International investment law has in recent years become a topic of great practical and
academic importance, as the thousands of international investment treaties have given rise …

Two of the most well-regarded and distinguished members of our profession–Professors Jan
Paulsson and Albert Jan van den Berg–recently authored articles that seemed to presume …

Is a State free to adopt measures to protect the public health of its citizens? If so, what are
the limits, if any, to such regulatory powers? This book addresses these questions by …

The idea of investment treaty arbitration as public law is in tension with the concept of
international law as a law between representative public agencies. This concept of …

This book explores the extent to which contemporary international law expects states to take
into account the interests of others-namely third states or their citizens-when they form and …

Although investment treaty arbitration has become the most common method for settling
investor-state disputes, some scholars and practitioners have expressed concern regarding …

A great deal has been written over the years about the evidence of corruption in
international arbitration. In that context, this article offers a timely analysis of some of the …

The article analyzes some dilemmas related to the implementation of the Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control, underscoring the States parties' difficulties in adopting …

O artigo analisa alguns dilemas relacionados à implementação da Convenção-Quadro para
o Controle do Tabaco, destacando as dificuldades dos Estados participantes para adotar …

This article historicises contemporary international economic law, with an emphasis on
bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investor-state dispute settlement clauses (ISDS) …