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Conference on Corruption and Investment Law
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 contested. On Tuesday, February 19, 2019, the ILA American Branch Investment Law Committee and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society are hosting an evening conference to discuss these questions, bringing together academic and non-academic perspectives.
Panel 1: What is sufficient proof of corruption?
• Aloysius Llamzon, Senior Associate, King & Spalding
• Jason Yackee, Professor, University of Wisconsin
• Meriam Al-Rashid, Partner, Dentons
Panel 2: What is the right response when corruption is found?
• Lucinda Low, Partner, Steptoe
• Arif H. Ali, Partner, Dechert
Opening and closing:
• David L. Attanasio, Co-Chair, ILA American Branch Investment Law Committee; Associate, Dechert
• Malika Aggarwal, Georgetown International Arbitration Society
Location:
Dechert
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
When:
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, with registration from 4:45 pm and the program commencing at 5:00 pm.
Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible here
The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 61, 2018)
The forthcoming volume of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 61, 2018) will feature the following articles and case notes relating to private international law:
Articles
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER COLLECTIVE REDRESS
Dai Yokomizo, Introductory Note (168)
Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Special Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers — About So-Called “Japanese Class Action” — (169)
Dai Yokomizo, Consumer Collective Redress and Japanese Conflict of Laws (190)
Stefaan Voet, Europe’s Collective Redress Conundrum (205)
Catherine Piché & Geneviève Saumier, Consumer Collective Redress in Canada (231)
PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Masato Dogauchi, The Aftermath of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Accident: How Japanese Lawyers Have Been Playing Their Roles with Regard to the Nuclear Damage? (284)
JUDICIAL DECISIONS IN JAPAN (369ss)
Public International Law
Takamatsu High Court, Judgment, April 25, 2016
Hate Speech — The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination — Relevance of the Convention in Interpreting Domestic Laws
Nagoya High Court, Judgment, September 7, 2016
Eligibility for Refugee Status — Burden and Degree of Proof — Situation in Nepal — Article 1 of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees — Handbook and Guidelines on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status
Nagoya High Court, Judgment, November 30, 2016
Factors to be Taken into Consideration in Determination of Special Permission to Stay — Continuous De Facto Marriage and Family Life — Criminal Offence and Extenuating Circumstances
Naha District Court (Okinawa Branch), Judgment, February 9, 2017
State Immunity — Activities of Foreign Armed Forces Stationing in the Forum State with Its Consent — Tort Exception — Relationship Between the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Customary Rules on State Immunity
Private International Law
Supreme Court (3rd Petty Bench), Judgment, December 12, 2017
Challenge to Arbitral Award — Arbitrator Conflict of Interest — Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
Supreme Court (3rd Petty Bench), Judgment, 12 December 2017
Japanese Anti-Monopoly Act — Extraterritorial Application — Price-Fixing Cartel
Supreme Court (1st Petty Bench), Decision, December 21, 2017
International Child Abduction — Modification of the Order to Return
Tokyo High Court, Judgment, November 25, 2015
Enforcement of Judgment — Defamation — Reciprocity
Tokyo District Court, Judgment, January 17, 2017
International Adjudicatory Jurisdiction over Consumer Contracts — Rescindment of Contracts by Fraud — Overriding Mandatory Provision
Tokyo High Court, Judgment, October 25, 2017
Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses Commercial Contracts — Public Policy — Civil Remedy— International Private Law — Limitation of Party Autonomy by Mandatory Rules — Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position — Article 24 of the Antimonopoly Act — Article 709 of the Civil Code
More information on the Yearbook (former Annual) and the content of its past volumes is available at http://www.ilajapan.org/jyil/.
Announcing AfronomicsLaw.org
A new blog specializing on international economic law matters as they relate to Africa has recently been created. AfronomicsLaw will complement the growing and important voice of scholars interested in international economic law with a focus on Africa. It will also offer policy makers, practitioners and others interested in these issues a forum to insightfully engage and reflect on developments on international economic law more contemporaneously.
The Editors are James T. Gathii (Loyola Chicago University Law School), Olabisi D. Akinkugbe (Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University), and Nthope Mapefane (University of Pretoria) both copied on this email.
The blog hosts featured symposiums on topical themes and books. It will also highlight relevant news and forthcoming events. The Editors encourage submissions of an analytical and reflective nature. Individual and Symposium contributions should be sent to afronomicslaw@gmail.com
Ideally, submissions should not exceed 1000 words without prior arrangement with the blog editors. Footnotes can be used sparingly, but for readability hyperlinks will work better.