Call for Papers

Upcoming specials in preparation (see page below for contact details of the lead editor(s)):

You can find an overview of previous topics we covered on our special features page here.


Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Disputes and International Arbitration

M&A activity has always been a barometer of business confidence and market strength. Recent significant economic and geopolitical tensions, like the global pandemic and a war in Ukraine, having an impact on changing supply chain risks, higher interest rates and inflation, have been reflected not only the volume and number of deals but also in deal structuring. After the phenomenally high deal volumes experienced in 2021, the 2022 M&A market moderated. As a result of these turbulences, as well as the list of, so to say, traditional problems related to M&A transactions (i.e. valuation of damages, breach of representations & warranties) were joined by new ones related to the reality of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, in particular redefinitions of Material Adverse Change and Ordinary Course of Business clauses. M&A reports show that also the number of M&A deals related to climate change measures, and particularly ESG, have been on the rise and some predict that these topics will become an important part of deals - see the call for papers for an introduction and topic suggestions.

Proposals should be sent to the editor at your earliest convenience, no later than 30 June 2024. Final papers should be submitted by 30 November 2024. The release of the special issue is planned for the first quarter of 2025.

The editor:

dr hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz

dr hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz
GESSEL, Poland
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Reviewers:

Cecilia Carrara

Cecilia Carrara
Legance, Italy
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Luminita Popa

Luminita Popa
Suciu Popa & Asociatii, Romania
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See TDM / ERA / ArbitralWomen Call for Papers for a Special Issue on "Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Disputes and International Arbitration" for more details.


Sanctions and International Arbitration: Impact on Substantive and Procedural Issues

Editors Ali Burney, Rinat Gareev, Kiran Nasir Gore, Prof. Joel Slawotsky and May Tai welcome proposals for a TDM Special Issue on "Sanctions and International Arbitration: Impact on Substantive and Procedural Issues". In the current state of geopolitical affairs, it is likely to expect a greater reliance on sanction regimes. Against this background, and considering international trade and investment obligations, either at the multilateral level, and at regional and bilateral levels in FTAs and investment treaties, we invite authors to explore the effect of sanctions on the conduct of international arbitration, on both the procedure of arbitration and on the merits of a dispute - see the call for papers for an introduction and topic suggestions.

Guest editors

Ali Burney

Ali Burney
Steptoe, Partner
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Rinat Gareev

Rinat Gareev
ILF, attorney-at-law (New York)
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Kiran Gore

Kiran Gore
The George Washington University Law School, Professorial Lecturer in Law
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Prof. Joel Slawotsky

Prof. Joel Slawotsky
Radzyner Law School
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May Tai

May Tai
Herbert Smith Freehills, Managing Partner (Asia)
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An abstract of the proposed paper should be submitted at your earliest convenience to the coordinating editor Rinat Gareev () and copied to info@transnational-dispute-management.com.

See Call for papers: TDM Special Issue on "Sanctions and International Arbitration: Impact on Substantive and Procedural Issues" for more details.


National Courts as a Forum for the Resolution of Disputes under Article 26 Energy Charter Treaty

Editors John Gaffney, Richard Happ, Lucia Raimanova, Anna-Maria Tamminen and Catharine Titi welcome proposals for a TDM Special Issue on "National Courts as a Forum for the Resolution of Disputes under Article 26 Energy Charter Treaty". The special will discuss the topic from both the perspective of individual legal systems of EU Member States, and from the perspective of the ECT and applicable international law - see the call for papers for an introduction.

Guest editors

John P. Gaffney

John P. Gaffney
Al Tamimi & Company
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Dr. iur Ricard Happ

Dr. iur Ricard Happ
Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
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Lucia Raimanova

Lucia Raimanova
Allen & Overy
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Anna-Maria Tamminen

Anna-Maria Tamminen
Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd
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Dr. Catharine Titi

Dr. Catharine Titi
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) & CERSA, University Paris II Panthéon-Assas
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An abstract of the proposed paper should be submitted at your earliest convenience to the editors and copied to info@transnational-dispute-management.com.

See Call for papers: TDM Special Issue on "National Courts as a Forum for the Resolution of Disputes under Article 26 Energy Charter Treaty" for more details.


International Investment Arbitration - Environmental Protection and Climate Change Issues (Volume 4)

Environmental protection and climate change issues are increasingly coming to the centre stage of international public discourse as an urgent matter and more so in the wake of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, 2015. International investment arbitral tribunals are frequently confronting these issues in respect of investment disputes and their task is getting complicated and problematic due to the lack of adequate provisions on the matter in the traditional international investment agreements (IIAs). However, the new generation of IIAs are making provisions to this effect only in dribs and drabs, but there is a long way to go. To explore this topic, Professor Dr A F M Maniruzzaman, Kiran Nasir Gore, and Professor Dr Stephen Minas edited volume three of our TDM Specials on "International Investment Arbitration - Environmental Protection and Climate Change Issues" and work for volume four is well underway. Proposals and articles for volume four are welcome - please contact the editors with your proposals and questions:

Guest editors

Professor Dr A F M Maniruzzaman

Professor Dr A F M Maniruzzaman
University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Kiran Nasir Gore

Kiran Nasir Gore
Law Offices of Kiran N Gore, PLLC; The George Washington University Law School
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Dr Stephen Minas

Professor Dr Stephen Minas
Peking University School of Transnational Law, China
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Time line and submission guidelines:

Proposals, along with authors' profiles (150-200 words) should be submitted to editors and copied to info@transnational-dispute-management.com at your earliest convenience. See Call for papers: TDM Special Issue on "International Investment Arbitration - Environmental Protection and Climate Change Issues" for more details.

The co-editors for Volume 1 & 2 consisted of Professor Dr A F M Maniruzzaman (University of Portsmouth), Wendy J. Miles KC (Twenty Essex), Carla Lewis (Clifford Chance LLP), Dr Stephen Minas (Peking University School of Transnational Law, China).


African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) (Volume 3)

We are pleased to continue with our Special Issues on "African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)". Building on previous issues of TDM which have focused on investment treaty arbitration and policy in the African context and FDI operations and investment disputes in the African extractive sector, the co-editors invite contributions to this special edition which critically examine the legal and normative implications of the AfCFTA. In line with the focus of TDM, this edition will focus broadly on Africanisation of international investment law and the role of the AfCFTA on global, national and sub-regional investment law making and dispute resolution. The topics outlined in the call for papers raise interesting points for discussion. The editors welcome submissions which address these and other relevant topics.

Co-editors

Prof. Julien Chaisse

Prof. Julien Chaisse
City University of Hong Kong
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Dr. Jedrzej Gorski

Dr. Jędrzej Górski
City University of Hong Kong
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Prof. Emmanuel Laryea

Prof. Emmanuel Laryea
Monash University
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Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue

Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue
University of Geneva
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Kehinde Olaoye

Kehinde Olaoye
School of Law, CityU Hong Kong
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Proposals, along with authors' profiles (150-200 words) should be submitted to . Please cc info@transnational-dispute-management.com when submitting your materials.

See Call for papers: TDM Special Issue on the "African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)" for more details.

Note: The first volume is already published, see TDM 4 (2021) - The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).