...on June 30, 2020, which criminalizes separatism, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign or external forces.[1] The articles provide China’s central government with enormous discretion to impose its criminal laws...
...The biggest share of FDI in the first half of 2016 went to the Philippines, with a 245% year-on-year surge in new FDI. The World Bank’s chart of net FDI...
...create a brand new dispute settlement mechanism for parties from OBOR countries, and to better facilitate the resolution of cross-border disputes arising from businesses carried out under OBOR.[9] Recently, words...
...Or a big initial claim might create stronger pressure on the state given that claimants often pass the information about the amount claimed to the media. It can possibly make...
...forum to address their grievances. The privileged position given to investors in this framework has created incentives for commercial actors to characterize their disputes as “investment disputes”, thereby falling within...
...battles a crippling financial crisis accompanied with the Covid-19 pandemic, it may also be exposed to costly investor-state arbitration disputes arising out of the government’s mishandling of public funds[29] and...
...network is also key to securing one’s first arbitration appointment.[108] Law firms are in key positions to provide that support network and other networking opportunities that are usually restricted to...
...the ICC Arbitration Rules 2026 has attracted considerable commentary. However, scant attention has been devoted to the ICC’s missed opportunity to codify a critically important provision, a rule concerning ‘preliminary...
...opposing counsel put in the record a blog post on the creation of a new state—“Bolizuela”—through the merger of Bolivia and Venezuela. This blog post had a reference to a...
...as the biggest football competition ever held (and arguably the most important). For just over a month, cities virtually come to a standstill, crowds gather to watch the matches, and...
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