International investment law provides a means for states to mitigate political risks that foreign
investors face inside their borders. Its status quo includes thousands of international …

How do actors undertake institutional design in complex systems? Scholars recognize that
many international regimes are becoming increasingly complex. Yet relatively little is known …

What determines states' ability to influence the contents of international institutions? Extant
scholarship on international economic negotiations highlights the importance of political and …

This paper empirically examines the impact of investment treaties on domestic governance
in developing countries, through cross‐country quantitative analysis and a detailed …

In a period of rising threats to constitutional government within countries and among them, it
is a crucial time to study the rule of law in transnational context. This framework paper …

The return of the Calvo Doctrine, which emphasizes the sovereignty of host states and the
primacy of local legal remedies in resolving disputes involving foreign investors, has …

In a period of rising threats to constitutional government within countries and among them, it
is a crucial time to study the rule of law in transnational context. This article defines core …

ABSTRACT In Homer's Odyssey, King Odysseus asked his men to tie him to the mast of his
ship with the hope that he would not jump into the sea after listening to the Sirens. The …

This comparative analysis delves into the intricate landscape of cross-border trade disputes,
focusing on Indonesia and Australia. As two significant players in the global trade arena …

Policymakers and scholars have expressed concerns about growing corporate influence
over government regulations, including in the context of investor-state dispute settlement …