Public International Law Notes

Claims submission process commences for register of damage for Ukraine

The Register of Damage for Ukraine (the Register) opened its claims submission process on 2 April 2024. The Register represents an important effort to …

UN business and human rights treaty negotiations continue: one step forward, two steps back?

THE EU AND CANADA ADOPT PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE CETA INVESTMENT COURT SYSTEM

On 29 January 2021, the European Union (“EU”) and Canada adopted four decisions (the “Decisions”), which put in place specific rules elaborating the …

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS SECURES MAJOR VICTORY FOR KINGDOM OF SPAIN IN INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATION

European Commission issues procedural proposals for the Investment Court System envisaged under CETA

In October 2019, the European Commission (the "Commission") presented four proposals (the "Proposals") to the Council of the European Union (the …

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S EVALUATION AND FITNESS CHECK ROADMAP: AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE EU-CENTRAL AMERICA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT

LANDMARK RULING ON THE WTO NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION

INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA PRESCRIBES PROVISIONAL MEASURES REQUIRING RUSSIA TO RELEASE THREE UKRAINIAN NAVAL VESSELS

CJEU CONFIRMS THAT CETA DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISION IS COMPATIBLE WITH EU LAW

FINAL DUTCH MODEL BIT PUBLISHED: POTENTIAL FOR CLAIMS AGAINST INVESTORS AND LINK BETWEEN GENDER EQUALITY AND INVESTMENT

Third party intervention in investment arbitration: Tribunal admits NGO submissions in Gabriel Resources' claim against Romania concerning mining project

The Tribunal in Gabriel Resources v Romania recently issued an order (the Order) in response to an application (the Application) made by three Romanian …

Advocate General finds that CETA's "Investment Court System" is compatible with EU law