Public International Law Notes

Register to attend London International Disputes Week 2026 (1-5 June)

Register to attend London International Disputes Week 2026 (1-5 June)

Inter-American Court of Human Rights takes a Landmark Step in Climate and Human Rights Jurisprudence: Implications for States and Private Actors

Bahrain Ratifies Bilateral Investment Treaty with UAE

International Courts and Tribunals in 2025: LIDW 2025 Panel Discussion

HSF Sponsors the London Conference on International Law

The London Conference on International Law was held on 17 and 18 October 2024 with members of HSF in strong attendance, including Partner Hannah Ambrose, …

EU signs the Mauritius Convention on Transparency in Investor-State Arbitration

The European Union signed the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration on 2 July 2024 after the Council of …

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 …

Honduras Denounces the ICSID Convention

Honduras Denounces the ICSID Convention On February 24, 2024, the Republic of Honduras (“Honduras”) sent a written notice to the World Bank denouncing …

UK announces withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty

On 22 February 2024, the UK Government announced that the UK will withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The withdrawal will take effect one year …

Guyana-Venezuela boundary dispute: Maduro Administration announces resource exploitation measures

The longstanding boundary dispute between Guyana and Venezuela saw significant escalation at the end of 2023. The dispute concerns Guyanese-controlled …

RECENT ICSID DEVELOPMENTS: CASELOAD STATISTICS AND THE FIRST YEAR OF PRACTICE UNDER THE ICSID 2022 RULES

ICSID has recently released its biannual caseload statistics for FY2023 and a separate publication reviewing the first year of practice under the newly …