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ASIL’s 2018-2019 U.S. Supreme Court “International Law” Year in Review

September 3, 2019 in /by

American Society of International Law’s Dispute Resolution Interest Group will be presenting its 2018-2019 U.S. Supreme Court “International Law” Year in Review. This panel discussion will review decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018-2019 term involving issues relating to international law and/or international relations. The discussion will include an in-depth look at the reasoning behind […]

Colloquium on “Actors in International Investment Law: Beyond Claimants, Respondents and Arbitrators” (Paris, 26-27 September 2019)

June 21, 2019 in /by

The University Paris II Panthéon-Assas is hosting, in the context of the Investment Law Initiative, a Colloquium on Actors in International Investment Law: Beyond Claimants, Respondents and Arbitrators, which will take place on 26 and 27 September 2019, in Paris, France. The Colloquium is jointly organized by the CERSA, research centre of the French National […]

Summer School In Transnational Commercial Law & Technology (Verona, May 30-June 1, 2019)

May 20, 2019 in /by

PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Prof. Marco Torsello VENUE: University of Verona, School of Law, Via C. Montanari 9, Verona (VR), Italy INSTRUCTORS: Ronald A. Brand (University of Pittsburgh, School of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) Tim W. Dornis (Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany) Nevena Jevremovic (IACCM – International Association for Contract and Commercial Management, Bosnia-Herzegovina) Tyler Ochoa (Santa Clara […]

Brand, “The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention”

February 21, 2019 in /by

The 2018 draft of a Hague Judgments Convention adopts a framework based largely on what some have referred to as “jurisdictional filters.” Article 5(1) provides a list of thirteen authorized bases of indirect jurisdiction by which a foreign judgment is first tested. If one of these jurisdictional filters is satisfied, the resulting judgment is presumptively […]

Conference on Corruption and Investment Law

February 4, 2019 /1 Comment/in /by

Corruption continues to cast a shadow over investment law. When allegations of corruption arise in an investment dispute, the tribunal faces the difficult task of deciding whether (and how) to penalize the responsible party. It must assess the often-limited evidence and then craft an appropriate remedy. The legal and practical questions this raises remain highly […]

New Publication: Ronald A. Brand, International Business Transactions Fundamentals

January 23, 2019 in /by

Professor Ronald Brand has published the second edition of his book, International Business Transactions Fundamentals, with Kluwer Law International. It is designed primarily for use in a course on International Business Transactions, but is suitable as a desk reference on important basic issues raised on cross-border contractual relationships. Unlike some International Business Transactions casebooks which […]

CIArb Accelerated Route to Fellowship: September 14-16, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

July 16, 2018 in /by

The Accelerated Route to Fellowship Program is a designed for senior practitioners in the field of dispute resolution procedures. Fellowship is the highest grade of Institute membership and allows the use of the designation FCIArb.The program focuses on applicable laws and procedures for the conduct of efficient arbitration hearings in complex international cases. Satisfactory assessment […]