Pre-Islamic Arab Community, self-help tended to be the most relied upon form of dispute resolution.”[1] If self-help mechanisms failed, a “hakam (an arbitrator)” was appointed, and “the parties […]
International Commercial Arbitration in the Middle East
New York, January 25, 2018 – The International Arbitration Club of New York (IACNY) announced today that Grant Hanessian and E. Alexandra Dosman are the recipients of the 2018 Smit-Lowenfeld Prize for the best article in the field of international arbitration. The prize is being awarded for the article, “Songs […]
The International Arbitration Club of New York’s Seventh Annual Smit-Lowenfeld ...
Written by: Norman Zhang Patent litigation is an essential yet loathsome process undertaken by any firm with valuable intellectual property, ranging from multinational corporations to small domestic businesses. Whoever the party, it is safe to say no defendant or claimant enjoys a process where 30% to 50% of patent construction […]
Solving Patent Disputes via International Arbitration: A Better Alternative?
Written by: Matthew Liptrot On October 31st, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and the Columbia International Arbitration Association hosted Jan Dalhuisen for a discussion entitled “Are International Arbitrators Judges or Juries.” The lecture was a part of the EU Judges Visit Columbia Law School program. Mr. Dalhuisen sought to […]
Speaker Event: Jan Dalhuisen on Arbitrators as Judges or Juries
Written By: Kate Joohyun Lee On October 26, 2017, Columbia Law School’s Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), the Columbia International Arbitration Association (CIAA), and Human Rights Institute (HRI) invited Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky and Edward Guntrip to speak on the effect of sovereign debt litigation in international arbitration especially in regards […]