Settlement of international disputes

This book explores the International Civil Aviation Organization Council, created through the Convention on International Civil Aviation laying the foundations for dispute resolution in international civil aviation. Due to technological advancements, the book considers if resolution mechanisms should be modernised and what changes might be needed. Learn More

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The first edition published in 2005 was the first practitioners' book to deal with how international law is, and can be, used in English courts in a wide range of fields, ranging from criminal law to family law to commercial law. This second edition provides a much needed, completely updated and expanded review of the topic. Learn More

This book addresses the unresolved legal challenges which the increasing role of private corporate actors in deep seabed mining will raise in the coming years. It assesses the tension between corporate commercial interests and the achievement of the common heritage of mankind, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Learn More

This book shows that Russia has a distinct approach to the right to self-determination that sets it apart from Western States and from Soviet state practice. Drawing on analysis of seven secessionist conflicts and a detailed study of Russian sources, it traces how Russian engagement with self-determination has changed over the past three decades. Learn More

This book analyses the treatment of IP rights within international investment law and International Investment Agreements and the relationship between investment treaties and IP-specific international treaties for the protection of IP rights, in particular the TRIPS Agreement and certain free trade agreements. Learn More

Lack of diversity within the judiciary has been identified as a legitimacy concern in domestic settings, and the last few years have seen increasing attention to this question at the international level. This book analyses the implications of identity and diversity across numerous international adjudicatory bodies. Learn More

This book on ICSID and the ICSID Convention provides a detailed introduction to the world's leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement. The guide presents a full and accessible picture of an increasingly important dispute settlement mechanism. Learn More

This book on ICSID and the ICSID Convention provides a detailed introduction to the world's leading institution devoted to international investment dispute settlement. The guide presents a full and accessible picture of an increasingly important dispute settlement mechanism. Learn More

The book systematically analyses rules of engagement (ROE), a crucial component of the legal framework in which every soldier operates. The book explains how such rules operate in both the legal context and military operational world, and how ROE are applied in practice. Learn More

The second edition of Kalin and Kunzli's authoritative book provides a concise but comprehensive legal analysis of international human rights protection at the global and regional levels. It shows that human rights are real rights creating legal entitlements for those who are protected by them and imposing legal obligations on those bound by them. Learn More

The second edition of Kalin and Kunzli's authoritative book provides a concise but comprehensive legal analysis of international human rights protection at the global and regional levels. It shows that human rights are real rights creating legal entitlements for those who are protected by them and imposing legal obligations on those bound by them. Learn More

How effective is the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system? This study examines the extent to which the system achieves its goals, while using the multiple, conflicting, and shifting objectives set for it by WTO Members as key benchmarks. Learn More

This edition builds on the successful first edition to include developments in law and practice, and provides the reader with an even more in-depth expert coverage of all aspects of investor-State arbitration. New coverage includes but is not limited to jurisdiction ratione temporis, precedent, moral damages, and denial of benefits. Learn More