Public International Law Notes

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE: THE INTERNATIONAL LAW IMPLICATIONS

NEW PROCEDURAL RIGHTS FOR INVESTORS AS INDONESIA-SINGAPORE BIT COMES INTO FORCE

AGREEMENT FOR THE TERMINATION OF INTRA-EU BITS ENTERS INTO FORCE

The USMCA or "NAFTA 2.0" came into force on 1 July 2020

The US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), the replacement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), entered into force on 1 July 2020. …

23 EU MEMBER STATES SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE TERMINATION OF INTRA-EU BITS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION INITIATES INFRINGEMENT ACTION AGAINST NON-SIGNATORIES UK AND FINLAND

UK SUPREME COURT LIFTS STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF ICSID AWARD AGAINST ROMANIA

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES EU-VIETNAM TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS

UK Department for International Trade outlines proposed approach to FTAs with priority countries and launches public consultation on new tariff policy

Following the UK’s departure as a Member State from the EU on 31 January 2020, the UK is now considering pursuing Free Trade Agreements (“FTAs”) with the …

Update on the future of ISDS: latest Working Group III UNCITRAL discussions

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law's ("UNCITRAL") Working Group III (Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform) ("WGIII")​ has …

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 …

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

International Court of Justice allows Iran claim to proceed to the merits phase but upholds jurisdictional objection on sovereign immunity